Conference Facilitator
Core
Facilitate Family Team Conferences (FTCs) to ensure child safety, develop safety plans, and determine appropriate out-of-home placements by engaging families, kinship resources, and stakeholders.
Role type
Senior IC Child and Family Specialist (Conference Facilitator)
Builds
Safety plans, placement decisions, and permanency outcomes for at-risk children
Domain
Child welfare and juvenile justice services
Required skills
Family team conferencing facilitation, kinship resource identification, case documentation, interagency consultation, legal posture assessment, emergency fund requests
Preferred skills
Clinical group work with children/families, professional training on child services, family engagement and consensus-based decision-making
Technologies
5300 series home study packages, DOAS request systems
Responsibilities
Facilitate FTCs focusing on child safety and permanency; address critical issues for children, families, and courts; prepare administrative documentation and action plans; complete expedited home study packages with kinship resources; interface with clinical consultation teams and attorneys; provide case conferencing in the family's natural community
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC