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Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) Specialized Facilitator - North FL
Join our team at FSS and enjoy comprehensive benefits including but not limited to:
- Tuition Reimbursement: Earn up to $5,250 per qualifying year to invest in your education.
- Health Insurance: Choose from four comprehensive Florida Blue health insurance plans to keep you and your family covered.
- Dental Plan: Enjoy an employer-paid dental plan for our valued employees.
- Life Insurance: Your peace of mind matters to us. We provide employer-paid life insurance.
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP): a free, confidential resource, available to assist employees and their families in dealing with life’s challenges, and the demands of work/life balance.
- Paid Time Off (PTO): Relax and recharge with our generous PTO plan.
- Paid Holidays: Enjoy the 12 holidays (to include 1 floating holiday) and unwind with family and friends to celebrate and rejuvenate!
- Well-Being Program: Stay healthy and engaged with our highly interactive well-being program. Employees can earn three additional PTO days per plan year by simply participating.
- 401k Plan: Secure your financial future with our 401k plan with employer contribution of 3%.
- Additional Benefits: Explore our range of benefits, including Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA), Vision Plan, Short & Long-Term Disability coverage, Employee Discounts, and more.
Job Summary
Schedule, facilitate, monitor, document, and track the Multidisciplinary Team process as outlined in section 39.4022, Fla. Stat. (2025). This includes coordinating and facilitating staffings that may result in competing opinions and recommendations from those who must or may be invited to the staffing who are involved in the life of the child. Utilize a trauma-sensitive, strength-based approach to engaging families and youth in the staffing process. Mediate disagreements during staffings to ensure effective communication between participating individuals and identify strengths within the family when determining and establishing goals for the child. Responsible for drafting written reports for the court that outline the positions of the team and the overall decision and will testify, as necessary, before the court. Establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with organizations and other agencies involved with the child welfare system.
Essential Job Duties
- Coordinate and facilitate specialized staffings (in person or virtually) and send notifications to all participants who are required to attend
- Timely develop and draft written reports for the court regarding the outcomes of the staffing related to placement and transition plans
- Establishes and maintains relationships organizations and other agencies involved with child welfare such as DCF, CMOs, CLS, GAL, schools, clinical professionals, and other community program
- Maintain an organized tracking system to account for multidisciplinary staffings and confirm participation of required attendees and document the outcome in FSFN
- Participate in ongoing cross-program training, team meetings, and planning;
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university.
- Three or more years of child welfare experience. Experience in Facilitation/Mediation a plus.
- Valid driver’s license.
- Florida Child Welfare Certification (preferred).
Schedule & Hours
Monday-Friday 8:30am-5:00pm (Hybrid schedule post probationary period-90 days)
Qualifications
Salary : $5,250
