Permanency Specialist (Palo Pinto County)
On-siteWeatherford, Texas, United States
Job Summary
Monitor children's welfare and manage caseloads for abused and neglected youth in foster and adoptive placements. Recruit, train, and license foster and adoptive homes while collaborating with parents, legal parties, and kinship providers to secure permanent, safe living arrangements. Conduct monthly home visits, attend court hearings, and prepare reports to ensure timely reunification or finalization of adoptions. Navigate complex family dynamics, assess safety risks, and coordinate services to address separation and attachment issues. Maintain strict confidentiality regarding sensitive case records and adhere to agency policies and state regulations.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree, in a human services field
- Two years experience working within human services
- Knowledge of good child placement practices
- Skills in preparing children for permanency
- Skills in developing and maintaining professional working relationships
- Ability to support families dealing with separation and attachment issues
- Ability to access child's needs and process in the placement progress
- Ability to maintain timely documentation and effectively manage caseload
- Knowledge of agency policies, procedures, and regulations
- Knowledge of laws and regulations to child care, abuse, and neglect
- Ability to assess current life situations of children to determine the presence of child abuse or neglect
- Ability to articulate an understanding of the intersection between race and poverty and the different outcomes and conditions that exist among specific groups as compared to other groups due to unequal treatment of services
- Ability to negotiate available services
- Ability to gather, assemble, correlate, and analyze facts
- Ability to prepare clear and concise reports
- Ability to travel locally, within the region, and out of state, as needed, to best support clients and client needs
- Personal vehicle
- Out of state travel
Desired Qualifications
- Case management experience
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