Permanency Specialist (Aftercare & Res.)

**PERMANENCY SPECIALIST** **Title:** Permanency Specialist (QRTP AFTERCARE & RESIDENTIAL) **Location:**Albany, NY **Program**: QRTP Aftercare/Residential Services **Type:**Full-time (Non-exempt) **/** Hybrid position) **Pay Range:** $22.06 - $25.69 per hour **Schedule**: Monday - Friday; 9am-5pm w/evening flexibility **Notes**: Local & moderate distance travel; Clean & Valid NYS Driver’s License is required. **Job Ref. #**: 0207 **Our Mission** St. Catherine's Center for Children provides a comprehensive range of human services designed to offer hope, foster growth, and improve the lives of the children, families and adults we serve. **Our Vision** St. Catherine’s willingness to embrace change and develop new services is, and will remain, our guiding philosophy as we support the human service needs of children, families, and adults throughout the region. **Position Overview** The function of the Certified Teacher Assistant is to collaborate with the Master Teacher in conducting the therapeutic educational program for each student assigned to the classroom. **Position Requirements & Specifications** - Associate’s degree in Human Services or related field with at least 2 years’ relevant professional experience is required; BSW / Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work or related field, preferred. - Ability to work flexible hours to accommodate client needs, which may include evening hours. - Local and moderate distance travel is regularly required for this role; a Clean and Valid **New York State** Driver’s License (actively licensed at least one year) with reliable vehicle for transporting clients--in the event an agency vehicle is unavailable--**is required** **\****.* - Previous experience working in a human services agency is a plus! - Proficiency in computer applications: Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Google Business Workspace Suite (Gmail, Docs, Meet, Sheets), and use secure Internet practices. - Experience using TCI strategies and techniques is helpful. - Experience with AWARDS and NYS OCFS Connections preferred. - Excellent organization, planning, and time management skills. - Ability to build strong working relationships with county professionals and others. - Qualities of positivity, patience, flexibility and adaptability to both the work environment and in the homes of families served. - Willingness and ability to work in close proximity with the clients we serve. - Self-motivated and engaged, with a strong attention to detail; excellent writing aptitude. - Capable of exercising ethical, independent judgment and discretion, and handle sensitive data with strict confidentiality. **Essential Duties & Responsibilities include**: - Carry a caseload of up to 15 children ages 5-13. At any given time this will include a combination of children both in residential placement with SCCC, and children post discharge with a permanency resource in the community. - Attend entrance meeting for child; establish role with child, discharge resource, and stakeholders - Connect with the child’s identified discharge resources within 24 hours of child’s entrance into St. Catherine’s residential care. - Make, and maintain contact with DCYF Case Manager to gain understanding of what is needed of the child and family in order to achieve permanency outside of the residential setting. - Establish and execute bi-weekly, face to face contact with the child, as well as a minimum of monthly contact with the permanency resource (if one has been identified). If the PR is local, this should occur face to face in their home, if they are out of state, this can occur by phone and video conference. - Support permanency resource in areas of need identified. This includes but is not limited to, treatment referrals, housing support, assistance with applying for benefits, parenting skills and/or linkage to parenting classes, reduction of barriers such as transportation, use of flex funds to support needs, support with accessing basic needs. Prepa…