Foster Care Navigator Team Lead
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POSITION DESCRIPTION Adoptive and Foster Parent Recruitment and Retention Services - Program Job Title: Foster Care Navigator Team Lead Reports To: AFPRR Region 4 and 5 Supervisor Status: Full Time FLSA Status: Exempt Our Mission: To provide expert, comprehensive services in southeastern Michigan that strengthen children, adults, and families impacted by abuse and neglect, autism, developmental disabilities, and mental health challenges so they are successful in their communities. General Acknowledgement: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and /or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Job Summary: The Adoptive and Foster Parent Recruitment and Retention Services Regional Resource Team provides one-on-one guidance to prospective foster families to help them navigate Michigan's foster care system. The Regional Resource Team staff include experienced foster or kinship parents who provide information, support and guidance to families throughout the state. Primary Duties and Responsibilities The Foster Care Navigator Team Lead is responsible for providing direction, guidance, support for the Foster Care Navigators. The Team Lead is responsible for supporting and assisting both Region 4 and Region 5 AFPRR supervisors in the development and management of the program. The Team Lead will have the ability to assist the Navigators in Regions 4 and 5, and assist in direct case management as appropriate. As the Foster Care Navigator Team Lead, the primary responsibilities include: Ability to train, and develop staff in a team environment.Provide support to the supervisor in process development or adjustments as needed.Ability to provide back up support to Foster Care Navigators.Ability to carry a caseload as needed.Conduct case file reviews.Ability to provide foster, adoptive, and kinship parent pre-service trainingMaintain contact with MDHHS and Foster Care service providers throughout Michigan.Knowledge of Foster Care Licensing policies and procedures.Ability to maintain contract compliance and analyze data.Excellent verbal and written communication skills.Provide quality customer service.Cultural competence.Conduct outreach to agencies and community stakeholders. Participates in required trainings.Attend all scheduled team meetings.Attend Meetings to Represent the FCN Program as neededPerform other duties as assigned. Education, Certifications & Qualifications:. A Bachelor's degree in social work or other human service field is preferredSocial Work license preferredMust have either a current foster care license in a good standing or a closed in good standing license; an ability to support and encourage other familiesDemonstrated experience in, or potential for, providing supervision and leadership to staff.Demonstrated administrative and interpersonal experience.Knowledge of child welfare policies and programs, and recruitment and retention strategies and best practice models.Ability to provide culturally competent services that shows sensitivity to the service population's cultural and socioeconomic characteristics.Highly computer literate.Ability to relate to current and prospective adoptive, foster and kinship families.Ability to relate to local and state MDHHS personnel, agency staff and other service providers.Ability to be available to staff 24/7 for emergencies and unexpected issues.Ability to travel throughout the state as neededA valid Michigan driver's license.Central Registry Clearance documenting that there is no record of child abuse or neglect.Internet Criminal History Access Tool (ICHAT) check and a National and State Sex Offender Registry check. Working Conditions: Office environmentPosition requires some evening and weekend hours as neededPosition requires travel throughout Michigan Physical requirements: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to, walk, stand, sit, communicate verbally and in writing, hear, and use hands and fingers to operate a computer and telephone keyboard.Close vision requirements due to computer work. #J-18808-Ljbffr