The Institute for Family Connections® is hiring a Permanency Specialist to work with youth and families participating in Hillside’s Residential Treatment Services on the Monroe Avenue Campus, responsible for individualized permanency planning and Family Finding services.
Compensation
$22.50 Minimum pay rate, $31.00 Maximum pay rate, based on experience. This pay rate may include a Regional and/or Department premium.
Responsibilities
Implement the Family Finding and/or Child-focused Recruitment Model to fidelity with assigned youth
Facilitate, scribe, and/or coordinate Permanency Roundtables for referred youth
Engage youth, caregivers, relatives, fictive kin and/or other appropriate adults to increase connections and build a lifetime network of support for each youth and their families
Support teams in determining the type of permanency intervention needed for youth
Educate youth, families, providers, and strategic partners about the positive impact of Family Finding and/or Wendy’s Wonderful Kids permanency services
Requirements
Associate’s degree in human services or a related field with minimum 2 years relevant experience
Bachelor’s degree in social work, psychology, or human services
Bachelor’s degree in any field with minimum of 2 years of relevant experience
Utilizing a collaborative, innovative, evidence-informed, trauma and healing approach to practice, the Social Worker engages families and community partners to achieve legal and relational permanency and well‑being for children and families.
Compensation
The typical hiring range for this position in Phoenix, AZ is $71,239 to $83,810. The full salary range for the role is $71,239 to $96,382.
Responsibilities
Provides case management services for children, youth, young adults and families
Conducts clinical assessment of individual and family safety/functioning/needs
Arranges supportive and ameliorative services
Coordinates with vendors and local child welfare jurisdiction, tribes, and community partners
Maintains documentation for internal and external audits
Requirements
Master’s Degree in Social Work or related field from an accredited institution, that includes a clinical internship or practicum
Provide intensive case management services to children and families in the foster care system, ensuring continuity of care, safety planning, and permanency outcomes.
Compensation
Now Offering a Sign-On Bonus! $500 paid upon hire An additional $1,000 after six months of successful employment
Responsibilities
Function as a contributing member of a case management team
Provide case management services including assessment, planning, linking, monitoring, and advocacy
Provide intensive case management services with increased face‑to‑face contact, crisis intervention, multidisciplinary coordination
Complete diligent Family Finding efforts to link youth to supports
Seek strategies to improve placement stability and permanency
Requirements
Bachelor's degree required, preferably in a human services‑related field
Nice to have: trauma‑informed principles and practices
Nice to have: Trust‑Based Relational Intervention (TBRI)
Provides continuity of care for children by supporting permanency through a case management model that develops, expands, accesses, and connects families with community resources that meet each child’s needs. Serves youth with complex needs and elevated risk factors.
Compensation
Sign-On Bonus! $500 paid upon hire. An additional $1,000 after six months of successful employment
Responsibilities
Function as a contributing member of a case management team.
Provide case management services, including assessment, planning, linking, monitoring, and advocacy, to assigned children and families from intake to discharge.
Provide intensive case management services, including increased face-to-face contact, enhanced safety planning, crisis intervention, multidisciplinary coordination, and proactive engagement with youth, caregivers, service providers, schools, behavioral health partners, and legal stakeholders.
Complete diligent Family Finding efforts to link youth to connections, such as relatives, non-relatives, friends, mentors, and other formal or informal supports.
Utilize strategies to increase placements with relatives or non-relatives to reduce the number of children in licensed foster care.
Requirements
Bachelor’s degree required, preferably in a human services-related field
Full CWCM certification
Nice to have: Trust-Based Relational Intervention (TBRI)
