Foster Care Worker

Description

Children's ministry in Western North Carolina is seeking a Foster Care Case Coordinator to complete case management duties for licensed foster families. Qualities sought include: 

Essential Functions: 

• Provide direct supervision to assigned foster families, including but not limited to coaching, follow-up and accountability in accordance to structure home visit requirements
• Work alongside foster families to serve as the bridge between the family and the county DSS agencies
• Responsible for accurate and timely documentation in accordance with policy and state regulations
• Apply advance child welfare knowledge to develop plans of service to establish the appropriate interventions to be provided for each child on caseload and to ensure compliance
• Assist foster families and the child in accomplishing service plan goals and ensuring progress towards goals are documented
• Cover on-call when assigned, which include responding to emergency situations after hours on a rotating basis

Requirements

Minimum Qualifications

· Bachelor’s degree in Social Work from an appropriately accredited institution; bachelor’s degree in a human services field from an appropriately accredited institution and one year of directly related experience; bachelor’s degree from an appropriately accredited institution and two years of directly related experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience. (Social Worker II)

Responsible to: Director of Foster Care and Adoptions or Foster Care Worker Supervisor