Homefinding Supervisor

Little Flower Children and Family Services of New York is a not-for-profit charity serving children, families, and individuals with developmental disabilities across New York City and Long Island. Our staff of over 600 people provide caring and professional services to nearly 2,000 people every year. Since 1930, Little Flower has been committed to improving the lives and well-being of those we serve by providing foster boarding home care, residential treatment care and where appropriate, adoption. Our work focuses on strengthening the family so that they can provide a safe nurturing environment for raising children and to overcome a myriad of obstacles that threaten a child's safety.

Program Description:

The objective of the Home Finding Supervisor is to work with the Division Director and Homefinding Unit staff to ensure the quality and timeliness of all home finding Unit activities, including foster home recruitment, training, study, certification, and recertification. Responsible for PAMS,

Scorecard and Connections activities related to foster home development and support. the HomeFinding Supervisor assists in keeping the program staff and foster parents up to date regarding policies and procedures related to foster home development and maintenance and represents the

LF Home finding Unit within as well as outside the agency, when necessary.

Principle Responsibilities (but not limited to):

* Ensure compliance with regulatory standards promulgated by the New York City Administration for Children's Services (ACS) and the New York State Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS)
* Conduct thorough and timely certification and recertification - including background checks, home safety assessments and continuous trainings.
* Ensure that foster and adoptive parents attend to the physical and emotional well-being of the children placed in their homes and that children are placed appropriately in safe, nurturing foster homes based on their development needs.
* Partner with the Family Foster Care & Adoption Program's Case Management team
* Coordinating foster parent training, identify and schedule training specific to the needs of

children in foster care, including child development, adolescent behavior, behavior management, navigation of DOE and OMH programs, parenting children/youth with mental/behavioral health disorders, etc.

* Deliver MAPP, Deciding Together, and individual Foster Parent training as needed; track trainings with the assistance of unit's support worker
* Oversee acceptance of children for placement in Little Flower's Foster Care Program and identify new homes for children in need of replacement.
* Support the RDS Director in ensuring that an Intake staff is available to answer OPA phone calls 24/7
* Ensures that Intake staff make consistent decisions regarding acceptance of children, are honest and respectful in communication with foster parents
* Provides formal and informal supportive, programmatic supervision to each team member; holds individual supervision on a bi-weekly basis and team meetings monthly.

Qualifications:

Master's Degree in Social Work, Education, Psychology, or related field, 5 + years' experience in Home finding; 3 Years of Supervisory/Management experience

* MAPP Leader Certified; Knowledge of Model Approach to Partnerships in Parenting

(MAPP) and Mini-MAPP curricula.

* Knowledge of internal and external State and City regulations and polices applicable to

foster care and adoption; including foster Home certification/approval and recertification/re-approval in.

* Computer literate and familiar with the NYS OCFS's CONNECTIONS system.
* Excellent communication skills, oral and written; good public presentation skills
* Knowledge of Intake and Foster Parent Recruitment
* Excellent interpersonal skills; team oriented; ability to work with diverse population

Minimum Requirements:

Graduation from an accredited university with a master's degree in Social Work (or related field) and four years of professional experience in the program to which he or she is to be assigned.

Travel Requirements:

This position is located in Brooklyn, NY but may be required to travel to other locations. A valid NYS Driver's License if using personal vehicle or agency vehicle to drive on agency business.

Little Flower Children and Family Services of New York provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other legally protected group status.