Placement Coordinator

Role Responsibilities

The South-Central Region is looking to hire a Placement Coordinator to join the new Placements Team!

As a Placement Coordinator, you will provide a vital regional response to placement services for children and youth entering care, as well as those transitioning between resources. This role is crucial in minimizing placement trauma and ensuring that matching processes are child-centered, culturally appropriate, and rooted in Child Intervention practice.

Regional Placement Response: Coordinate and facilitate the immediate and planned placement of children and youth into foster care, kinship care, group care, and treatment facilities across the South-Central Region.

Stakeholder Collaboration: Act as the primary liaison and central hub for a diverse stakeholder network, including Child Intervention Practitioners, Supervisors, Managers, Directors, group/treatment care staff, and licensing/regional contract resource teams.

Transition Planning: Develop and support comprehensive transition plans that promote stability and continuity, minimizing the disruption to the child’s educational, cultural, and social environments.

Resource Optimization: Monitor regional placement capacity, ensuring effective utilization of contracted and internal resources while identifying systemic gaps in service delivery.

Please click on this link to view the job description for this position.

APS Competencies

Competencies are behaviors that are essential to reach our goals in serving Albertans. We encourage you to have an in depth understanding of the competencies that are required for this opportunity and to be prepared to demonstrate them during the recruitment process.

This link will assist you with understanding competencies: https://www.alberta.ca/system/files/custom_downloaded_images/psc-alberta-public-service-competency-model.pdf.

Qualifications

Minimum Recruitment Standard:

• Bachelor of Social Work with some related experience.

Equivalency:

• Master of Social Work (no experience required).
• Related university degree and 2 years related experience.
• Related diploma and 3 years related experience.
• Related certificate and 4 years related experience.

The ideal candidate will possess excellent verbal and written communication skills and strong critical thinking skills. Additionally, they will be required to demonstrate the skills, knowledge, abilities and competencies as outlined in the Job Profile.

Preference will be given to those who have:

• Delegated (category 7) Child Intervention Practitioner
• Experience conducting intakes, assessments, interviews, and case management in a child intervention setting
• Experience working collaboratively with Indigenous First Nations and DFNAs
• Strong understanding of the Child, Youth, and Family Enhancement Act and Enhancement Policy Manual
• Regulatory compliance knowledge
• Experience working with community stakeholders
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Minimum recruitment standards outline the minimum education and experience required for appointment to a job classification.

Refer to https://www.alberta.ca/alberta-public-service-minimum-recruitment-standards.

Notes

This is a full-time permanent position, and the hours of work are Monday to Friday – 36.25 hours weekly. Working After Hours On-Call or outside of regular business hours may be required. This position can be based out of any South-Central Region office location pending accommodations availability.

This role requires that you have a valid Class 5 Driver's License and access to a reliable vehicle. Travel may be required.

Any costs associated with obtaining the required documents/checks as noted or interview travel expenses, will be the responsibility of the candidate. Out-of-province applicants can obtain the required documents/checks from the province they currently reside in.

Links and information on what the GoA have to offer to prospective employees.

• Working for the Alberta Public Service - https://www.alberta.ca/advantages-working-for-alberta-public-service.aspx
• Public Service Pension Plan (PSPP) - https://www.pspp.ca
• Alberta Public Service Benefit Information - https://www.alberta.ca/alberta-public-service-benefits
• Professional learning and development - https://www.alberta.ca/professional-development-support-directive
• Research Alberta Public Service Careers tool – https://researchapscareers.alberta.ca
• Positive workplace culture and work-life balance
• Leadership and mentorship programs