FTC Manager

The Office of Family Team Conferencing primary function is the facilitation of a continuum of conferences and other related duties as required in support of Child Protection divisional best practices, which may include the processing of out of home foster care placements for children deemed unsafe or at risk to remain in their natural environment. The Administration for Children's Services (ACS) protects and promotes the safety and well-being of children and families through child welfare and juvenile justice services and community supports.

Responsibilities

Supervise a team of Child and Family Specialists and a Kinship Specialist daily; Ensure all Conference Requests are screened and assigned to a facilitator timely; Ensure all Safety and Risk concerns are fully identified and addressed by the Facilitator in the Family Team Conference; Consistently apply and uphold agency policy consistent with Conferencing mandates; Maintain fidelity to the Family Team Conference Model, utilizing consensus decision making and initiating a high-level review process when the conference decision falls outside of safety and/or policy; Review Emergency Home Studies (EHS) completed by CFS and Kinship Specialists prior to sharing with OPA for FCA assignment; Review criminal history, IC reports and Child Welfare history to approve or disapprove non-safety and safety waivers for placement in a resource home; Approve emergency funds requested and prepared by Child and Family Specialist; Approve furniture items/clothing items in DOAS requested for kinship resources to meet the needs of the child(ren) in their care; Facilitate MDT meetings (multi-disciplinary team meetings) for requested voluntary placements into foster care, escalating to the DCP Deputy Commissioner of Social Services for approval if placement is not diverted; Complete administrative functions including performing area data analysis; Coordinate and collaborate with Child Welfare Programs divisions and outside stakeholders including community organizations to support the integrity and purpose of conferencing; Exemplify leadership skills of effective communication, modeling, coaching, educating and support to foster quality supervision to subordinates on a regular basis, utilizing the Kadushian model of supervision; Attend Inter/Intra-agency meetings to share information and develop policies and procedures

Requirements

Baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and four years of full-time, satisfactory professional social services or related experience in organizations dealing directly with children and/or adolescents (such as child welfare agencies, Day-Care, educational institutions, mental health groups, pediatrics, juvenile justice); At least eighteen months of the required experience must be in a supervisor, administrative, managerial or executive capacity; Alternatively, education and/or experience equivalent to the above, with all candidates having at least eighteen months of supervisory, administrative, managerial, or executive experience; A Master's degree in Social Work may be substituted for one year of the required general experience