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Arizona Department of Child Safety · 1 day ago

Human Services Specialist 3

Phoenix, AZ

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level

The Arizona Department of Child Safety is a social and human services agency whose mission is to partner with families and the community to strengthen families and ensure safety for children. The Human Services Specialist 3 provides senior-level case management and support for hard to place adoptive children and their families, ensuring eligibility for assistance and ongoing advocacy.

ChildrenGovernmentSocial

No H1B

Responsibilities

Determines if hard to place children in adoptive/guardianship homes are eligible for adoption or guardianship assistance respectively using completed federal and state criteria. Supports the integration and stability of the child with the adoptive family. Provides adoptive parents with resources available through public and private entities. Clearly and accurately documents each "special condition' of the child on the adoption subsidy agreement

Provides case management and crisis intervention services to adoptive families of children who meet the "legal definition of a child with special needs". Provides comprehensive senior-level case management services and supports to prevent these adoptions from disrupting and to support the family unit through the provision of needed social services. Consults with the child's behavioral health and medical professionals, adoptive parents, school personnel and Department of Child Safety (DCS) staff to identify the level and frequency of services required to maintain children in their family unit

Completes all required documentation on approved cases to comply with state and federal requirements. Assures that adoption subsidy agreements are executed prior to the finalization of the adoption. If case managers reduce, terminate or deny services for the child, the case manager must inform the adoptive parent of their appeal right/due process, and prepare the case for the appeal hearing

Provides training/technical assistance to adoptive parents and adoption workers on department policies/procedures. Provides DCS permanency staff with ongoing information regarding the adoption subsidy application process, documentation requirements, statutory time frames and prior authorizations requirements. Ensures that all processes are completed timely and accurately in computer software systems that allow for payments to be processed and medical coverage to be in place

Reviews and resolves high profile case-specific issues and concerns. Works with the office of the Attorney General, DCS Central Office administrators, medical and behavioral health professionals and school personnel so that case-specific issues and concerns can be resolved at the lowest level of intervention

Other duties as assigned as related to the position

Qualification

FederalState adoption lawsCase managementChild developmentCommunity social service resourcesInterpersonal relationshipsConduct trainingEffective communication