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Foster Care
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NAYA Family Center is seeking a driven social services professional to join our Family Services Department. Foster Care- Independent Living Program Coordinator position is responsible for some case management of Native American youth in foster care in both state and tribal out of care systems. Responsibilities include providing Life Skill building activities, advocacy and attention to the multiple needs of youth in foster care and providing family support to relative and foster families raising non-birth children. This person will be supporting the Foster Care Services Manager in reporting grant outcomes, budget management of Portland Children’s Levy, Oregon Department of Human Services (ODHS) Independent Living Program (ILP) and other relevant funding sources that support the programs.
This position is primarily a direct service position (60%), with the balance of the time (40%) spent performing administrative tasks related to Foster Care Services, ILP and Life Skill program activities. This is a full-time role with work hours of 9 am to 6 pm with a one hour unpaid lunch. Once training and onboarding are complete, there may be flexibility in work schedule upon approval. This position pays $24/hour which is equivalent to ~$49,500.
NAYA offers an exceptional benefits package, including free medical, dental and vision insurance for employees (and affordable care for family), 401(k) retirement plan with 6% match, paid vacation and paid holidays.
Who you are:
- Bachelor’s degree in social work, counseling, education, or similar field required.
- Knowledge and understanding of the Indian Child Welfare Act required. ?
- Knowledge and understanding of the services provided by DHS (Department of Human Services) Child Welfare required.
- Knowledge of local community resources, emergency services, and social service agencies, especially with low-income and ethnic minority clientele required. ?
- Knowledge of Native American history, an understanding of the diversity of the local American Indian/Alaskan Native community and issues surrounding the Urban Indian experience required.
- Ability to manage and maintain a high-volume caseload of participants efficiently. ?
- Ability to stay composed and exercise good judgment in stressful situations, such as dealing with distressed and/or demanding clients.
- Ability to connect with clients in a manner that successfully motivates them to achieve better outcomes ?
- Ability to be extremely flexible when managing changing priorities and schedules, without compromising quality of outcomes, ability to complete tasks, or uphold commitments.
What you'll do:
- Provide a full range of case management services to foster care youth and families including: Implementing thorough, accurate, and timely client file management techniques (both electronic and paper records management) in compliance with funding sources, strength-based interventions, and priorities of the Family Services Director and Chief Executive Officer.
- Make independent decisions about how to provide support for foster care youth and families based on a thorough assessment of client needs.
- Plan and provide intervention, activities, counseling, and support for Native American youth in coordination with families, foster care services and the Independent Living Program services.
- Maintain ongoing contact with youth and foster families on caseload (which may include youth in state and tribal Foster Care and Independent Living Programs, as well as youth emancipated from foster care)
- Holding individual and group meetings regularly, providing performance feedback to students and their school or support team, and maintaining all associated documentation needed for the students to receive appropriate academic credit
- Providing orientation, training, and ongoing support to clients in foster care transitioning to adulthood.
- Oversee Independent Living Program (ILP) objectives, ensuring they are carried out and program operational requirements are fulfilled, including: Working directly with program participants to create goal plans and teach life skills by administering skill assessments and helping clients identify goals.
- Ensuring contract compliance and timely completion of monthly reports, billing statements, and other related paperwork, including gift card disbursement for programming
- Collecting data and completing program evaluation for recording requirements
- Attending ILP Provider meetings as required (approximately once per month)
- Assist new staff in foster care services in signing up for ICWA training, PIP Training, Parenting in 2 Worlds training.
- Maintain and develop Foster Care resource list and resources for Native youth in substitute care ?
- Acquire and utilize resources made available through collaboration with other agencies to meet additional needs of clients and their families (including local and state public, private and tribal social services agencies), including: Assisting youth to apply for educational/vocational assistance (OSAC, FASFA, College Applications)
- Assisting youth to apply for housing assistance (such as Chafee Housing program and Housing Subsidy Program)
- Disburse client assistance funds (including family grants, support services, youth bus tickets, and school supplies) in compliance with funding sources and Family Services Department priorities.
Read the full job description.
Questions? Want to chat about this role before you decide to apply? Contact Elisha Big Back, Foster Care Services Manager or NAYA HR at jobs@nayapdx.org.
