Skills to: establish and maintain effective and collaborative working relationships and demonstrate compassion, respect, courtesy, and tact when interacting with others; actively listen, elicit needed information and communicate information effectively and accurately, both orally and in writing; utilize computerized data system (Microsoft Word preferred but not required); prepare clear and concise documentation, reports, and correspondence that reflect relevant facts; effectively plan and organize work activities, adjust to multiple demands, and prioritize tasks to complete assignments and meet schedules and deadlines; gather and analyze data; reason logically and accurately; and solve problems using common sense, reasoning and resourcefulness; assume initiative with minimal supervision; observe and correctly assess situations; provide training and work direction to other; gather and analyze data; reason logically and accurately; and solve problems using common sense, reasoning and resourcefulness. Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: theories and concepts related to culture, child development, family connections and family dynamics and their influence on child and parental relationships and behavior; needs and potential sources of conflict for children in placement and appropriate placement resources; current practices and interventions used in responding to child abuse and neglect and its effect on child safety and in responding to issues caused by children being removed from their homes.