Permanency Staffing Facilitator

This position is responsible for facilitating meaningful and comprehensive permanency planning meetings in order to ensure engagement of all parties to develop a meaningful, timely achievement of permanency for children in out of home care, pursuant to Lead Agency policy, Children & Families Operating Procedure (CFOP) and Chapter 39 of the Florida of Statutes. Permanency planning meetings must be facilitated and documented consistently with the timelines for permanency measures established by the Lead Agency.

During each staffing there must be cooperation and sharing of information among all people present, respect for the child’s developmental stage and psychological needs, and reviews of the manifest best interest of the child under consideration in the timeliest manner possible. This position will work directly for the Intake and Permanency Manager (IPM) to ensure that the appropriate family engagement, timeliness to permanency, required documentation, and data-tracking occur to ensure that (1) required outcomes are met, and (2) the performance metrics for the permanency staffing objectives are met.

Certified or provisionally certified by the Florida Certification Board as CWCM, CWCM-P, CWPI, or CWPI-P (Preferred) At least one year’s experience in a Child Welfare, or related field. A minimum of a bachelor's degree or its equivalent is required. A related degree is preferred. Related degrees (Behavioral Sciences; Community Development; Criminology/Criminal Justice; Education; Health Science; Human Development; Human Sciences; Political Science; Public Administration; Psychology; Social Policy; Sociology; Social Work; Law)