• Oversees the coordination of the Help Me Grow pilot project in Pierce County. • Manages community partnerships engaged in collective efforts to develop a comprehensive system of services and supports for families and children from prenatal to age 5

• Develop program plan and budget for DCFS contract administration and approval• Recruit volunteer mentors and provide ongoing support and monitoring• Create program materials including training curriculum, manuals, forms, and monitoring surveys• Supervise three staff and two interns on program implementation and case management • Conduct trainings for volunteer mentors on adolescent brain development, mentoring best practices, the impact of childhood trauma, and working with the child welfare system

• Create operational policies and procedures manual to advise national staff on best practices for child safety and implementation• Establish outcome measures and reporting tools for program evaluation and monitoring• Develop on-line training for volunteers and staff nationwide using the Moodle learning management system • Oversee Randomized Control Trial in partnership with the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services

• Managed a team of five social workers and two interns, providing weekly clinical supervision• Facilitated case conference meetings, training, and staff professional development• Managed a caseload of 40-50 families and advocated on their behalf with state agencies• Completed adoption and guardianship subsidy agreements and home studies• Provided testimony in court concerning the custody of minor children• Conducted presentations at state and non-profit agencies about available services

• Managed a caseload of 45-60 families and advocated on their behalf with state agencies and in juvenile court proceedings• Conducted home visits with caregivers of minor children to assist with legal adoptions and guardianship• Composed subsidy agreements and adoption home studies for caregivers

• Visited unaccompanied immigrant minors in detention on a weekly basis and accompanied them to court• Researched and advocated for policy changes concerning unaccompanied immigrant minors• Created home study guidelines for the safe repatriation of youth to their home countries• Provided transitional case management for young adults by linking them with community resources

• Conducted intake assessments of prospective adoptive parents • Performed pre and post-adoption child developmental assessments in client homes

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