Department: Case Management                                         Division: Programs

Reports to: Child Welfare Director                                      Status: Exempt

Labor Type: Full Time                                                         Salary/Wage: $37,700

Position Summary

The Family Allies Family Finder will act as the centralized point of contact for all related duties in searching for immediate and extended family members of children involved in the dependency system.   The Family Finder position will work to explore all family connections and assess the willingness/availability of family members to participate in the dependency case process to offer the best placements for the children in care.  They will connect extended family and informal supports to the family to work with improving safety concerns, permanency, and well-being of children.  The Family Finder position related duties will include diligent searches, participating in case transfer staffing’s, data entry, collection of relatives and extended family members, completion of home studies and reporting and reconciliation of information while working alongside the Child Welfare Specialist team. 

Technical/Functional Expectations

1.       Family Finding: Perform detailed search of immediate family members and extended family members to complete family trees and identify possible relative placements and supports for children in care.

2.       Diligent Search:  Complete diligent searches on absent parents or relatives on dependency cases.

3.       Internet Savvy: The ability to utilize multiple internet search browsers as well as social media to conduct searches to identify and contact family members. 

4.       Data Integrity: Assists and provides internal controls in order to authenticate data integrity.

5.       Meeting Attendance: Attends staff meetings, in-service trainings and other meetings or conferences as necessary in order to share and gather information.

6.       Other duties as required: Job performance requires fulfilling other incidental or related duties as assigned, assisting and training others, and performing or covering duties of other members in the child welfare system from time to time for ongoing growth and development.

Behavioral Competencies

1.       Attention to Detail: Able to be thorough and complete when assembling, processing, or providing detailed information.

2.       Integrity: Able to demonstrate consistency of words and actions; protect confidential information; do what is right even when no one is watching.

3.       Team Work: Able to cooperate to build consensus; assist others to achieve team goals; participate in meetings so they are productive; take on extra work to meet team objectives.

4.       Diligence: Able to persevere in accomplishing tasks or objectives; commit to long hours of work or working outside of the typical 8am- 5pm; have a sense of urgency about getting results.

5.       Concern for Quality: Able to promote quality in spite of other pressures; identify and remove barriers to quality; take time to do things right.

6.       Sensitivity: Work effectively with and show sensitivity to cultural differences and various socio-economic backgrounds of others.

7.       Ethics: Adhere to and model principles and values of Agency and System of Care by being strength-based, solution-focused, maintains highest level of integrity and ethical standards and work collaboratively with employees, partners, stakeholders and clients in all interactions. 

Business Experience

1.       Strong Computer Skills

2.       Strong Verbal and Written Communication

3.       Ability to set and adjust priorities

4.       Ability to be flexible with changing demands and priorities

Educational and Experience Requirements

1.       BA/BS – Bachelor’s Degree required in a social work or related area of study from an accredited college or university required. (Related degrees are Criminology, Psychology, Sociology, Counselling, Special Education, Education, Human Development, Child Development, Family Development, Marriage and Family Therapy)

2.       Two years’ experience working with at risk children and families preferred

3.       Child Welfare Case Management Certification

Physical Requirements

1.       Reading

2.       Writing

3.       Listening

4.       Speaking

5.       Lifting 25 pounds

6.       Sitting

7.       Carrying 25 pounds

8.       Pulling 25 pounds

9.       Pushing 25 pounds

10.     Typing