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Home Finding Specialist
$81k-105k (estimate)
Part Time
9 Months Ago
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The House of the Good Shepherd is Hiring a Home Finding Specialist Near Utica, NY
Amazing Benefits Include
Principal Assigned Responsibilities
- Health Insurance
- Paid lunch breaks (work 37.50 hours and get paid for 40)
- Generous PTO policies and accrual on day 1
- Annual Anniversary gifts and staff appreciation events
- Tuition Reimbursement
- 403b Retirement
- Fantastic work/life balance
Principal Assigned Responsibilities
- Attend necessary Train-the-Trainer programs. workshops and in-service training and supervision required to perform the job.
- Provide pre-service and selected in-service training for foster parents in accordance with New York State Children and Family Services policy and HGS Policy and Procedure,
- Complete required documentation. paperwork and home visits related to foster parent Certification/Approval to include:
- Initial home study, documentation of home consultation meetings and other record keeping as needed.
- Set up foster home files containing all required and relevant materials.
- Oversee/complete recertification documentation of existing foster families.
- Work closely with the Kinship Specialists in opening Expedited and Regular Kinship Homes and Certifying Kinship Homes.
- Take part in recruitment and retention efforts in conjunction with Communications and Development Department and Watertown program.
- Receive client referrals via telephone, e-mail or mail to determine appropriateness for foster care and commence the matching process with Certified/Approved Foster Homes. This may include regular/Therapeutic, Kinship or Respite referrals.
- Preparing for and leading the programs weekly rounds meeting which includes, providing up-to-date referral and placement information and collecting up-to-date information from the rounds team. Information will be utilized to update respective documents and spreadsheets.
- Gather information and prepare documents and spreadsheets for iffier/intra departmental sharing. This would include for example, LDSS's, HGS Quality Improvement Department, Family Court and any other agency/department as determined by need or at the directions of the HGS Supervisor.
- Responsible for accurate and timely submission of activities in NYS Connections System and HGS Electronic Health Record.
- Perform other related duties as deemed appropriate by the Director /Assistant Director of Foster Care, other Foster Care supervisory staff.
- One-year relevant experience required. Prior training experience preferred.
Job Summary
JOB TYPE
Part Time
SALARY
$81k-105k (estimate)
POST DATE
09/22/2023
EXPIRATION DATE
05/27/2024
WEBSITE
hgs-utica.com
HEADQUARTERS
UTICA, NY
SIZE
200 - 500
FOUNDED
1872
TYPE
Private
CEO
WILLIAM HOLICKY
REVENUE
$10M - $50M
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