Placement Support Coordinator - Orange and Osceola

Job Description

Job Description

Salary : $57,000 / year

Position Summary : The Placement Support Coordinator ensures placement stabilization of high-end children youth in licensed out of home care and leads Placement Stabilization Staffings, to ensure that children experiencing placement crisis, disruption and foster parents requiring additional support are addressed timely including on site response as indicated, documented in FSFN, and follows up as needed to ensure placement stabilization and support. This position also serves as a Subject Matter Expert in crisis stabilization and supportive resource to out of home care providers. Essential functions include reducing placement disruptions, successfully stepping down children and youth to less restrictive settings, data collection and analysis, and recommendations of clinical interventions and guidance to Out of Home Care Specialists, family foster homes and group home providers and other specialized settings to monitor utilization. The Placement Support Coordinator ensures the timely coordination of mental health and behavioral health services with the Behavioral Health Unit to ensure interventions authorized are appropriate based on clinical presentation. This position tracks and monitors children in enhanced settings with high acuity.

Technical / Functional Expectations :

1. Clinical Oversight of Licensed OOHC Levels of Care : This position provides oversight of the children and youth placed in licensed out of home care ensuring placement stability and appropriateness of placement level in FPOCF Placement Service Array Matrix for Foster Care and Group Home Levels, high end, and specialized placement settings.

2. Comprehensive Clinical Review- In partnership with the Behavioral Health and MDT coordinators, jointly reviews clinical service intervention, participates in the OOHC daily staffing as appropriate, leads Placement Stabilization Staffing’s, and attends Baker Act Staffing’s and other Sunshine / CBCIH reviews for SIPP and STGH.

3. Data collection : Develops and implements tools and processes to track critical data elements including but not limited to enhanced placements, SIPP. STGH, CESC placement, congregate care, and APD settings. This position is responsible for assessing the ongoing need for placement level and appropriateness for stepping down to lower levels of care.

4. Placement Stabilization Staffing’s : This position leads Placement Stabilization Staffing’s to achieve improved placement stabilization and decrease disruptions.

5. Second Tier on Call Rotation : Participate in the third tier on call rotation to provide timely service for children placed in licensed care.

6. Other duties as required : Job performance requires fulfilling other incidental or related duties as assigned, assisting, and training others, and performing duties of higher rated positions from time to time for developmental purposes.

Behavioral Competencies :

1. Analytical Problem Resolution : Able to use systematic techniques to define problems, options, and solutions; evaluate alternative solutions; solve technical problems using logic.

2. Analyzing : Able to break down problems and information to systematically identify the cause of problems or make recommendations; gather information from multiple sources; analyze complex information; organize information for analysis.

3. Strategic Perspective : Able to develop long-term, big picture strategies, recognize broad implications of issues; balance and integrate strategic vision with day-to-day activities.

4. Influence : Able to positively change the opinions and actions of others in a desired direction; present information in a persuasive manner; clarify information to gain understanding and buy-in.

5. Teamwork : Able to share ideas and learn from others to build consensus; assist others to achieve team goals; contribute to meetings so they are productive; challenge status quo to achieve excellence.

6. Decisiveness : Able to use available information to draw a timely conclusion and take timely action; ability to execute timely decisions in stressful situations in a fast-paced dynamic environment.

7. Sensitivity : Work effectively with and show sensitivity to cultural differences and various socio-economic backgrounds of others.

8. Ethics : Adhere to and model principles and values of Agency and System of Care by being strength-based, solution-focused, maintain highest level of integrity and ethical standards and collaborate with employees, partners, stakeholders, and clients in all interactions.

Business Experience :

1. Three years’ experience working in the child welfare system : This is required to appropriately manage out of home care placements in the least restrictive culturally competent setting.

2. Strength Based Family Centered Practice Orientation : This is essential to effectively support the System of Care and its values.

3. Strong Interpersonal, Presentation, and Organization skills : This is required to effectively partner with various stakeholders and agency staff and train community stakeholders.

4. Utilization and Fiscal Management : This is preferred to effectively evaluate levels of care, be fiscally responsible and manage a continuum of services.

5. Valid Driver's License - Essential : This is required to travel throughout the county and other locations.

Educational and Experience Requirements :

1. MA / MS Degree in Social Work, Mental Health Counseling, Psychology or related field.

2. Licensure eligible, preferred.

3. 3 years clinical experience preferred.

4. Child Welfare experience preferred.

Physical Requirements :

1. Sitting

2. Standing

3. Reading

4. Speaking

5. Listening

6. Typing

7. Writing

Family Partnerships of Central Florida is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. These employers also maintain Drug-Free Workplaces. Requests for Auxiliary Aids for Hearing Impaired or Limited English Proficiency Candidates may be made with a minimum of five (5) days notice to C Hernandez at (321) 752-4650.