CHILD SAFETY SPECIALIST

SJRC Texas
Remote in Victoria, TX Full Time
POSTED ON 10/3/2022 CLOSED ON 10/6/2022

What are the responsibilities and job description for the CHILD SAFETY SPECIALIST position at SJRC Texas?

We invite you to join our team at SJRC Texas to offer a healing environment for children and youth who have been abused, neglected and/or abandoned. Individual treatment plans, a homelike environment and highly trained staff all help each child gain success.

During the application process you will be required to undergo an extensive background check process to include: criminal history check, DMV report, DFPS background check, FBI fingerprinting, drug test and TB test.

PRIMARY FUNCTION/RESPONSIBILTY

The Child Safety Specialist is assigned to children and youth that are placed in the South Central and Hill Country Region from outside of the region. They must initiate visits with the child or youth within 15 calendar days after the Child Safety Specialist is assigned as a secondary caseworker in IMPACT. The Child Safety Specialist is essentially the "eyes and ears" for the primary caseworker.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Conducts well-planned monthly visits with the child or youth and caregiver to assess safety and the child's needs and well-being, in accordance with policy.
  • Communicates the child's permanency plan during staffing/monthly conferences.
  • Makes sure the placement is meeting the child or youth's needs and ensures any unmet needs are reported to the primary caseworker and supervisor.
  • Submits into the Substitute Care (SUB) stage in IMPACT any face-to-face contacts with the child or youth monthly.
  • Participates in permanency planning meetings or child plan of service meetings.
  • Assists the primary caseworker and other secondary caseworkers with visitation between the child or youth and his or her siblings and family.
  • Attends work regularly in accordance with agency leave policy.
  • Performs other duties as assigned as required to maintain unit operations.

QUALIFICATIONS

Required:

  • Bachelor's degree in Social Services or other related fields.
  • Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from clients, care providers or regulatory agencies.
  • Ability to effectively present information to community groups.
  • Familiarity with basic computer skills and their capabilities.
  • Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.

Certifications/Licenses/Registrations:

  • None

PHYSICAL/MENTAL REQUIREMENTS AND INFORMATION

  • Body mobility to stoop, kneel, bend, reach, and walk and walk briskly to interact with and monitor children.
  • Stamina to work long days and drive long distances.
  • Moderate to heavy lifting to up to 60 pounds.
  • Must have the ability to communicate both verbally and in writing.
  • Must have the ability to give and receive verbal and written instructions (with or without hearing aids).
  • Must have the ability to read fine print, have sustained vision, and peripheral vision (with or without glasses).
  • Environment requires dexterity to remain calm and adapt to fast paced and emotional environments consisting of children with moderate to severe emotional and psychological needs.
  • Home-like settings with varying moderate to high degrees of background noise.
  • Light and ventilation are found in a typical home setting.
  • Campuses are smoke-free, except on permitted campuses in designated areas.
  • Possibility of exposure to blood borne pathogens exists if universal precautions are not followed (Hepatitis B inoculation available per request).
  • Possible injury when lifting or moving (child or objects) if employee fails to use proper body mechanics, or if proper techniques are not used when the use of SAMA containment techniques are required.

DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATIONAL RELATIONSHIP/REPORTING RELATIONSHIPS

Supervised by: Child Safety Specialist Supervisor

Supervises: N/A

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