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Vancouver, Wa, Us

Vancouver, Washington And Battle Ground, Washington

Vancouver, Washington

Within the social service system, these positions serve as a designated lead worker, directing and monitoring the activities of a team comprised of professional level social service staff, other professional staff, families, and the community in providing guidance to families that are at risk of dependency and/or serving clients with severe and intense social service needs. These positions also develop, administer, and/or monitor social, financial, or health services programs or the program policies and procedures used by staff or vendors.Typical Work-Plans, develops, and implements resource development projects that address the client’s needs; Provides consultation to management staff on the future resource needs of the region and the development of policies and procedures; Coordinates the development of multiyear plan to address future resources for the community; Provides consultation for social service staff involved in the implementation of services; Serves as consultant for Quality Assurance for all social service staff. In addition:Facilitates Shared Planning Meetings such as Child Protective Team meetings and Family Team Decision Making meetings. Is responsible for leading groups through the process of these structured meetings with outcomes related specifically to placement, stability, safety, well-being, and/or permanancy of children in Washington's Child Welfare System. Ensuring law and policy are followed relating to the outcomes of decision making in meetings, (RCW, WAC, and ICW among these).

Duties include facilitating the adoption process for children who are legally free and have permanent adoptive placements. Recruit and seek potential permanent placements when appropriate for children who are not currently in their permanent situations, utilizing Special Recruitment, web based services, Consortium, and other methods. Work with the community partners and outside agencies to assist in the processes of achieving adoption or other forms of permanency.Provide monthly assessments of the health and safety of each child on my caseload. Meet performance standards surrounding Safety, Permanency and Well-being. Advocate on behalf of each child in the educational setting and work with the educational team to ensure educational needs are met. Work with Behavior Rehabilitation Services (BRS) providers, medical providers, therapists, and other service providers to coordinate case management services on behalf of the child and the family, to help alleviate barriers to achieving the child's permanent plan. Review home studies and utilize methodologies in matching children with potential permanent placements. Provide court updates and adoption documentation to expedite the Adoption Support and Adoption processes though finalization. Initiate Interstate Compact for the Placement of Children (ICPC) process and connection to out of state services in order to support the child's placement and permanent plan. Conduct Family Assessments and Permanency Planning Meetings regarding the child's time in care and progress toward their permanent plans. Consult with Assistant Attorney Generals (AAG) and appropriate chain of command authority to insure policy and legal objectives are met. Assess appropriateness of fit relating to the adoptive family and child throughout the adoptive/permanency processes.

Duties in this position include providing Solution Based Casework (SBC) management to clients and their families. A significant number of these clients are long-term children who will ultimately not return home. Many are placed in Behavioral Rehabilitative Services (BRS) treatment centers or are legally free with no current permanent placement options. The position required managing cases in coordination with treatment providers, such as, BRS placement providers, Regional Support Network (RSN)-regional/local mental health network gatekeeper/s, mental health and chemical dependency service providers, wrap around teams, and foster parents. Responsibilities include assisting children who are arriving at 18 years old to transition to adulthood through working with the Independent Living Services (ILS) providers, placement providers, and other service provider coordination. This includes working with Juvenile Rehabilitation Administration in coordinating children transitioning from detention centers such as, Echo Glen to their community or placement option. This unit typically housed children whose birth family was no longer involved with the Department, exhibited the most challenging behaviors, and were older as they had been in the State's custody for extended periods of time. Case stabilization was the key priority and trying to achieve permanency for children was ongoing.

2/2008-2/2011 DCFS Supervisor—All Programs/Case Carrying Division of Children and Family Services, White Salmon, WA• Lead with integrity, building trust and credibility in the community and within partnerships.• Foster mutual respect by listening to staff, clients and community partners with an open mind. • Recruit, hire, train, direct and develop DCFS subordinate staff responsible for implementation of Departmental programs (CPS, CFWS, FVS, FRS, and CHET). • Manage/maintains mechanisms to assure delivery of effective, integrated, coordinated quality services for children and families. • Develop community partnerships and relationships which enhance services to children and families, while educating the community partners relating to Departmental programs, social policy and appropriate referral standards. • Responsible for accurate and proper expenditure of program services and benefits, client services, and staff training. • Implement consistent standards for service delivery and provide oversight for delivery of services to the public, utilizing industry standards and increased technology.• Participates on boards, task forces, committees and work groups in the community and within Children’s Administration to make decisions, resolve conflicts, and address problems.• Supports teambuilding, effective communication, and develops educational opportunities for clients, staff and community partners. • Assists in the development, education, implementation of automated information technology systems (including User Application Testing—UAT). • Reviewer Federal audit/review of Child and Family Services Review (CFSR) in Washington State (Spokane site--September 2010). Reviewed cases for pre-review (preparing for CFSR).

Part-Time Teacher

Performed duties acting in capacity of regulatory Child Welfare Worker for the State of Washington under the programs of Child Protective Services, Child Welfare Services, Family Reconciliation Worker (voluntary), and as a Licensor for the Division of Licensed Resources. In these positions, I conducted child abuse/neglect investigations and assessed determination of Founded or Unfounded findings, testified in court, worked with community partners to ensure safety of children, worked to reunify children with their families through addressing deficits causing unsafe situations for children, licensed foster homes, investigated licensing infractions, wrote licensing and adoptive home studies, and interpreted RCW, WAC and other state/agency policies.

Masters Degree, Social Work

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