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Mesa County, CO

Child Welfare Facilitator

Mesa County, CO, Grand Junction, Colorado, United States, 81503

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Job Summary Schedules, coordinates, prepares, and facilitates a variety of meetings, including Family Engagement Meetings and Permanency Roundtable Staffings. Provides mediation services to children, youth, and families. Ensures impartial facilitation/mediation, preparation, and coordination of meetings with all participants while maintaining a safe environment. Coaching, training, feedback to co‑workers. Utilizes automated systems; collects data; prepares written reports. Provides independent review and recommendations of quality improvement processes.

Essential Job Functions

Schedules, coordinates, and prepares with families, family supports, staff from DHS, and staff from community agencies the family engagement process.

Facilitates various family meetings in a timely and thorough manner.

Ensures child safety and well‑being are central to any and all decisions made within the family meetings.

Records family meeting attendance, takes notes during various meetings and prepares thorough and reliable written reports, ensuring that notes taken during the meeting are distributed to all parties involved.

Mediates conflict or dispute during the meeting/staffing process and facilitates positive outcomes and final decisions.

Creates a culturally respectful climate for the family meeting including locating easily accessible meeting sites.

Assures that all decisions made during the family meetings are in concert with county policies, procedures and state, federal rules.

Offers a positive work environment and constructive feedback regarding facilitation and mediation skills to case managers, meeting jointly with the Social Caseworker and their Supervisor.

Performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in a human behavioral sciences field and two (2) years of professional case management experience obtained after the degree, including prior facilitation and mediation experience.

OR a Master’s degree in social work or human behavioral sciences field and one (1) year of professional case management experience obtained before or after the advanced degree with prior facilitation and mediation experience.

Bilingual (English/Spanish) desired.

Physical Requirements and Working Environment Requires standing, stooping, sitting, bending, twisting, and lifting up to 10 pounds. Work is generally confined to a standard office environment.

Benefits

Medical

Dental

Vision

Retirement

Paid Sick Leave & Vacation Leave

Life Insurance

Long Term Disability

Agency Mesa County

Contact Information 544 Rood Ave, Grand Junction, CO 81501 Phone: 970-244-1856 Website:

http://www.mesacounty.us

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