Prevention & Diversion Specialist - Case Transfer

This is a professional position responsible for facilitating the transfer of dependency cases from the Department of Children and Families to Heartland for Children’s subcontracted case management organizations and managing the operational oversight needed to ensure children achieve timely permanency.

Establish and maintain positive working relationships with HFC internal and external customers, Department of Children & Families and the case management organizations

Complete pre-work to assess the readiness of case transfer, determine which providers and services can be implemented timely and to ensure the CMO assigned is prepared and supported in becoming the primary worker on the case.

Review case history to ensure all placement options for the youth has been explored and discussed.

Facilitate case transfer staffings and ensure cases are appropriately transitioned to HFC’s Case Management Organizations

Work collaboratively with DCF and CMO’s to ensure decisions are made with fidelity to the Safety Decision Making Methodology model

Work collaboratively with internal HFC departments and CMO’s to ensure permanency and placement decisions are made to support child safety and is aligned with the mission, vision and values of HFC

Analyze HFC/DCF data and measures to report and/or evaluate agency compliance with outcomes for children in order to target challenge areas requiring technical assistance and oversight

Provide technical assistance and guidance to the case management agencies and other key stakeholders with regard to policy and procedure in determining and securing appropriate services as needed

Identify trends, good practice and barriers and make written recommendations to assigned by Program Manager, Chief and/or designee

Analyze case transfer staffings, trends and removal patterns to provide monthly data

Log and track budget, expenses and staffings as well as being a point of contact for community resources and programs.

Serve as point of contact for all legal case work that is not assigned to case management.

Perform special projects as assigned

Bachelor's degree in social services or related field required. Masters degree preferred.

Minimum of three years experience in child protection and/or child welfare REQUIRED. Demonstrated professional application of social work theories and methods in a child protection or child welfare environment.

Excellent benefits package with tuition assistance, domestic partner coverage, retirement and generous paid time off.

Drug free workplace. Drug testing required. EOE/M/F/D/V.