What are the responsibilities and job description for the Resource Specialist position at Pressley Ridge?
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Pressley Ridge Benefits
The well-being of our employees and their families is important to us. At Pressley Ridge, we strive to provide the most competitive and comprehensive employee benefit programs that are affordable and help you and your family achieve and maintain your best possible health.
- Medical coverage available with a Health Savings Account (HSA) with 50% employer match
- Prescription coverage
- Dental and vision plans
- Patient advocate and Medicare specialists available at no cost
- Dependent Care Flexible Savings Account
- Wellness incentive (up to $250)
- 403b with up to 9% employer give/match
- Free life insurance and AD&D
- Paid Time Off (PTO)
- 9 paid holidays (7 recognized holidays plus a floating and birthday holiday per year)
- Tuition reimbursement
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Position Summary
The Resource Specialist is responsible for identifying viable and appropriate kinship permanency options and/or kinship supports for youth who are not able to live with their biological parent or whose rights were terminated. This position will research a youth’s ecology to seek potential options including interviews, documentation research, and file history. This position may require exploring the family of origin and other meaningful connections while utilizing skills to gain information regarding possible placements/supports. The position will collaborate with the treatment team to ensure that accurate information is gathered in a timely manner. The Resource Specialist will be involved with initial linkage between youth, viable/appropriate kinship placement/support, and the program.
Essential Responsibilities
- Fosters and maintains collaborative relationships and communicates regularly with all professionals to assist in targeted recruitment of a potential foster/adoptive family.
- Interviews the youth and individuals who have knowledge of the child and/or history as appropriate.
- Explores terminated parental rights for possible changes in circumstances which may allow for this option of family to be reassessed.
- Maintains regular contact with the youth's placing agent and Pressley Ridge representative.
- Maintains record/log of activities including entries into the youth's permanent record according to procedure.
- Detects, corrects and communicates any safety concerns that arise.
