Effc Operations Associate Liaison - Bronx, United States - Cayuga Centers

Cayuga Centers

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Bronx, United States

1 week ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

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Description

Cayuga Centers is hiring immediately for an EFFC Operations Associate Liaison**
Salary: $20.00/hour ($21.45 including bilingual increase)

Location:
New York, NY
Join our team and make a difference in the lives of children, youth, and families in our community

About Cayuga Centers

Cayuga Centers is an accredited non-profit, human services agency dedicated to family support and preservation, trauma-informed care, and serving vulnerable populations with the most unique needs.

Founded in 1852 in Auburn, NY, we have a long history of delivering high-quality and innovative services to individuals, children, youth and families.

We have 22 locations across 8 states and serve over 10,000 individuals and families annually. Join us

At Cayuga Centers, we embrace Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB). We do this by taking a firm stance against hatred, inequality, bias, and injustice.

We do this by providing our staff with the training, coaching, and resources necessary to grow and serve with cultural humility, acceptance, and understanding.

We are responsive to the diverse needs of those we serve and staff, and are committed to ensuring that everyone feels respected, valued, and a sense of belonging.

About the Program and Position:

The ACS Program supports foster youth in the custody of the Administration for Children's Services in New York City.

Our Enhanced Family Foster Care (EFFC) program serves youth ages 0-21+ and supports them with a multidisciplinary team that includes a Case Planner, Health Services Team, Psychiatrist, Behavioral Support Specialist, Family Advocate, Case Aide, Family Team Conferencing Coordinator, Education Workforce Specialist, Employment/Internship and Housing Specialist, Fair Futures Coach, Foster Home Recruiter and Licensor and Clinician.

Our therapeutic approach to foster care includes direct access to Clinicians and foster parents who are trained at a treatment foster care level implementing the ARC framework.

This makes a difference because our team approach provides a space for healing while providing skill-building and future-focused planning for youth in our care.

Under the supervision of the ACS Manager of Operations, the EFFC Operations Associate Liaison will be responsible for tracking, monitoring, and coordinating progress on all court hearings for the ACS EFFC Program.

This staff member will foster consistent communication with the various departments for all active cases throughout the life of the case, supporting vitals, court hearings, family team conferences, and other tasks under the operations team.

This staff member will maintain professionalism in all areas, including confidentiality.

How you get to use your skills

Monitor and track all agency's court appearances in the Legal Tracking System (LTS) on the EFFC court calendar for staff's compliance including but not limited to Permanency and Termination of Parental Rights Hearings.
Receive and coordinate court appearances calendar invites for all communications from the agency's legal attorney regarding Permanency and Termination of Parental Rights Hearings
Retrieve all Court Action Summaries from LTS and upload into the agency's EHR system
Obtain vital documents in collaboration with Administration of Children's Services (ACS)
Facilitate Goal Change and Emergency Placement Preservation Conferences within 5 days of the initial request, as needed, and support with needed data and notes entry.
Facilitate Permanency Conferences to address youth safety concerns, as needed, and support with needed data and notes entry
Manage the Family Team Conference calendar, and create calendar invitations for all conferences, as needed
Partner with the Data Specialist to update the billing sheet, enter movements in connections, and submit special rate packet via CSEN as needed
Work collaboratively and communicate clearly and respectfully with colleagues, families, and other service providers
Provide support to the Manager of Operations with scheduling case aide transports
Perform other related duties as requested by immediate supervisor or the President/CEO

Schedule:

Regular hours entail 9:00am 5:00pm, Monday
Friday
Must be flexible

Experience and Skills:

Bachelor degree required
Highly skilled in MS Office
Experience with NYC Family Court Systems highly preferred
Knowledge of Connections preferred
Excellent communication and organizational skills and ability to work in a flexible team context
Ability to handle confidential material in a responsible manner
Ability to work well with people from many cultures including recent immigrants, nonEnglish speakers, and LGBTQ children
Valid NYS Driver's License preferred
Ability to travel to all agency locations

Physical Requirements: