PTH FACILITATION/MEDIATION SPECIALIST

at  Clark County NV

The Clark County Department of Family Services is seeking qualified candidates to apply for Foster Parent Champion. This position will assist other caregivers navigate the foster care system. The ideal candidate must be a licensed caregiver or licensed relative caregiver who has been licensed for two (2) years. The ideal candidate will have a general knowledge of resources in Clark County and be willing to attend Child and Family Team (CFT) and other similar meetings. A positive attitude and good communication skills are a must. Additionally, candidates must have a strong desire to build the Foster Parent Champion Program and help children and families along the way.
Clark County Department of Family Services (DFS) is the local public agency whose role is to help keep children safe. The agency was formed in July 2002 in response to the merger of state and county child welfare services.
Mission Statement:
Protecting children from abuse and neglect by partnering with our community to build safe, nurturing and stable families, to support family preservation when possible, to provide permanent families for those children who cannot safely return home and to ensure the well-being of children in our care.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

Qualifying education and experience must be clearly documented in the “Education” and “Work Experience” sections of the application. Do not substitute a resume for your application or write “see attached resume” on your application.

• Answer shared phone lines, providing support to callers, initiate phone calls to licensed and unlicensed caregivers, case managers, licensing representatives and other workers.
• Provide support and information to caregivers including free and low-cost community resources.
• Conduct research on resources to determine appropriateness of resources in meeting the needs of caregivers; maintain information in shared workspace, communicate with case managers regarding additional referrals needed for caregivers.
• Attend CFTs/TDMs or other caregiver meetings, assisting the caregiver as needed, assist caregivers in obtaining resources from community partners which may include driving a caregiver to/from a community resource or meeting.
• Maintain documentation of contact with caregivers, review monthly additions to QPI just in time trainings and submit to PTH.
• Participate in unit and resource meetings, maintain current calendar status of activities and appointments, present information to DFS staff, caregiver support groups and community partners regarding the Foster Parent Champion Program.
• Attend community events to promote program and provide information on role of FPC to caregivers (i.e. Spring Carnival, Easter Egg Roll), represent agency in positive manner.
• Communicate daily with caregivers (licensed and unlicensed).
• Make assessments & articulate the assessments and connect support services, present the Foster Parent Champion program to Stakeholders, proficient in Microsoft Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint & Word.
• Strong knowledge of community services, strong interpersonal and computer skills.
• Ability to communicate both listening, verbalizing and writing, ability to communicate both listening, verbalizing and writing, empathy, work with challenging people, ability to redirect and calm folks and ability to be a team player.