Road to Success Specialist

Description

**This is a field-based foster care case management role that will travel and provide coverage to clients throughout Indian River, Martin, Okeechobee and St. Lucie Counties**

Are you searching for meaningful work that promotes independent living for teens aging out of the foster care system? Would you like to assist adults formerly in the foster care system transition to self-sufficiency? Then our Communities Connected for Kids program has an opportunity that will interest you! We are looking for a motivated, dedicated and compassionate individual to be a Road to Success Specialist!

Being a Road to Success Specialist has its Advantages

As a Road to Success Specialist with CCKids, you will work with other dedicated professionals who share your passion for helping individuals in need. We offer:

- Opportunities to make a positive impact in the lives of children in need of support

- Unique rewards that come from seeing families improve and flourish with the services you referred them to

- Quality comprehensive Benefits including low-cost, high-coverage health insurance, generous time-off, and competitive 403b retirement plus 30-day benefit eligibility waiting period for new hires! Home | BenePortal

- This position requires a background screening in accordance with FS 435.12. See the following link for more information: https://info.flclearinghouse.com

Our Communities Connected for Kids Program provides services for children and families in the child welfare system, to ensure a community without abuse, neglect and abandonment. Based out of Port St. Lucie, FL and providing coverage throughout Indian River, Martin, Okeechobee, and St. Lucie Counties, this position is responsible for providing and coordinating the provision of independent living transition services to enable individuals in foster care and young adults previously in foster care to transition to self-sufficiency. This position requires the following professional skills:

*1. Internal Processes : Demonstrates a working knowledge of the child welfare dependency system and can work within the interdependence among internal and external operations. Recognizes how the responsibilities of the position contribute to the success and overall performance of the agency. Understands and practices the concepts of being trauma informed and trauma responsive. Coordinate services with other program areas, such as adoptions, behavioral health services, and permanency.

*2. Program Delivery : Demonstrates the skills, knowledge, and ability to implement, develop, manage, and deliver program services and responsibilities. Assists young people ages 13-17 in licensed foster care or a young adult in extended foster care develop and update their independent living transition plan. Assists young adults in extended foster care develop and update their extended foster care plan. Assists eligible clients with applying for Road to Independence Postsecondary Educational Services and Support (PESS). Assists eligible clients with applying for Education and Training Vouchers (ETV) funding. Connects ILP clients with mentors as needed or requested. Attends all applicable staffings for youth aged 13-17 and any court hearings as needed. Testifies in dependency court proceedings and provides timely court work to CLS as needed.

*3. Customers / Stakeholders : Establishes an operational environment and culture, which is aligned with CCKids strategies, initiatives, and practices. Fosters positive relations and interactions between all CCKids departments and employees, which promote the growth and image of the agency. Recognizes, understands, and develops strong internal, business and industry customer relationships. Educate any parties requesting information on Independent Living Program (ILP) services, such as foster parents or mentors. Coordinate services with other program areas, such as adoptions, behavioral health services, and permanency.

*4. Regulatory / Professional Practice: Demonstrates the skills, knowledge, and abilities to understand, implement, as well as influence regulatory guidelines and professional standards. Ensures regulatory compliance and adheres to professional standards.

*5. Time Management : Understands and demonstrates an ability to use time in an efficient and effective manner. Collaborates and communicates with co-workers to increase efficiency and enhance team’s time management. Is aware of, and consistently meets established deadlines. Identifies and prioritizes multiple tasks to assure timely completion of projects and assigned tasks. Communicates progress regarding completion of timelines/deadlines with co-workers, supervisors, and internal and external customers. Recommends and implements strategies to enhance time management skills. Participates in the unit’s mandatory hybrid work schedule as set by the Road to Success Supervisor. Maintains contact with the Road to Success Supervisor regarding schedule and workday changes as client needs demand.

*6. Technology Skills: Demonstrates appropriate use of general office equipment and procedures such as copiers, printers, faxes, and phones. Demonstrates proficiency with computer keyboard and required computer applications such as Outlook, Windows, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, FSFN, Oracle, Kronos, Profiler, the Internet, and all other applicable computer programs.

*7. Quality Assurance: Participates in the quality process, when needed, to ensure compliance with all required standards. Participates in the quality improvement process and agency-wide COA accreditation process. Performs special projects as needed.

*8. Risk and Safety Awareness: Works in a safe and appropriate manner. Follows all CCKids policies and procedures designed to maintain client, visitor, and employee safety. Reports any safety/risk concerns to the supervisor or a Safety Committee member.

*9. Financial / Data Management: Follows all CCKids policies and procedures to maintain any client or employee data in a safe and secure manner. Understands the need for exercising financial responsibility with all CCKids resources and/or assets utilized as part of their job function and responsibilities. Maintains frequent contact with the Road to Success Supervisor and/or the finance department regarding payment and status changes for youth in care.

*Denotes Essential Functions. Other related duties may be assigned as needed.

Qualifications

EDUCATION:

Required: Bachelor’s degree in social work or related human services field. Obtain credentialing in Child Welfare from the Florida Certification Board within 12 months of start date. Preferred: Child Welfare certification with the Florida Certification Board

EXPERIENCE :

Required: Must be able to work flexible hours that may include evenings and occasionally special Saturday events.Preferred: A minimum of two (2) years’ experience working with children, adolescents, and families. Ability to navigate the Florida Safe Families Network (FSFN)

Company Overview

About Communities Connected for Kids

Communities Connected for Kids provides oversight and coordination of the child-welfare system in Indian River, Martin, Okeechobee and St. Lucie counties. At any given time, there are about 1,300 abused, abandoned or neglected children in our care. We are responsible for the safety and well-being of each one of them. We meet this responsibility through a mix of direct and contracted services. If you think about it in terms of building a house, we are the general contractor of the child-welfare system. The system is the house, we are the contractor, and our network of service providers are the subcontractors we pull together to make the house strong and ready to live in.

Who We Serve

Communities Connected for Kids offers a full range of care for children, adolescents, young adults and family members in Okeechobee and the Treasure Coast. We offer our services through a wide variety of approaches including in-home parenting and prevention services, family preservation, case management, residential programs and extended foster care services for teenagers and young adults.

In the tradition of true partnership, Communities Connected for Kids works closely with several agencies that are funded through Medicaid, substance abuse/mental health or private funds to offer a continuum of treatment services otherwise unfunded by Community Based Care dollars. These partnerships help families strengthen their capacity to care for their children or help children heal from trauma they’ve experienced.

Mission

Our mission is to enhance the safety, permanency and well-being of all children in Okeechobee and the Treasure Coast through a community network of family support services.

Values

Communities Connected for Kids values are:

We are accountable to the children and families we serve and to the communities in which we live. We ensure services provided are:

- Individualized, based on the strengths and needs of the families we serve

- Respectful and culturally sensitive

- Effective and accountable

- Evidence based and data driven

- Permanency focused

- Ensure financial and human resources are managed and maximized

Our Vision

We envision a community without abuse, neglect and abandonment so all children grow to their full potential.