What are the responsibilities and job description for the Regional Coach - Child Welfare position at Kinnect?
Job Location: Hybrid, Southeastern Ohio base (Region 10), with expectations to work at other locations
Overview Of Kinnect
Kinnect is an Ohio-based non-profit organization dedicated to developing KinFirst strategies and delivering programs that build and strengthen kinship connections and inclusive support networks for families, young people, and children. With a vision to ensure young people and families have a sense of belonging, the essential resources, and relationships to thrive, Kinnect has been partnering with families, public agencies, and private providers for almost 20 years. Through collaborative efforts, Kinnect aims to improve permanency outcomes, build networks of support, and create innovative strategies that align with a KinFirst culture mindset and approach. Building a KinFirst culture requires equitable investments, training, coaching, policy, practices, and partnerships that prioritize family and kin and support stability, culture, and community. Kinnect is proud to be a nationally recognized leader and pioneer in the field, which led to the development of KinnectU, a training, consulting, and replication branch of Kinnect, to provide these services to all child- and family-serving organizations. Kinnect delivers programs and services across the state of Ohio, and through KinnectU has been providing training and consulting services nationally. Our programs include the Ohio Kinship and Adoption Navigator (OhioKAN), Kinnect to Family (KTF), Youth Centered Permanency Roundtables (YCPRT), and Youth Navigator Network (YNN). Our Search, Explore, Engage, and Kinnect (SEEK) training is offered throughout Ohio and other states. Kinnect is grateful to receive support from a variety of sources, including contracts with government entities, partnerships with nonprofits, generous grants, and invaluable donations from foundations and private donors.
Overview Of The OhioKAN Program
OhioKAN is an innovative statewide Kinship and Adoption Navigator Program, that was developed by and is administered throughout the state by Kinnect, that focuses on supporting formal and informal kin caregivers and adoptive parents by providing information and referral services and assistance obtaining support services. Building on current and previous Ohio kinship navigator programs, OhioKAN is distinguished by its planned statewide implementation, broad population of families served, and provision for rigorous evaluation. Contingent on evaluation results, OhioKAN may establish a new evidence-based practice model that may be considered for federal payments under the Family First Preservation Act of 2018.
OhioKAN builds community and systems capacity necessary to support families and works directly with kinship and adoptive families to build confidence and connections. Anticipated
outcomes to be measured include greater family resilience, improved family functioning, increased stability and permanency for children and improved child well-being.
Position Summary
The Regional Coach is a full-time position dedicated to supporting quality service delivery, fidelity to the OhioKAN program model, and navigator performance improvement when indicated. The Regional Coach reports to the Regional Director, supports the navigator and partner sites within their region, and collaborates frequently with OhioKAN staff from other regions and the statewide team. The primary function of this role includes coaching for fidelity to the OhioKAN program model, providing Technical Assistance to OhioKAN sites, training and onboarding OhioKAN site staff in the program model, and ensuring continuous quality improvement activities at the regional level.
Essential Functions
Coaching for Model Fidelity
Benefits: Health, Dental, Vision and Retirement, Paid Time off, Holidays
Working Conditions
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work to be performed. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of employees assigned to this position.
Kinnect maintains a policy of nondiscrimination toward all employees and applicants for employment. All employment decisions at Kinnect are based on organizational needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, and will be governed on the basis of competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, or gender identity or expression, age, sexual orientation, sexual expression or identity, national origin, physical, intellectual or emotional ability, marital or partnership status, parental or family status, medical or genetic status, veteran’s or disabled veteran status, in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment. Employment Posters stating current regulatory and legal requirements are posted in Kinnect’s main office and on the intranet.
Equal Opportunity Employment
Kinnect maintains a policy of nondiscrimination toward all employees and applicants for employment. All aspects of employment with us will be governed on the basis of competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, or gender identity or expression, age, sexual orientation, sexual expression or identity, national origin, physical, intellectual or emotional ability, marital or partnership status, parental or family status, medical or genetic status, veteran’s or disabled veteran status, in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment. Employment Posters stating current regulatory and legal requirements are posted in Kinnect’s main office and on the intranet.
Americans With Disabilities Act
This position involves sitting in a stationary position for at least 50% of the time and the ability to ambulate without assistance to attend on-site meetings, as needed. The job requires movement in a typical office environment with file cabinets, office machinery, office furniture and typical hallway and access doorways. The position must operate typical office equipment, such as copiers, telephones, computers and peripherals. This job requires that the person must have the ability to access transportation to attend meetings and special events. The organization provides reasonable accommodations for this position.
Overview Of Kinnect
Kinnect is an Ohio-based non-profit organization dedicated to developing KinFirst strategies and delivering programs that build and strengthen kinship connections and inclusive support networks for families, young people, and children. With a vision to ensure young people and families have a sense of belonging, the essential resources, and relationships to thrive, Kinnect has been partnering with families, public agencies, and private providers for almost 20 years. Through collaborative efforts, Kinnect aims to improve permanency outcomes, build networks of support, and create innovative strategies that align with a KinFirst culture mindset and approach. Building a KinFirst culture requires equitable investments, training, coaching, policy, practices, and partnerships that prioritize family and kin and support stability, culture, and community. Kinnect is proud to be a nationally recognized leader and pioneer in the field, which led to the development of KinnectU, a training, consulting, and replication branch of Kinnect, to provide these services to all child- and family-serving organizations. Kinnect delivers programs and services across the state of Ohio, and through KinnectU has been providing training and consulting services nationally. Our programs include the Ohio Kinship and Adoption Navigator (OhioKAN), Kinnect to Family (KTF), Youth Centered Permanency Roundtables (YCPRT), and Youth Navigator Network (YNN). Our Search, Explore, Engage, and Kinnect (SEEK) training is offered throughout Ohio and other states. Kinnect is grateful to receive support from a variety of sources, including contracts with government entities, partnerships with nonprofits, generous grants, and invaluable donations from foundations and private donors.
Overview Of The OhioKAN Program
OhioKAN is an innovative statewide Kinship and Adoption Navigator Program, that was developed by and is administered throughout the state by Kinnect, that focuses on supporting formal and informal kin caregivers and adoptive parents by providing information and referral services and assistance obtaining support services. Building on current and previous Ohio kinship navigator programs, OhioKAN is distinguished by its planned statewide implementation, broad population of families served, and provision for rigorous evaluation. Contingent on evaluation results, OhioKAN may establish a new evidence-based practice model that may be considered for federal payments under the Family First Preservation Act of 2018.
OhioKAN builds community and systems capacity necessary to support families and works directly with kinship and adoptive families to build confidence and connections. Anticipated
outcomes to be measured include greater family resilience, improved family functioning, increased stability and permanency for children and improved child well-being.
Position Summary
The Regional Coach is a full-time position dedicated to supporting quality service delivery, fidelity to the OhioKAN program model, and navigator performance improvement when indicated. The Regional Coach reports to the Regional Director, supports the navigator and partner sites within their region, and collaborates frequently with OhioKAN staff from other regions and the statewide team. The primary function of this role includes coaching for fidelity to the OhioKAN program model, providing Technical Assistance to OhioKAN sites, training and onboarding OhioKAN site staff in the program model, and ensuring continuous quality improvement activities at the regional level.
Essential Functions
Coaching for Model Fidelity
- Meets weekly with OhioKAN Navigators and their Supervisors to support practice of the OhioKAN model.
- Reviews program tools, fidelity measures, and data collection with OhioKAN Navigators and their Supervisors as outlined in the Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) model and Performance Management Framework.
- Monitors programmatic goals and metrics for assigned Navigator sites.
- Partners with navigator sites to set goals, gather feedback on common challenges,
- Engage in strengths based, trauma informed, and inclusive coaching practices that align with the OhioKAN model.
- Observes, trains, and provides feedback to OhioKAN Navigators about practice of the OhioKAN model.
- In collaboration with the OhioKAN Navigators, establishes and monitors goals on core practice skills and individualized goals to meet the navigator’s needs.
- Review and support OhioKAN Navigators in meeting documentation standards and overcoming documentation challenges.
- Continuous engagement with OhioKAN Navigator site supervisors to partner on goals, barriers, and progress of navigator performance and development.
- Facilitates communication and maintains relationships with community
- Ensure OhioKAN Navigators and other regional staff are aware of new programs, events, or changes to referral agencies.
- Responds to inquiries from prospective OhioKAN program participants and provides referrals and direct services as needed.
- Executes CQI plan for assigned navigator sites.
- Partners with Coaches from other regions to identify and meet continued learning needs for OhioKAN Navigators and site partners through Learning Collaboratives.
- Communicates regularly with the Regional Director and Regional Coordinator regarding program delivery and services provided.
- Bachelor’s degree required
- Preferred Qualifications
- Master’s Degree in Social Work, Public Health, Education, or related field
- Related experience in the child welfare field with knowledge of foster care, adoption, and kinship
- Supervisory experience
- Lived experience as an adoptee or raised in a kinship family, kinship caregiver, adoptive parent, or foster parent preferred
Benefits: Health, Dental, Vision and Retirement, Paid Time off, Holidays
Working Conditions
- Travel required, as needed. Must have access to own reliable transportation.
- This job requires occasional overnight travel
- Kinnect as an organization has a Hybrid Work Model that combines remote and on-site work at Kinnect, as well as routine on-site or in-person work with team members, partner sites, community events, and direct service in the field.
- This role will utilize standard office equipment provided by Kinnect
- Communicate Effectively: Develop and deliver communications using various methods that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of the different audiences we communicate with.
- Critical Thinking for Managing Complexity: Making sense of complex, high quantity and sometimes contradictory information to effectively solve problems.
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work to be performed. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of employees assigned to this position.
Kinnect maintains a policy of nondiscrimination toward all employees and applicants for employment. All employment decisions at Kinnect are based on organizational needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, and will be governed on the basis of competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, or gender identity or expression, age, sexual orientation, sexual expression or identity, national origin, physical, intellectual or emotional ability, marital or partnership status, parental or family status, medical or genetic status, veteran’s or disabled veteran status, in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment. Employment Posters stating current regulatory and legal requirements are posted in Kinnect’s main office and on the intranet.
Equal Opportunity Employment
Kinnect maintains a policy of nondiscrimination toward all employees and applicants for employment. All aspects of employment with us will be governed on the basis of competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, or gender identity or expression, age, sexual orientation, sexual expression or identity, national origin, physical, intellectual or emotional ability, marital or partnership status, parental or family status, medical or genetic status, veteran’s or disabled veteran status, in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment. Employment Posters stating current regulatory and legal requirements are posted in Kinnect’s main office and on the intranet.
Americans With Disabilities Act
This position involves sitting in a stationary position for at least 50% of the time and the ability to ambulate without assistance to attend on-site meetings, as needed. The job requires movement in a typical office environment with file cabinets, office machinery, office furniture and typical hallway and access doorways. The position must operate typical office equipment, such as copiers, telephones, computers and peripherals. This job requires that the person must have the ability to access transportation to attend meetings and special events. The organization provides reasonable accommodations for this position.
Salary : $40,000 - $62,000