Intake And Placement Behavior Health Coordinator

At Embrace Families we believe all kids deserve to grow up in safe, stable and loving homes. As a national leader in child welfare services, we begin by helping Central Florida families overcome the root causes of abuse and neglect through programs that offer case management and other prevention services that keep families together and build a stronger community. When a child can’t remain safely in their home, we partner with local agencies to support them through foster care, adoption, mentoring and beyond to ensure that children in bad situations move toward brighter futures.

Telecommuting/Remote work options available 

Starting salary: $58,168 - $66,893.20 (dependent on experience)

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POSITION OBJECTIVE: 

This position will be responsible for all new intakes in the tri-county area and secure licensed out of home care. They will ensure compliance with applicable federal, state & contractual requirements. 

KEY FUNCTIONS: 

• Point of contact for all new intakes in the tri-county area.
• Identifies appropriate placements.
• Serves as centralized point of access for the agency fielding calls and providing information pertaining to licensed out of home care placement.
• Collects and maintains demographic data on referrals and active children being served.
• Tracks daily placement movement including various levels of care and funding requirements.
• Establishes and maintains positive working relationships with relevant community agencies and partnerships.
• Ensures children with potential disruptions have received progressive interaction to stabilize placements.
• Strong customer service orientation at the point of entry.
• Facilitates the placement assessment tool MDT with DCF/Sheriff’s office.
• Monitors activities to meet specific measureable service objectives to assure compliance with statewide operation goals.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Required:

• Master’s Degree from an accredited college or university and 5 years’ experience in child welfare services (providing directly a continuum of services designed to ensure that childrenare safe and that families. have the necessary support to care for their children successfully.)
• Extensive knowledge of child welfare operations and mental health services.

Preferred:

• Licensed Clinician (LMHC, LCSW, LMFT)
• Experience in implementing Quality Assurance and Improvement processes.
• Experience in Data Analysis

SKILLS:

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to define problems, collect, evaluate and analyze data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions
• Ability to document work flow and other activities relating to the improvement of operational and management practices.
• Ability to analyze, integrate and report data
• Demonstrate cultural and linguistic competence & sensitivity to population served

SPECIAL CONDITIONS:

• Thorough Background Screening upon hire including FBI, FDLE, Local Law check, Employment Reference check, DMV check, Criminal Records check, Social Security Trace & Drug Screening.  FDLE check will be run at least every 5 years.
• On-call assignments- Yes
• Travel- local: 10% per week, long-distance: 1% per month
• Attend at least 15 hours of in-service training annually

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Embrace Families Values Strong Families and Strong Communities. We believe Every Child deserves a safe, stable, and loving home. We invite you to come on board and help us make that happen.

• We are the lead child welfare agency in Central Florida covering the tri-county area of Orange, Osceola and Seminole counties
• We are Innovative and have piloted programs not seen before in this industry – Ask us about our Keys to Independence Program and our work in Texas
• We raise awareness with fun and inspiring events such as Dance, Dream, & Inspire, the MANicure Movement, and our Golf Tournament
• We partner with organizations throughout the tri-county area to address the specific needs of our children and families at their community level.
• Voted one of the Top Places to Work by Orlando Sentinel
• A high % of Employee Engagement according to our yearly Gallup survey

Embrace Families Values Strong Employees. Our comprehensive pay and benefit package provides a foundation of health, wellness & development supports for you and your family.

• Your benefit eligibility starts on day 1
• 100% Employer paid basic life, AD&D and disability benefits
• 401(k) with Employer match up to 4% of eligible pay
• Paid Time Off accrues starting on day 1 with 27 days (216 hours) per hire year!
• 10 paid holidays each year
• A broad EAP Program with access to thousands of trainings and lifestyle discounts ranging from professional and personal which cover, mental, physical, and financial well-being
• Flexible hybrid work opportunities for most positions
• Opportunities for learning, growth, and development
• A high % of Employee Engagement according to our yearly Gallup survey
• Market based pay scale and an emphasis on recognizing and rewarding staff

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