Job Title: FTC Facilitator    

Department:   Enhanced Family Foster Care

Reports To:    Supervisor

Classification: Full Time

Date: 9/24/2024

About Rising Ground

Founded as an orphanage in 1831, Rising Ground has been at the forefront of evolving community needs. Driven by the belief that each of us can thrive when life has hope and opportunity, Rising Ground provides caring support and proven paths to positive change, helping children, adults, and families rise above adversity, and each year, Rising Ground is a positive force in the lives of more than 72,000 individuals annually. We do this through 101 programs across 138 sites, throughout New York City and Westchester. Our strong belief and commitment to diversity is shown not just through our work with supported persons but is integral to the building of a strong staff that reflects the communities we serve. Rising Ground is headquartered in New York City.

About the Role

They will be responsible for facilitating a variety of family team conferences within the Family Foster Care Programs.

• Facilitate family team conferences, including placement preservation conferences, trial and final discharge conferences, and goal change conferences.
• Utilize consensus decision making process to ensure sound decision making involving children, families, service providers and community resources.
• Ensure all safety and risk concerns are identified and addressed in conferences.
• Make recommendations to case planners and other service providers, including referrals and potential resources.
• Collaborate and strengthen partnerships with community representatives to ensure participation and involvement in conferences.
• Complete administrative responsibilities, including the timely documentation and  date entry of family team conferences in CONNECTIONS.
• Facilitate at minimum two to three conferences per day.  Attend inter/intra agency meetings to share information, develop policies and procedures.
• Other related duties as assigned by supervisor.

• Master’s degree or BA in social work or a related subject from an accredited college or university.
• Experience practicing social work utilizing casework, group work or community organization methodologies.
• Knowledge and skill with group conferencing processes.
• Ability to lead diverse and multicultural groups toward resolution.
• Good organizational, written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to develop working relationships with children and adults using good interpersonal skills.
• Ability to accommodate a flexible work schedule, including evenings and weekends.
• Exceptional mediation skills to effectively facilitate group conference situations.
• Ability to clearly summarize a variety of competing options and to facilitate consensus building in a highly charged emotional environment.
• Bilingual (English/Spanish) a plus

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Supervisory Responsibility

Yes/No

Work Environment:

Clinic/Field/Corporate Office

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work:
This is a full-time position with a annual base pay of $52,000 and Days and hours of work are Monday through Friday in our Headquarters at 1555 Lawrence St., Brooklyn, NY. Work hours are 9:00 am - 5:00 pm.

Additional Requirements:

• Authorized to work in the U.S.
• Ability to work in-person in New York City (NY) for at least 3 days or more per week.
• Ability to travel to other Rising Ground sites (if required)

Our Commitment to Diversity, Fairness, and Belonging

Rising Ground is comprised of unique and valued individuals who together make the organization effective in assisting the children, adults and families who come to us for support. We believe that only when all employees contribute fully as their true selves can Rising Ground's true strength, vision, and values come to fruition. We recognize the ubiquitous social biases and structures that impact and shape the experiences of all people, including our own staff and people supported. Among the many biases present in our society that shape our personal and professional experiences race, gender, sexual orientation, and gender expression are all factors that can present hurdles. As such, Rising Ground is committed to being an anti-racist and inclusive organization that will actively strive to overcome both systemic and interpersonal biases that perpetuate oppression.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

It is the policy of Rising Ground that the Agency wholly complies with equal treatment of all

employees and applicants for employment without unlawful discrimination as to an individual’s

perceived or actual race, creed, color, national origin, alienate, citizenship status, gender, gender

identity, age, disability, marital status, partnership status, sexual orientation, ethnicity, religion, or

veteran status in all employment decisions, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring,

compensation, training and apprenticeship, promotion, upgrading, demotion, downgrading, transfer, layoff and termination and all other terms and conditions of employment.

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