DEPARTMENT OF CHILD SAFETY

The Arizona Department of child Safety (DCS) is a social and human services agency whose mission is to successfully partner with families, caregivers, and the community to strengthen families, ensure safety, and achieve permanency for all Arizona’s children through prevention, services, and support.

EXTENDED FOSTER CARE REVIEWER

Job Location:

Permanency & Youth Services

3003 N Central Ave. Phoenix, AZ 85012

Posting Details:

Salary: $25.8077 hourly/ $53,680.016 annual 

Grade: 20

Closing Date: May 31, 2025

Job Summary:

This position within the Extended Foster Care (EFC) team, reports to the EFC Review Supervisor and is responsible for coordination and facilitation of the administrative review panel for young adults in extended foster care. The position will be responsible for ensuring that young adults in the extended foster care program have the supports, services, and the quality case management needed to successfully transition to adulthood. They will provide technical assistance to support best practice in the field, and to promote program development within the agency. This job will be responsible for modeling the Youth Thrive culture, and philosophy when working with young adults and/or DCS Specialists/EFC Coaches. They will be conducting case reviews, to include outreach to the young adult, DCS Specialist, EFC Coach, community supports and serve as an advocate for the young adults and/or DCS Specialists/EFC Coach.

The State of Arizona strives for a work culture that affords employees flexibility, autonomy, and trust. Across our many agencies, boards, and commissions, many State employees participate in the State’s Remote Work Program and are able to work remotely in their homes, in offices, and in hoteling spaces. All work, including remote work, should be performed within Arizona unless an exception is properly authorized in advance.

Job Duties:

• Schedules and completes reviews and meetings with young adults, young adult's supports, and DCS Specialists. Research, analyzes, writes, updates, monitors, and coordinates information related to the review. Collects data in relation to young adults served and reports out findings.
  
• Compiles programmatic and fiscal requirements for assigned areas of responsibility, including preparing programmatic reports, developing and monitoring goals, outcomes and benchmarks.
  
• Utilizes policies and procedures to support the program and improvements initiatives. Contributes and develops tools and practice guides that aid staff in the understanding and in the implementation of the program. Conducts outreach to youth, staff and community to support understanding of the program.
  
• Facilitates and/or participates in program-related meetings, committees, and work groups with internal and external stakeholders on practice improvement initiatives. Provides technical assistance to field and external staff.
  
• Works collaboratively with federal and state evaluators for program
  
• Other duties as assigned as related to the position
  

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities (KSAs):   Knowledge of:

• Federal, state and local programs and resources regarding area of assignment
•  Social services
•  Terminology of Arizona's child welfare system processes, including Youth Thrive Framework
  
•  DCS policies and procedures
  
•  Child welfare policies
  
•  General policies pertaining to investigating reports of abuse/neglect
  
•  Trauma informed practice
  
•  Group facilitation and conflict resolution
  
•  DCS related programs, program planning, group dynamics and evaluation process
  

Skills in:

• Verbal and written communication
  
•  Interviewing and eliciting information
  
•  Organization and managing workload
  
•  Problem identification and solution
  
•  Decision making and conflict resolution
  
•  Facilitating and coordinating culturally diverse meetings