Community Based Case Aide

Job Description

Job Description

Are you looking to encourage growth and promote positive, healthy lives? CONCERN is a non-profit human services organization dedicated to providing child welfare, juvenile justice, and behavioral health services to children and their families. Since 1978, CONCERN has brought hope, offered opportunity, and inspired change in the communities that we serve.

We are seeking a driven individual with the desire to help others. As a case aide you will support the foster care and community-based programs by providing one or any combination of the following: drives, respite, or supportive casework services.

What Do I Need?
Education and Experience
High School Diploma or Equivalent (Required)
Childcare and transporting youth experience (Preferred) 

Other Requirements

• You will maintain required state and federal clearances, credentials and/or licenses.
  
• You will possess a valid driver’s license.
  
• You will hold lability coverage at the minimal levels required by company policy on personal auto insurance for each vehicle utilized to transport children and be at least 21 years of age.  

 

What Will I Do?

• You will ensure the safety of children and youth within Concern’s Social Services programs.
• You will interact with youth, birth parents, resource families and caseworkers and maintain a mutually respectful, cooperative relationship and environment.
• You will preserve the confidentiality of all information regarding clients and prepare required documentation in a timely manner.
• You will report all incidents based upon agency policies.

At the supervisor’s discretion, the following tasks may be assigned:

• Provides transportation to the family and youth, adheres to CONCERN policies and all federal, state, and local laws to include using approved car seats and safety restraints and makes certain that riders arrive promptly to/from assigned designations at scheduled times.

• Maintains case history records and mileage tracking as applicable.

• Aides foster care families in providing planned breaks and arranging for activities "in and out" of the home. 

• Assists staff, foster care parents and birth parents during program activities and assures appropriate documentation of such events.

• Supervises foster children and biological youth of foster families as needed and addresses positive/negative behaviors in an appropriate manner.

• In the absence of the foster parents, performs duties normally assumed by them following all written or verbal directives concerning scheduled activities during a shift.

• Communicates to biological and foster families behavioral and medical difficulties clients may have experienced during assigned work hours.

• Disperses routine medications and accurately documents dosage to meet a child’s basic needs at mealtimes and other times of the day as necessary.
• Offers support to biological and foster families in cultivating a protective, nurturing environment; resolving crises and family conflicts; developing a consistent level of parenting skills and connecting to community resources.

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Hours of Work
Hours are based on the needs of the clients

What Will I Get?
$14.25/hr  

Benefits
401k + 2% match (additional annual discretionary match if you work 1,000 hours or more!)
Virtual Care Clinic & Prescription Services for ALL employees and dependents (up to 7 people)! ( EMPLOYER PAID!) This includes Primary, Pharmacy and Urgent Care needs! 
4 hours of Birthday Holiday pay! 
Employee Assistance Program (Resources for you and your family)
Employee Referral Program

What Happens Next?
After you apply, a member of the hiring team will review your qualifications and experience. If determined you are a good match, we will be in touch to schedule an interview.

EOE

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