Conference Facilitator
Core
Facilitate Family Team Conferencing (FTC) to ensure child safety, develop safety plans, and determine appropriate out-of-home placements by engaging families, kinship resources, and stakeholders.
Role type
Senior IC child and family specialist (conferencing)
Builds
Safety plans and placement decisions for at-risk children
Domain
Child welfare and juvenile justice services
Required skills
Family team conferencing facilitation, kinship resource identification, case conferencing, stakeholder engagement, decision-making in child safety, administrative documentation, emergency fund requests
Preferred skills
Clinical consultation, legal posture assessment, family group decision-making
Technologies
5300 series home study packages, DOAS request systems
Responsibilities
Facilitate scheduled Family Team Conferencing (FTC) focusing on child safety, risk, and well-being; Address critical issues and concerns of children, families, providers, and Family Court; Prepare and complete administrative functions including documentation, data, and action plans; Complete Expedited Home study packages with kinship resources; Interface with interagency critical support resources; Provide case conferencing and consultation to reexamine decision appropriateness.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC