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Job Location drjobs

Boise, ID - USA

Monthly Salary drjobs

$ 47541 - 64320

Vacancy

1 Vacancy

Job Description

Casey Family Programs an Equal Opportunity Employer is the nations largest operating foundation focused on safely reducing the need for foster care and building Communities of Hope for children and families across America. Founded in 1966 Casey Family Programs works in all 50 states the District of Columbia two territories and tribal nations to influence longlasting improvements to the safety and success of children families and the communities where they live. Casey Family Programs values diversity equity inclusion antiracism antidiscrimination and respect for individuals in the workplace. We encourage candidates with diverse lived experience and perspectives to apply.

Child and Family Services (CFS) of Casey Family Programs provides direct services and tribal consultation in pursuit of Caseys mission to provide improve and ultimately prevent the need for foster care. CFS operates nine field offices in five states and an Indian Child Welfare Programs office that demonstrate direct service and ICW improvement models. We share our experiences and lessons learned with jurisdictions tribes providers and communities in the spirit of mutual continuous learning. Our work is community and family centered relationshipbased participatory and culturally responsive. We recognize the dignity and strength of every individual family community and culture

Job Summary:

Utilizing a collaborative innovative evidenceinformed trauma and healing approach to practice we engage families and community partners in the urgent relentless pursuit of legal and relational permanency and wellbeing for all children and families so that no youth ages out of foster care and all young people experience belonging and connection to family community and culture. Our clinical case management and support activities primarily occur within homes and in the community with virtual options available as necessary.

The Kinship Navigator is primarily responsible for services to birth parents and kinship caregivers who are involved in have been involved with or are at risk of entering the child welfare system. They provide support in system navigation accessing of community resources and advocacy for the achievement of youth and family safety permanency and wellbeing. This position works in partnership with the social worker and multidisciplinary team to engage in system improvement efforts that enhance natural resources and community connections for youth and families. The Kinship Navigator effectively teams with all other positions in the field office to ensure the best possible service delivery to youth and families and works as a valued team member with Casey staff youth and families and collaborators to help provide high quality direct service programs.

Essential Responsibilities:

  • Provides individualized direct service to birth parents kinship caregivers and their children through strategic assessments advocacy and system navigation and the development of individualized community support plans that strengthen networks as appropriate. Coaches and provides oneonone skill building with youth and caregivers including birth parents kin and resource families to navigate systems that influence or govern their safety permanency and wellbeing. Conducts home and community based visits with families. May provide supervision and/or transportation for scheduled sibling visits.
  • Participates in multidisciplinary teams and supports/provides training and coaching on trauma and healinginformed care culturally responsive services and community and natural supports. In partnership with the social worker and multidisciplinary team helps assess the daytoday basic needs and strengths of families to inform action plan goals that are culturally responsive trauma and healinginformed and family friendly related to improved wellbeing inclusive of safety and permanency. Teams effectively with colleagues to assess relevant services provide system navigation as well as advocacy for families to ensure quality services for youth and families and teams with the Family Developer to ensure the timely achievement of tasks related to the licensure of kin families. In partnership with the multidisciplinary team coordinates with vendors the securing of and reimbursement for services and partners with direct service staff to coordinate youth and family logistics for various casework supports.
  • Complies with all documentation requirements for internal and external audits of case records and documents work to inform best practice in expediting permanency in foster care. Manages compliance with standards and tracking of required documentation engaging families providers and other service team members as needed. Maintains up to date mailing list of Kinship families family resources and trainings for caregivers and develops a periodic newsletter to share information with the community about available services.
  • In partnership with the field office colleagues identifies and builds networks with local programs and services and develops linkages among community programs for services such as caregiver support groups respite care tutoring afterschool activities legal assistance housing and food services. Participates in planning and execution of field office and community projects and in the planning and execution of youth and family groups and events resource parent trainings recruitment and retention activities etc. Coordinates and leads support groups family education sessions advisory groups afterschool activities and events volunteer events vocational field trips and family events. Cultivates connections teaches skills for selfadvocacy.
  • Collaborates with the field office team to coordinate process improvement activities to expedite improved outcomes for all youth and families served and to ensure field office goals are met in a continuous learning environment. This includes participation in clinical staffing processes as both recipient and contributor to service reviews collaborating with field office staff to ensure that youth and families are effectively and actively engaging in ongoing learning activities. Participates in staff meetings to assess referrals analyze data to inform practice/program improvements including work to mitigate the disproportionate representations and disparity of outcomes of youth and families of color.
  • May participate in local state tribal and other system improvement forums to assist in the development and implementation of new programs and services based on emerging and proven best practice. Contributes to Demonstration and Spread and partners with Systems Improvement in efforts around the country to demonstrate practices that improve safety permanency and wellbeing outcomes of youth and families. Serves by appointment on various Casey work committees or task forces.
  • Performs other duties as assigned.

All of these essential responsibilities necessitate the ability to work and communicate effectively across differences with diverse services populations staff and stakeholders to advance diversity equity and inclusion; to work effectively in a team environment as well as work autonomously and exercise independent judgement as required; to demonstrate effective organizational analytical critical thinking and problem solving skills; to collaborate with management and staff to ensure alignment with organizational values goals and directives in all work performed.

Qualifications:

  • High school diploma or equivalent and personal experience navigating the child welfare system and/or training coaching and/or serving as a mentor to other families is required. Knowledge of the child welfare system community resources for caregivers basic technology skills and a demonstrated respect for multicultural approaches is required.
  • The candidate must have demonstrated skills in collaboratively working as a part of a team and providing consultation and advocacy on behalf of youth and families with schools government and/or community agencies.
  • Skills related to system navigation and selfadvocacy. Experience working with and supporting the development of youth that are known to the child welfare system.
  • Demonstrated commitment to equity respect for tribal sovereignty and respect for cultural racial and gender difference is required. Personal qualities demonstrating adaptability curiosity collaboration and a capacity for selfreflection and commitment to lifelong learning are a must. Ability to contribute effectively with and across teams and with external partners necessary.
  • Ability to protect the confidentiality of sensitive information by learning and following all relevant policies and protocols and using sound judgment in the handling and sharing of that information.
  • Demonstrated written and verbal communication skills are important for this position.
  • Experience working in or with state county and other government agencies is preferred.
  • Experience with MS Office (Word Excel and Outlook) is preferred.
  • Local travel required for home visits meetings with families and other required meetings and occasional out of town travel may be required. Driving on Casey business may require use of personal vehicle; adherence to vehicle safety guidelines and qualification for insurance is required. Additional out of town travel for professional development or Demonstration and Spread projects may occur.
  • Physical requirements include the ability to lift and reach for light objects; close visual acuity to prepare and analyze data and figures; ability to type utilizing a computer keyboard; ability to travel to outside locations; and the ability to work at a computer for extended periods of time as a primary job function. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
  • Bilingual skills in English and another language(s) preferred.

    The salary range for the role is $47541 to $64320. As a missiondriven organization Casey strives to balance competitive pay with our mission. New hires salaries are typically between the range minimum and the salary range midpoint. Actual placement in the range will depend on a candidates jobrelated skills experience and expertise as evaluated during the interview process.

    Casey Family Programs offers comprehensive benefits including medical dental and vision coverage accrual of 12 days of annual leave 12 days of sick leave10 paid holidays per year and each employee receives one personal holiday to use each calendar year. Employees that meet certain tenure qualifiers are eligible for up to eight weeks of parental leave for the birth or placement of a child for adoption or foster care. After the completion of 10 years of continuous fulltime regular employment employees in good standing are permitted for a threemonth sabbatical with pay. CFP also offers many opportunities for continued learning training and development.

    This position will remain open until the needs are met and is subject to closure at any time without notice. It is to your advantage to file your application early as you will not be able to apply once the position has closed

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