Job description
POSITION TITLE Evening – Weekend Intake Worker
DEPARTMENT Agency Wide
BASIC FUNCTION OF POSITION
Responsible for the appropriate placement of children for Family Foster Care and QRTP Programs during the evening and weekend supervision of the part time remote intake workers.
MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Review incoming referrals from the Office of Placement (OPA) to determine appropriate placements for the agency. Referrals may be from the Connections Placement Module Dashboard or via emails and phone calls from OPA staff.
- Make appropriate contact with potential resources identified in the placement module and/or potential resources included on the supplemental vacancy list to identify and assess appropriateness of possible placement. Assess all circumstances that may affect potential placement including but not limited to, household composition, sleeping arrangements, overall space, any children already placed in the home and their needs and functioning, potential resources ability to manage the needs of the referred child(ren), school placement and overall supports for the foster parent.
- ACCEPT or DECLINE all referrals made in the Connections Placement Module Dashboard as necessary.
- Participates in daily weekday transitional placement planning meetings either in person or remotely with the Intake Coordinator or designated staff to ensure the appropriate transition of day intake responsibilities to night intake placement planning.
- Review documentation provided by ACS/OPA in Docushare data base to determine appropriate foster parent/child match.
- Review placement evaluation information located in the CONNECTIONS PLACEMENT DASHBOARD to obtain relevant information about the child needing placement.
- Verify placements in the Connections Placement Module Dashboard post placement.
- Provides support and assistance to program staff requiring replacement homes for children in the care of Catholic Guardian Services and Initiate movement in the Connections Placement Module Dashboard if and when necessary.
- Reviews child tracking forms and discusses potential vacancies with day time staff and make necessary updates to supplemental master vacancy list.
- Responsible for the completion of new intake protocols regarding placement matches made and provide to the day time intake staff for assignment and distribution.
- Ensures that all placement referrals made during the evenings and weekends to Catholic Guardian Services is discussed with the day time staff to ensure timely and accurate Placement Module Tracking as necessary.
- Provides daily reports of all placement referrals and actions taken on each referral during the evening and weekend shifts.
- Attends and participates in all other required meetings as necessary including but not limited to Child Safety Review Team Meetings, supervision and other intake and placement meetings as required.
- Attends training and workshops as required by Agency to enhance skills and professional growth.
- Communicates effectively in a professional relationship with foster parents, including those with different religious, cultural, and ethnic background and languages.
- Communicates effectively in a professional relationship with Office of Placement Administration personnel to establish ongoing working relationship and ease of referral processes.
- Establish and maintain regular phone and electronic communication with Office of Placement Administration concerning available vacancies and potential placements for the agency.
- Communicates effectively with respective agency staff concerning new placements or regarding replacement requests made.
- Communicates effectively with Homefinding and Recertification staff to identify and assess potential vacancies.
- Communicates, collaborates and provides administrative oversight with weekend Intake workers as necessary.
- Respects all Agency policies and procedures and shares in the Agency’s goals in creating a community of care for children and families.
- All other duties as assigned.
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