What are the responsibilities and job description for the Licensed Child Placing Agency Specialist position at DCCCA?
Full-Time
Essential Functions
Essential Functions
- Carries an average caseload of 22 active families
- Accepts referral information regarding potential placements for children in care and match with foster families
- Conducts home visits and reviews documentation on foster children on a monthly basis
- Conducts home visits on assigned active respite families on a monthly basis
- Ensures each home is compliant with DCF regulations and completes home report following home visits
- Assists foster parents in accessing resources to meet foster child needs
- Ensures that foster parents attend trainings throughout the year for their annual relicensing requirements
- Completes initial licensing and renewal process and exceptions as necessary
- Conducts family assessments at time of initial and renewal licensing
- Updates Electronic Record System and openings list once weekly at a minimum or upon request
- Facilitates support meetings other activities for foster families regularly
- Tracks DCF Notice of Survey Findings (NOSF) to ensure that compliance actions are completed and investigations are closed
- Tracks MVR reports to ensure that corrective actions are completed
- Develops and tracks compliance action plans (CAPs) and/or safety plans with foster families as required
- Assists in the process of recruiting new foster families and attending recruitment events
- Completes monthly reports documenting current behaviors on each child in assigned foster home
- Provides crisis/on call services and 24 hour, 7 days a week support to assigned foster families
- Submits an incident report when appropriate
- Maintains good working relationships and facilitates communication with the foster family, foster child, and collateral agencies and staff
- Provides information about placements, respites, discharges, etc., via the childchange email for billing accuracy
- Approves foster parent payment reports twice a month after ensuring accuracy
- Conducts adoption home studies as needed
- Maintains regular contact with supervisor
- Requires the ability to maintain strict confidentiality
- Attend monthly CPA meeting and in person meetings
- Participates in the foster family conference and child welfare conference
- Conducts pre-service training for prospective foster and adoptive families
- Completes pre-service Summary / Recommendations and Strengths / Needs
- Requires a bachelor's degree in human services field
- Requires at least two years child welfare and/or family services experience
- Requires licensure by the Behavioral Sciences Regulatory Board (BSRB)
- Requires compliance with the BSRB's ethical practice and continuing education requirements
- Must possess a valid state Driver's License, in force automobile liability insurance, and maintain a Motor Vehicle Record (MVR) that meets organization's insurability standard as defined by DCCCA policy. Availability of reliable transportation is required for this position