Foster Care Review Specialist
State of Nebraska

The work we do matters!

Hiring Agency:
Foster Care Review Office - Agency 70

Location:
Grand Island, NE, Kearney, NE, Lincoln, NE, North Platte, NE

Hiring Rate:
$26.342

Job Posting:
JR2024-00011031 Foster Care Review Specialist (Open)

Applications No Longer Accepted On (If no date is displayed, job is posted as open until closed):
11-18-2024

Job Description:
Are you a positive, caring, curious person with excellent writing, critical thinking, and communication skills? If YES, then a FCRO System Oversight Specialist position may be right for you!

We offer many opportunities to grow professionally, a flexible and supportive work environment, comprehensive state benefits, tuition reimbursement, and super teammates. Do you have student loans? We are a qualifying employer for the Public Service Student Loan Forgiveness Act.

Our caring team of professionals works to bring meaningful change, great outcomes, and hopeful futures for children and families involved in the child welfare system by evaluating case information, facilitating meetings, issuing legal reports, collecting data, and working collaboratively with a wide range of child welfare system partners.

Knowledge, skills, and abilities

Our new teammate will demonstrate:

• Knowledge of Nebraska's Child Welfare System,
• Strong written and verbal communication skills,
• An appetite for learning,
• Critical thinking,
• Compassion and commitment, and
• Enthusiasm, flexibility, and the ability to get things done on time.

Requirements/Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications: (Applicants will be screened for possession of these qualifications. Applicants who need assistance in the selection process must request this in advance.) Bachelor's degree in social work, psychology, sociology, counseling, human development, mental health care, education, criminal justice or other closely related area AND two years of performing case management or case review functions OR a higher degree in a related field of study.

SPECIAL NOTES: Positions in this class require a valid driver's license or ability to provide independent authorized transportation to perform work-related travel such as, attending board meetings, attending collaborative and advocacy meetings, including court hearings and community outreach activities, and visiting foster care facilities.

FCRO is interested hiring a person to work from their home geographically located between Lincoln and North Platte Nebraska.


Benefits

We offer a comprehensive package of pay, benefits, paid time off, retirement and professional development opportunities to help you get the most out of your career and life. Your paycheck is just part of your total compensation.

Check out all that the State of Nebraska has to offer! Benefit eligibility may vary by position, agency and employment status. For more information on benefits, please visit: https://statejobs.nebraska.gov/index.html#benefits

Equal Opportunity Statement

The State of Nebraska values our teammates as well as a supportive environment that strives to promote diversity, inclusion, and belonging. We recruit, hire, train, and promote in all job classifications and at all levels without regard to race, color, religion, sex. age, national origin, disability, marital status or genetics.

Current employees of the State of Nebraska should NOT apply on this external career. Instead go to Workday and access the Jobs Hub - Internal Apply app from your home landing page.

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