Permanency Specialist – Cooke and Wise County
Employment type
Full-time
Work setting
On-site
Location
Gainesville, TX
Schedule
Day shift
Posted
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Job overview
The Permanency Specialist – Cooke and Wise County role is onsite in Gainesville, TX; compensation is not specified. Our Community Our Kids supports children and families through permanency planning and placement services. The specialist manages cases for children in care, works with parents, relatives, caregivers, and legal parties, and coordinates services toward safe, permanent placements. The role also supports reunification and adoption processes, monitors children’s well-being, and maintains case records and court reports.
What you'll do
- Assess children’s needs and arrange referrals
- identify permanency and kinship resources
- meet with parents about safety and progress
- visit children monthly
- participate in case meetings and court hearings
- prepare reports and testify
- keep families, caregivers, and legal representatives informed
- support reunification and supervise adoptive placements until adoption is final
- document case records.
What we're looking for
- Skills & competencies
- full-timepermanency specialistchild welfarepermanency planningfoster careadoptioncase managementgainesville txour community our kidshuman servicescourt reportsfamily support
- Work arrangement
- Weekend coverage required
Why this role
May participate in abuse and neglect investigations related to foster and adoptive families; travel locally, regionally, and out of state as needed.
About the employer
Our Community Our Kids is hiring for this role. Industry: Other Individual and Family Services. Sector: 62.
Additional details
- Industry sector
- 62
- Industry
- Other Individual and Family Services
- Occupation code
- 21-1021.00
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