Placement Staffing Specialist-North Florida (67611)

Placement Staffing Specialist

Join our team at FSS and enjoy comprehensive benefits including but not limited to:

• Tuition Reimbursement: Earn up to $5,250 per qualifying year to invest in your education.
• Health Insurance: Choose from four comprehensive Florida Blue health insurance plans to keep you and your family covered.
• Dental Plan: Enjoy an employer-paid dental plan for our valued employees.
• Life Insurance: Your peace of mind matters to us. We provide employer-paid life insurance.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP): a free, confidential resource, available to assist employees and their families in dealing with life’s challenges, and the demands of work/life balance.
• Paid Time Off (PTO): Relax and recharge with our generous PTO plan. 
• Paid Holidays: Enjoy the 12 holidays (to include 1 floating holiday) and unwind with family and friends to celebrate and rejuvenate!
• Well-Being Program: Stay healthy and engaged with our highly interactive well-being program.  Employees can earn three additional PTO days per plan year by simply participating.
• 401k Plan: Secure your financial future with our 401k plan with employer contribution of 3%.
• Additional Benefits: Explore our range of benefits, including Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA), Vision Plan, Short & Long-Term Disability coverage, Employee Discounts, and more.

The mission of Family Support Services is to be the leader in providing safety, stability, and quality of life for all children by working with the community to strengthen the family unit.

Job Summary

The Placement Staffing Specialist is responsible for coordinating multidisciplinary staffings and placement-related reviews to promote placement stability, ensure appropriate board rate determinations, and support compliance with separated sibling requirements. This position facilitates collaboration among case management, caregivers, placement staff, and other stakeholders; documents staffing outcomes and placement efforts; tracks applicable data and trends; and helps ensure children in licensed out-of-home care receive appropriate placement support and consideration for sibling reunification whenever safely possible.

Job Duties

• Facilitate placement stability staffings to identify resources, resolve barriers, and support the stabilization of licensed placements
• Conduct routine and requested board rate review staffings to ensure foster care board rates are aligned with children's needs and eligibility in accordance with Department of Children and Families requirements
• Monitor sibling groups placed separately in licensed out-of-home care and coordinate efforts to promote sibling reunification when safe and appropriate
• Facilitate multidisciplinary staffings regarding separated siblings, placement stability concerns, board rate eligibility, and other placement-related matters
• Ensure required sibling separation reviews, assessments, placement efforts, and staffing outcomes are documented in accordance with applicable laws, rules, and agency procedures
• Evaluate placement-related information and collaborate with case teams to identify appropriate placement options while considering child safety, individual needs, sibling relationships, and placement stability
• Maintain data and reports related to placement stability, board rates, separated siblings, and other assigned placement initiatives
• Provide support to the Placement department through documentation, data entry, quality assurance activities, staffing facilitation, and other placement-related functions as assigned
• Assist with various Placement-related tasks, including respite coordination, placement support activities, or participation in placement assignment rotations, as needed
• Ensure compliance with applicable federal and state laws, administrative rules, accreditation standards, contracts, and agency policies and procedures
• Other duties as assigned

Schedule & Hours

• Monday-Friday 8:30AM-5:00PM

Minimum Qualifications

Education: Requires a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in social work, human services, psychology, sociology, or a related field.

Experience: Any equivalent combination of education, experience, and training that provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities. Preferred candidates will have a minimum of two years’ experience working in child welfare, foster care placement, or case management, and will be familiar with Florida child welfare practices and terminology.

Licensure, Certification, and/or Registration: Valid driver’s license. Child Welfare Professional certification strongly preferred.

Other Requirements: 

• Clear a Level II Background screening (Live Scan) in which your fingerprints will be used to conduct the screening. Please see the link with further details: https://info.flclearinghouse.com
• Clear a reference check.
• Clear a local background check from the county in which you reside.
• Clear a substance abuse screen.
• Provide a copy of all certifications and degrees prior to your first day of employment.
• Clear an E-Verify check to substantiate that the successful candidate meets the Department of Homeland Security authorization requirements to work in the United States (for more information visit www.dhs.gov/e-verify).

Family Support Services (FSS) is committed to providing equal employment and advancement opportunities to all applicants and employees. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, genetic information, military status, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. If you need a reasonable accommodation to participate in the application or hiring process, please contact our Human Resources team at [email protected] (Duval and Nassau counties).