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Hiring Agency:

Health & Human Services - Agency 25

Location:

Hastings, NE

Hiring Rate:

$19.045

Job Posting:

JR2026-00025520 DHHS Resource Developer-Placement (Open)

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

04-30-2026

Job Description:

Are you detailed, organized and looking for an amazing career with top notch benefits?

The DHHS Department of Children and Family Services is seeking an individual with a passion for "helping people live better lives" to join their team as a Resource Developer! This position consults and coordinates with Child and Family Services Specialist staff in location of out-of-home placements, placement follow-up, documenting placement efforts and identification/resolution of barriers to placement.

“You have the passion; we have the opportunities – let’s make a difference for Nebraskans!”

 

The Resource Developer:

• Consults with providers to identify methods and practices that will better meet customers’ needs.

• Establishes emergency foster/shelter placements.
   
• Researches, gathers and maintains information on community placement resources.

• Answers inquiries and provides information concerning out-of-home placement programs.

• Maintains statistics regarding placements made, referrals sent, denials received and waiting list information and provides utilization data.
   
• Consults and coordinates with Economic Assistance staff on the availability of services needed by customer’s served such as transportation, respite, chore services, etc.

• Collaborates with such providers to develop methods to continually meet customers’ needs.

• Monitors provider contracts, reviews provider billing documents, evaluates provider services, reviews to ensure contracted services are provided, facilitates complaint resolution, performs on-site audits, shares findings of investigations and provides recommendations concerning service improvement, contract revision and/or termination.

• Assists in developing Requests for Proposals (RFP), participates in and coordinates parts of the RFP process and researches and develops information needed for contract development and renewal.
   
• Conducts licensing and home studies for foster parents.

• Conducts meetings with foster parents regarding placements and utilization of home for state ward placements.

• Resolves licensing issues of agency-based foster care homes and enters licensed home information into NFOCUS.

• Participates in utilization team meetings to determine if the youth meets the placement criteria.

Hiring Rate:  $19.045– non-exempt

Work Schedule:  Monday – Friday, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Dress Attire: Business Casual

Location is in Hastings-but could be flexible to other areas depending on available office space.

 

Requirements / Qualifications:

Minimum Qualifications: Post high school coursework/training in social work, sociology, counseling, guidance, psychology, child development or related field and experience in resource development, eligibility determination or contract monitoring within a public service organization. OR bachelor’s degree in any of the fields listed above.

Preferred Qualifications: Experience with CFS is a plus, experience within the field in general. The ideal candidate will have great communication skills, verbal and written. A willingness to work as a team by being able to collaborate with coworkers, case teams, foster care agencies and not allow the stress of a critical situation or critical feedback impact your ability to complete daily tasks. In addition, it is important for the ideal candidate to have the ability to being willing to adjust to procedural changes as policies and/or directives evolve to new processes.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Knowledge of: the principles and practices of social work; federal and State laws, regulations and guidelines concerning services delivery; the principles of individual and group behavior; the techniques of counseling; community and service organizations.

Skill in: interviewing to collect and elicit essential information; communicating to receive and relay information; listening to and understanding information received; using a keyboard.

Ability to: learn and apply the methods and procedures of human services resource development; learn and apply agency policies, procedures, programs and philosophy; protect confidential information; interact with community leaders; apply problem solving techniques to a variety of different circumstances; assess customer needs to provide proper services and financial assistance; manage multiple files and records; collect and maintain data and analyze for trends; prepare written case histories and reports.

 

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Benefits

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