Homefinding Supervisor
Regular Full-time
Location: The Bronx, NY
About Graham Windham
In full partnership with families & communities, Graham
Windham strives to make a life-altering difference to children, youth and
families affected by abuse, neglect and delinquency by providing each child we
serve with a strong foundation for life: a safe, loving, permanent family and
the opportunity and preparation to thrive in school and in the world. With over
600 full-time employees serving children and families in multiple programs
throughout Westchester County, Manhattan, the Bronx, Brooklyn and Harlem,
Graham Windham provides an exciting & enriching work experience.
Graham Windham is one of the first organizations in the New York
City to implement Solution – Based Casework. Solution – Based casework helps
children and families to be the solution to the seemingly insurmountable
problems in their lives, from generational cycles of poverty, abuse, and
neglect to unemployment, domestic violence, and severe health problems. By
recognizing and reinforcing their innate strengths and ability to cope, we at
Graham Windham empower them to take the lead in making change in their lives.
About the
Program
At Graham Windham our
Family Foster Care programs help children to get back to their families,
adopted into a new family or connected to someone who is willing to be an
anchor for children, throughout their childhood and into adulthood. To help us
do that, we have hundreds of loving & highly qualified foster parents
primarily in Brooklyn, Manhattan, the Bronx and Westchester County- who serve
as our foster children's substitute family.
About the
Position
Graham Windham seeks a Homefinding Supervisor to lead and manage the organization’s work to, assess, onboard and develop a strong pool of foster and adoptive parents. The
Homefinding Supervisor will also support the Foster Parent recruitment team and
the Recruitment, Develop and Support (RDS) Director as needed.
Duties
&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 case aide
- Oversee acceptance of children for
placement in Graham’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 & clinical supervision to each team member; holds individual
supervision on a bi-weekly basis and team meetings on a monthly basis.
Minimum
Requirements:
- Master’s Degree in Social Work,
Education, Psychology or related field
- 5 years’ experience in Homefinding; 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 re-certification/re-approval
in particular.
- 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 populations
- Spanish fluency a plus.
Full-time position; Salary commensurate
with experience. Graham Windham offers eligible employees a
comprehensive benefit package including medical, dental, and vision coverage,
paid time off, holiday pay, retirement savings plan, and much more.
EOE