Kinship Care Coordinator

* Maintain a caseload of certified and non-certified care homes.
* Monitor all homes through regular contact by actual home visits or by telephone for compliance with required and special training.
* Complete an initial Kinship Needs Assessment once child/youth has been placed in kinship care or when the Department is considering kinship placement.
* Make placement decisions based on State and Federal rules & regulations for the safety and permanency of the child/youth.
* Provide case-specific documentation including TRAILS entries of notes, contact documentation, entering placements, opening service providers, service and childcare referrals and other related tasks within regulated time frames.
* May assist in gathering and tracking background information on kinship family members.
* Work in collaboration with the Response and Permanency Teams and other Resource Team members to help kinship families move youth and children within their care to permanency.
* Ensure that families provide opportunities for children and youth in their care to develop necessary age-appropriate skills in addition to independent living skills for youth.
* Facilitate discussions, provide specific training, and perform other support activities that promote the relationships between kinship families and the Department.
* Refer to or designs training to enable kinship families to meet specific special needs of children/youth in their care.
* Act as liaison to Child Welfare caseworkers regarding placement decisions, problems that arise with kinship homes, and other emergency situations.
* Maintain regular contact with caseworker, kinship family, and other parties associated with the case.
* Perform as an advocate for kinship caretakers and provides supportive services to kinship family.
* Participate in scheduled supervision, team meetings, unit meetings and division meetings.
* Perform as an active team member in RED team, family team meetings, focus groups and other professional development work groups.
* Obtain training or additional professional knowledge when needed.
* Work in collaboration with the Response and Permanency Teams and other Resource team members to help kinship families move children/youth within their care to permanency.
* Ensure that families provide opportunities for children/youth in their care to develop necessary age-appropriate skills in addition to independent living skills for youth.
* Facilitate discussions, provide specific training, and perform other support activities that promote the relationships between kinship families and the Department.
* Refer to or design trainings to enable kinship families to meet specific special needs of children/youth in their care.
* Act as a liaison to Child Welfare caseworkers regarding placement decisions, problems that arise with kinship homes, and other emergency situations.
* Maintain regular contact with the assigned caseworker, kinship family, and other parties associated with the case.
* Perform as an advocate for kinship caretakers and provides supportive services to kinship families.
* Participate in scheduled supervision, team meetings, unit meetings, and division meetings.
* Perform as an active member in RED team, family team meetings, focus groups, and other professional development work groups.
* Obtain training or additional professional knowledge when needed.
* Performs other duties as assigned.
* Complies with all policies and standards.
* Experience in child welfare.
* Experience working with children/youth in Kinship Care, Foster Care and/or Group Homes.
* Able to speak, read, and write in Spanish.
* Candidate must possess ability to keyboard at 40 words per minute.
* Candidate must possess the ability to enter data into several different computer programs.
* Candidate must possess the ability to learn and apply new computer skills on a regular basis.
* Candidate must have knowledge of computer programs such as Microsoft Windows and Word, Excel, and Outlook.
* Candidate must possess the ability to read and comprehend instructions, correspondence and department policies and procedures.
* Candidate must possess the ability to write correspondence.
* Candidate must possess…