OHC Coordinator

Description

Mission Statement

The Children’s Network of Hillsborough LLC is committed to working with the community to protect children and preserve families.

General Purpose of Job               

Provide direction, support, and technical assistance to sub-contracted providers to meet performance objectives for the Lead Agency and Circuit 13 system of care, ensuring compliance with federal, state, and local laws. Participate in meetings with residential group home providers and foster parents to strengthen relationships and address systemic issues. Update the daily placement report and review bed hold requests, while also participating in staffing to address high-end placements and step-down plans. Additionally, as a Family Team Facilitator, work with families and support figures to develop collaborative plans that ensure children's safety, well-being, and permanency within the family unit.

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide appropriate direction for children/youth in their daily routines by establishing and maintaining professional boundaries and creating an atmosphere conducive to growth and development by giving positive reinforcement as appropriate
• Provide supervision to youth on and off campus, coordinate and engage in recreational and service activities for youth
• Teach life and independent living skills in accordance with child specific service plans
• Assist to prepare and serve nutritious meals in a family like environment
• Provide transportation of youth to school, medical or other appointments and designated activities
• Monitor, support, and encourage academic performance and educational success
• Maintain confidentiality of youth’s personal and medical information
• Properly document daily activities based on established policies and protocols and ensure effective communication with other staff
• Communicate effectively with other direct care staff during shift change and keep other staff informed of pertinent youth information and campus events
• Maintain the order, safety, cleanliness of the group home
• Dispense medications as prescribed by a medical professional once trained
• Participates in in-service training sessions and attends staff meetings
• Other duties may be assigned as special projects may be requested

Working Hours

CNHC’s work week is Monday through Friday, 40 hours per week.  Your supervisor will advise you of your work hours; however, business office hours are 8:00 am to 5:00 pm. This is an in-office based position. 

Travel

Travel in and outside of Circuit 13 (Hillsborough) may be required.

Training

All employees must complete fifteen (15) hours of on-line or classroom Training on an annual basis.  If the employee is a Certified Child Welfare Professional, Training hours must total twenty (20) annually.

Supervisory Responsibilities

This position does not have supervisory responsibilities

Qualifications

Education and Experience          

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in social work, counseling, human services, psychology, or related field.
• Minimum of two (2) years Child Welfare experience with Certification preferred
• Strong problem solving and decision-making skills.
• Requires the ability to establish and maintain positive working relationships with others
• Exceptional mediation skills to effectively facilitate group conference situations.     
• Ability to clearly summarize a variety of solutions and to facilitate consensus.
• Ability to accommodate a flexible work schedule, including evenings and weekends
• Ability to travel in and around the Hillsborough County system of care       
• Ability to read, analyze and interpret policies and procedures related to the job.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.

Other Qualifications

• Must have dependability, discretion, and good judgement
• Ability to establish and maintain positive working relationships with others

Skills and Abilities

Must be able to operate standard modern office machinery, including fax, telephone, calculator, computer, scanner, printer, copier, and mail machine.  Minimum typing speed of 45 wpm; excellent word processing skills.  Must be competent with Microsoft Office Suite programs, including Word, Excel, Power Point, and Outlook.  Must be competent with basic e-mail protocol and procedures including sending, receiving, replying, attachments, and meeting scheduling; excellent written and oral communication skills; effective listening skills; ability to work as a team member, and the ability to work in a multi-cultural environment.  Must abide by the highest standards of confidentiality.

Pre-employment Requirements

Certificates, License, Registrations, backgrounds, drug screens, Etc.

• Valid driver’s license, clean driver’s license check, and proof of insurance is required
• Criminal background screening (fingerprinting ~Local Law Enforcement/FBI/FDLE, and Abuse Registry)
• Drug Screening is a requirement
• Children’s Network participates in E-Verify

Other Requirements

Language Skills

Ability to read, analyze, and interpret common scientific and technical journals, financial reports, legal documents, and/or governmental regulations. Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community.  Ability to write speeches and articles for publication that conform to prescribed style and format.  Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, public groups, and/or boards of directors. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

Reasoning Ability

Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.  Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables. Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.  Ability to be proactive, as well as handle problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

This job requires the ability to sit for extended periods; walk; stand; use hands to finger, handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel or crouch; talk and hear.  This job requires visual acuity sufficient to read and to operate standard modern office machines.  The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

This is administrative work in an indoor office environment with a moderate noise level (business machines, printers, computers, telephones).

ADA:      Children’s Network of Hillsborough LLC will make reasonable accommodations in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.

EEO:       Children’s Network of Hillsborough LLC does not discriminate based on race, national origin, gender, religion, veteran status, or disability in employment, in provision of services, or in access to programs.

Children’s Network of Hillsborough LLC is a Drug-Free Workplace.

Remember: If you are currently an employee of Children’s Network of Hillsborough Florida, LLC, or one of our Case Management Organizations, it is necessary that you notify your current Supervisor, prior to applying.