Family Team Conference Facilitator (Transitions)

• Facilitate FTCs for families and staff to review services, assess progress together, and help develop a plan of action to either ensure further progress towards positive child welfare outcomes or end services as appropriate.
• Utilize the six-stage model for FTCs and encourage and support the use of specific program models (Solution-Based Casework, Functional Family Therapy, and Family Treatment/Rehabilitation) in interactions with families and staff.
• Supervise full-time Conference Scheduler who handles all administrative and organizational tasks associated with ensuring that timely and effective conferences take place for all families.
• Conduct visits to participant homes in order to hold conferences when needed.
• Review each family case record in preparation for the conference to assess family needs, staff response, progress made, and to determine if additional attendees should be invited to join.
• Submit accurate and timely documentation summarizing the outcomes of each conference as required by ACS in PROMIS and Connections databases.
• Conduct follow-up reviews post-conference to ensure that agreed upon tasks are occurring as planned.
• Facilitate ongoing and/or short-term participant groups or workshops to address salient themes or topics impacting families in the program.
• Attend and participate in program staff meetings, case consultations, and related agency, model developer, and external training as appropriate.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Works to create and support a respectful and collegial environment.
• Handles group facilitation and collaboration with staff and participants with professionalism and competence, ensuring the success and effectiveness of the program at large.
• Creates, embodies, and supports a learning environment, regularly participating in training and professional development to augment conference/group facilitation skills and knowledge.
• Offers and receives feedback and suggestions in a strength-based and constructive manner.
• Dedicated to being a team player and active contributor to achieve the vision and mission of the program and agency.
• Energetic, empathic, genuine, creative, and committed to making a difference for families and within the program, agency and community.

• Master's degree in Social Work or related field required; clinical license preferred
• Bilingual in English/Spanish preferred
• At least two years of work experience required in a child welfare-related setting facilitating groups and/or team meetings
• Must have excellent group facilitation and communication skills and work well in a team
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Outlook, Excel, and Word) required
• Familiarity with Connections and PROMIS databases a plus
• Must have a commitment to work from a strength based, youth and family development, and trauma-informed perspective.

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