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Join Our Team as a Permanency Specialist!
Are you passionate about making a meaningful impact on children and families? Join our dedicated team as a Permanency Specialist!
As a Permanency Specialist, you’ll play a critical role in supporting at-risk children and families by facilitating multi-disciplinary and permanency staffings, ensuring quality services, and driving positive outcomes for children in need of stability and permanency. This position is perfect for professionals who thrive in a collaborative, fast-paced environment and are committed to child welfare excellence.
Partnership for Strong Families (PSF) is seeking a Permanency Specialist for our Gainesville office.
What You’ll Do:
- Serve as a Practice Expert, coordinating and facilitating staffings to achieve timely and safe permanency for children.
- Provide leadership, consultation, and policy development to maintain consistency in child welfare services.
- Develop court reports summarizing staffing outcomes, including cases of consensus and disagreement.
- Use conflict resolution and collaborative problem-solving to mediate disagreements.
- Ensure compliance with child welfare laws, policies, and confidentiality standards.
- Build strong partnerships with community organizations, legal professionals, and families.
- Document staffing outcomes in the Florida Safe Families Network (FSFN) system.
What We’re Looking For:
Bachelor’s degree in Counseling, Social Work or comparable related field, Master’s Degree preferred.
Special Qualifications: A valid Florida driver’s license and experience in case management, service coordination and child welfare and/or working with at risk families and children with significant emotional and behavioral needs and their families preferred. Certified as a Child Protection Professional (CPP) or CPP eligible.
The Ideal Candidate is:
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills with active listening capabilities.
- Proficient in conflict resolution, mediation, and redirection.
- Highly detail-oriented and accurate.
- Strong ability to assess situations and make informed decisions.
- Knowledgeable and experienced in child welfare practices and principles.
- Management experience in child welfare or related field preferred.
- Demonstrates excellent time management and organizational skills.
- Collaborative and inclusive, fostering team cohesion while maintaining an open mindset.
Salary Range: $22.49 to $23.61 an hour
Location: Gainesville, FL
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PSF is an EEO/ADA/VP/Drug Free employer.
