Foster Care Worker
Job Type
Full-time
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

 

Benefits include:

Employer paid health, dental and vision at 100% for employee

Up to 10% employer 401K contributions after 1 of service

Paid time off and holidays


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