Community Practice Coordinator
8 months ago
Rockford
Job Description The Community Practice Coordinator [CPC] will work in collaboration with judicial and child welfare agencies, community partners, and stakeholders to plan, implement, manage, and support the evaluation of the local Safe Babies Court Team™ (SBCT). To effect system and practice change, the CPC is a champion for the voice of infants and toddlers and a support for family engagement for parents participating in Early Childhood Court Teams. The CPC utilizes coaching strategies and techniques to ensure family-centered; trauma and developmentally informed case management practices. The position requires the individual to be in person, so the ability to travel to Winnebago County court is necessary Clinical Practice • Identifies and addresses service gaps in communities through community partnerships; coordinates with case management processes through identification and acquisition of effective and evidence-based interventions to support identified child and family needs, • Creates connections with community partners to recruit for and develop an Active Community Stakeholders Team., • Provides leadership for advance preparation for court hearings and represents the manager and director through participation in weekly court hearings; works with the local judiciary, child welfare leadership and Zero to Three to model practice that enhances a highlighted focus on the unique developmental needs of infants and toddlers and their families., • Facilitates coordination of the Core Court Team’s training and continuous quality improvement by supporting strategic decision-making and interpreting operational policies and processes. Engages in the evaluation of the Court Team’s effectiveness by collecting and interpreting data and on-going reflection of practice through data exploration and strategic planning to improve practice outcomes., • Administers the assessment of the Court Team’s training and Technical Assistance needs and serves as a point of contact with the National and local content matter experts for the provision of educational opportunities to meet those needs., • Provides program knowledge through active participation in monthly Networks and Community Coordinators virtual practice calls with other Court Team communities., • Masters degree in social work, child development, or related field., • Three (3) years of work experience in infant/early childhood development or infant/young children’s mental health, or case management, or related field., • Working knowledge of infant/toddler social-emotional development and impact of abuse and neglect., • Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), Professional Counselor (LCPC), Clinical Psychologist., • Five (5) years of relevant work experience., • Working knowledge of infant/toddler social-emotional development and impact of abuse and neglect., • Knowledge of historical trauma, intimate partner violence, mental health, substance use disorders, social health determinants, and developmental and intellectual disabilities.Company DescriptionNorthern Illinois University (NIU) is a public research university in DeKalb, Illinois. Positions are available statewide. Clinical Screeners work from home, with some regional travel to conduct assessments with families within the region in which they reside.Northern Illinois University (NIU) is a public research university in DeKalb, Illinois. Positions are available statewide. Clinical Screeners work from home, with some regional travel to conduct assessments with families within the region in which they reside.