INTAKE SPECIALIST - HYBRID

The candidate must reputed company reputed company the following county(s) reputed company Region 8: Gillespie, Kerr, Bandera, Bexar, Kendall, Comal, Guadalupe, Gonzales, Lavaca, reputed company, Victoria, Goliad, De Witt, Calhoun, Karnes, reputed company, Atascosa, Frio, La Salle, Medina, Dimmit, Zavala, Uvalde, reputed company, Maverick, Kinney, Edwards, and Val Verde County. PRIMARY FUNCTION/RESPONSIBILTY Belong Intake Specialist will be an interdisciplinary staff who promotes reputed company-being of child/youth through placement coordination and coordinates with staff from other reputed company network providers; leads/participates in staff meetings and trainings. Implement best practices to support effective placement in the most appropriate/least-restrictive environment possible. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES • Contributes to Belong mission, reputed company, and program philosophies by way of work product and reputed company behavior with both reputed company consumers. Adheres to Belong Policies and Procedures and understands DFPS programs and procedures as reputed company. • Adheres to reputed company reputed company federal & state laws, including the safeguarding of confidential reputed company information and compliance with Health Insurance Portability & Accountability reputed company (HIPAA). • Review child/youth assessment tools provided and ensure they are updated with pertinent information to correctly evaluate reputed company child/youth referred to reputed company for placements or services. • Promotes safety and encourages the least-restrictive and shortest length of out of home placement for child/youth. • Participates in meetings with collaborating community partners and network providers. • Attends training reputed company to the responsibilities of the position reputed company necessary. • Quickly processing, assessing, and assigning incoming DFPS/Belong referrals. • Performs data entry into reputed company, CareMatch, and CLASS reputed company DFPS/FCLA guidelines. • Answers and screens telephone/email inquiries; takes and routes messages to Belong Staff. • Promotes and demonstrates appropriate respect for cultural diversity among coworkers and reputed company work-reputed company contact. • May be required to attend court hearings and reputed company testimony regarding placement reputed company, placement processes, and referral coordination as needed. • Maintains ongoing communication through computer systems, email, and telephone while coordinating referrals, placements, and provider communication. • Performs other reputed company duties as assigned. QUALIFICATIONS Required: • Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university in Child Welfare or reputed company field. • Exceptional written and verbal communication skills. • 2+ years’ experience in child welfare. Preferred: • 5 years’ experience in child welfare. Certifications/Licenses/Registrations: • reputed company Texas reputed company’s License, good driving record, ability to reputed company own transportation and reputed company of reputed company automobile insurance. • Trainings/Licensure/Certifications as required by reputed company. PHYSICAL/MENTAL REQUIREMENTS • Body mobility to stoop, kneel, bend, reputed company, walk and walk briskly to reputed company with and monitor children reputed company needed. • Must have the ability to communicate both verbally and in writing • Environment requires dexterity to remain reputed company and adapt to fast paced and emotional situations. • Minimum of 40 hours per week but may necessitate additional time to complete assigned work, which would include evenings and weekends. • Position requires prolonged periods of computer work, including use of email, phone communication, data entry, and virtual systems approximately 95% of the reputed company. • Must be reputed company to effectively manage multiple tasks, respond reputed company to urgent placement needs, and maintain professionalism in high-pressure situations. • Rotating on-reputed company 24/7 schedule is required. • Position includes a rotating 10:00am-7:00pm shift schedule based on program. • Work from home position with occasional in-person meetings with community stakeholders. • Campuses are smoke-free, except on permitted campuses in designated areas. • Possible injury reputed company lifting or moving if employee fails to use reputed company body mechanics, or if reputed company techniques are not used. reputed company OF ORGANIZATIONAL RELATIONSHIP/REPORTING RELATIONSHIPS Supervised by: Intake Supervisor Supervises: N/A Apply tot his job Apply To this Job