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FamilyForward leads the community in providing innovative solutions for advancing safer, healthier relationships for children and families.
Mission
FamilyForward moves vulnerable children in the direction of hope by delivering comprehensive therapeutic and educational services to support biological, foster, and adoptive families.
Core Values Out Front:We are leaders in the use of innovative tools and methods to get better results for the children and families we serve. We prefer to set the pace, testing new ideas and collecting data; always striving to make the biggest impact we can. Whole Hearted:We are tirelessly committed to the vision and mission of FamilyForward. We use our unique talents and expertise to serve our clients and community with compassion, acceptance, and respect. Rock Solid:We are responsible stewards of an organization with a long and proud history of service. Reliable, trustworthy, and hard-working, we do whatever it takes to get the job done, even when no one is watching. General Summary
FamilyForward is a non-profit organization dedicated to moving vulnerable children in the direction of hope by delivering comprehensive therapeutic and education services to support biological, foster, and adoptive families. In addition to our work with foster care and adoption, FamilyForward also provides specialized services to prevent and treat abuse and neglect: trauma assessment and psychological evaluation, therapy, coaching and education, therapeutic preschool, and care for children with developmental disabilities.
Essential Job Functions Adhere to the ethical standards of FamilyForward and those of the specific profession. Maintain core values standards. Making decisions related to client services for medical, education, social and emotional supports; monitor and ensure clients receive identified, necessary resources for quality services Ensuring emergency availability is provided to the child, family, and state agency via a rotating on call schedule. Formulating permanency goals and plans for assigned clients. Preparing records and documentation of all work with clients, including written assessments, treatment plans, case plans, evaluations, and terminations summaries Facilitating meetings twice monthly with the biological parents, the child and/or the caregiver in accordance with contract licensing, and or accreditation requirements. Visits with the child and caregiver must take place in the home. Coordinating parent/child/sibling visits as required by contract and standard. Identifying and coordinating linkages with community resources for clients. Transporting clients to and from appointments, Family Support Team (FST), court, school and moves as needed. Attend and participate in monthly team meetings. Arrange, coordinate and lead Family Support Team (FST) Meetings. Attend all court hearings and prepare all documentations per policy and procedure. Qualifications and Education Requirements: Bachelors degree Experience working in foster care and/or with at-risk youth and families Experience providing case management services preferred Ability to be part of a team Commitment to innovatively achieve best results for children and families Able to manage multiple competing demands, make independent decisions, and manage time and resources effectively Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization. Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written or oral form. Ability to solve practical problems with a variety of concrete variable in standardized situations. Working Conditions:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. The employee frequently is required to walk; sit; and use hands to finger, handle, or feel. The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms. The employee must lift and/or move up to 10 – 25 pounds. Specific abilities required by this job include close vision and distant vision.
Additional Notes:
The statements herein are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed, but are not to be seen as a complete list of responsibilities, duties, and skills required of employees so classified. Also, they do not establish a contract for employment and are subject to change at the discretion of the employer.
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