POSITION DESCRIPTION
Child & Family Services
Building Community Partnerships (BCP)
Job Title: Supervisor BCP Genesee
Reports To: Program Manager/ Building Community Partnerships
Status: Full Time
FLSA Status: Exempt
Our Mission: To provide expert comprehensive services that strengthen children adults and families impacted by abuse and neglect autism developmental behavioral and physical health challenges so they can achieve whole health well-being and maximum potential.
General Acknowledgement:
To perform this job successfully an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge skill and /or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Job Summary:
The Building Community Partners (BCP) program is designed to provide supportive services to clients/families who are either current or prospective resource parents (foster parents fictive kin or relative placement) birth families youth and children who are involved in the child welfare system.
The primary responsibility of the Building Community Partnerships Supervisor is to locate existing and develop new support services activities and resources that meet the specific needs of the client/families served. Including but not limited to: After school programs; extracurricular activities in conjunction with local schools; Fatherhood involvement activities Grandparent raising grandchildren support childrens workshops recreational activities for youth and children involved in the child welfare system; youth support groups; and mentoring and tutorial support services.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities:
BCP Supervisor is responsible to:
- Hire train and monitor Parent Partner activities.
- Identifies recruits and retains community stakeholders to become collaborative members for the BCP.
- Recruits and trains community representatives for the purpose of attending Family Team Meetings at the request of DHS.
- Conducts community forums Child Abuse Prevention Trainings Building Community Partnership (BCP) meetings and focus groups to promote awareness of BCP.
- Collaborates with DHS to provide training and mentoring services to potential and existing resource parents.
- Facilitates support groups for both birth parents and foster parents monthly.
- Manages program specific assistance funds
- Submits monthly and other reports as required.
- Complete Special Projects as assigned by Program Manager or Director.
- Perform other duties as assigned by supervisor.
Job Qualifications:
The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge skill and/or ability required:
- A bachelor degree in the human services area is required social work preferred. Masters degree a plus.
- Experience working with children and families with multiple problems and an overall ability to relate to and engage with families at risk and in crisis.
- An understanding of current and appropriate parenting skills and life skills.
- Knowledge of child welfare policies and programs family therapy theories treatment philosophies and strategies of home based services.
- A valid Michigan drivers license with appropriate insurance and ability to travel as needed.
- Ability to provide culturally competent services that shows sensitivity to the service populations cultural and socioeconomic characteristics.
Core Competencies:
- Customer Service regularly respond to customers in a courteous and timely manner with focus on providing quality services.
- Job Knowledge demonstrate mastery of basic principles techniques and skills related to job consistently applying technical and procedural competence.
- Professionalism consistently present a positive image of self and the agency operating with integrity and credibility.
- Planning & Organization of Work reliably demonstrate time management skills through advance planning in order to deliver high quality work product within deadlines.
- Relationship / Leadership exhibit ability to develop cooperative relationships based on mutual respect and trust treating others fairly consistently listening openly and actively encouraging others to express candid and differing views.
- Judgement & Problem Solving show ability to review facts and information using sound judgment to arrive at the most effective solution and when appropriate seek supervisory assistance.
- Quality & Accuracy consistently present work product that is thorough accurate and effective in accomplishing intended purpose of assignments.
- Initiative & Independence demonstrate ability to effectively complete work tasks with minimal direction from supervisor and take initiative to increase effectiveness of work and that of the department.
- Reliability / Dependability exhibit consistency in performance and reliably follows through on tasks and assigned responsibilities.
- Temperament maintain emotional control a positive perspective and effectively respond to stress on the job.
Education Certificates Licenses Registrations:
- Bachelor degree in the human services area is required social work. Masters Degree a plus.
- Valid Michigan Drivers License appropriate insurance and use of own vehicle.
Working Conditions:
- Non-traditional work hours in the office and family homes.
- 24/7/365 availability.
- Includes driving own vehicle with mileage reimbursed by Agency
Physical Requirements:
- Ability to travel via automobile for up to several hours at a time.
- Ability to physically interact with children at group events.
- Ability to lift and carry materials needed for group events and conferences.
Direct Reports:
Parent Partners