Permanency Specialist

About the role

Ensure children in out-of-home care achieve stable, long-term living arrangements by providing support to resource families (foster, respite, kinship or adoptive), birth families and children; provide permanency services to resource families and children moving toward, or having achieved, permanency; balance legal requirements with emotional needs of children and families to facilitate reunification, guardianship, or adoption; achieve goal to provide children with permanent, safe and supportive homes.

Qualifications

• Master's degree from accredited school in social work, Human Services, Psychology or related field
• Working knowledge of trauma reactions and associated interventions
• Insurance acceptable driver's license
• Qualify under WI Caregivers Law, Wisconsin Act 27
• Successful completion of Juvenile Intake Training
• Prefer experience in child welfare or social services field

Pay

$30.73 – $37.26/hour

Benefits

• Health, Dental and Life Insurance
• Paid Time Off
• WRS, etc.

40 Hours/Week; participate in After-Hours On-Call Rotation.