Foster Care Social Worker

Help Others, Make a Difference, Save a Life.

Do you want to make a difference in people's lives every day?
Or help people navigate the tough spots in their life?
And do it all while working where your hard work is appreciated?

You have a lot of choices in where you workmake the decision to work where you are valued!

Join the McNabb Center Team as the Foster Care Trainer/Recruiter today!

The Foster Care Trainer/Recruiter

Job Summary:

• Maintains oversight of foster parent chart & foster home annual training hours required by policy
• Oversees annual reassessments and mandatory foster home background checks
• Plans and staffs TN KEY and pre-service training
• Supervises investigation and selection of therapeutic foster homes.
• Coordinates recruitment campaign for prospective foster homes, i.e., networks with civic groups, local & area newspapers, field calls of prospective parents, coordinates T.V. and radio exposure, etc.
• Prepares and facilitates annual training plan for foster parents/staff
• Supervises & matches selected therapeutic foster parents and children.
• Manages Parent Training/Recruitment line item in Foster Care/RHET budget.
• Responsible for Foster Parent Home Study.
• Closes, approves, reapproves and opens parent charts as needed in TFACTS database
• Assists and supervises the coordination of special events, i.e. Christmas Party, Summer Programming.
• Plays a role in the on-call rotation for weekend coverage, e.g., back-up or primary.
• Follows all policies in accordance to DCS Core Standards, PPM, and Licensure standards.
• Follows all directives from immediate supervisor.

Leadership

• Works in a multi-disciplinary team approach to meet clinical needs of foster care consumers.
• Completes all required documentation in compliance with Center Policy, CARF and Provider Policy Manual standards.
• Completes TN KEY Training on all foster and adoptive parents.
• Provides ongoing training for all foster parents in accordance with Policy requirement of each foster parent maintaining 14 hours of training each year.
• Recruitment.
• Retention.
• Maintains budget.

Clinical Support

• Attends and is timely to weekly Management Team Mtgs.
• Attends and leads program team meeting on a weekly basis without tardiness.
• Returns all staff pages within 15 minutes of receiving the page as reported by supervisor.
• Meets with parents to discuss difficult situations with client and/or parent behaviors.
• Responds to all flags, emails and voicemails within 2 business days.
• Responds to pages/calls from current parents and/or prospective foster parents within 2 business days
• Has read and is familiar with the Provider Policy Manual in its entirety.
• Implements all new policies into parent training.
• Carries a caseload of overflow clients at any given time.
• Maintains monthly foster home list and disperses it to specialists bi monthly
• Keeps all parent charts with updated documentation.
• Maintains expiration logs for updating foster parent charts.
• Yearly home visits for re-evaluations.
• Completes quarterly documents with foster parents.
• Conducts a total of 4 interviews with prospective foster parents before opening as a placement option.
• Provides all TN KEY, Therapeutic and CPR courses prior to opening foster homes.
• Provides parents with all necessary paperwork needed to open home as a placement option.
• Completes home study on new parents within 60 days of completing TN KEY.
• Monitor that all necessary background checks are completed (fingerprinting, TBI and FBI checks, sex offender registry, adult abuse registry, etc.).
• Informs staff of newly opened foster homes upon clearance of all background checks.
• Provides training opportunities for parents to accumulate 14 hours of yearly training (i.e., cluster meetings, all-day training, mail-out packets, etc.).
• Register parents for DCS MRI courses initially and bi-yearly.
• Keeps all appropriate documentation of training attendance (sign in sheets).
• Creates and mails quarterly training calendar with reminders of mandatory trainings (Newsletter).
• Attends agency collaborative meetings to foster strong working relationships with other foster care agencies on monthly basis
• Attends and participates in local events where setting up a booth, or speaking may be required.
• Researches new recruitment efforts to provide on-going opportunities to present the foster care program.
• Responsible for the recruitment of foster parents for the program.
• Helps implement yearly recruitment plan by deadlines on plan.
• Plans and implements retention activities including yearly spring picnic and Christmas Party.
• Adequately monitors and spends recruitment budget appropriately without exceeding budgeted amount.
• Keeps records of all spent money.
• Reconciles all check requests (and P-Card) within 30 days of receiving check/in a timely manner.
• Provides support to case managers through positive reinforcement and open communication.
• Meets with new case managers during 80 hours pre-service training one-on-one to assist in training on how to work with parents.
• Meets with foster parents individually if problem arises.
• Shares information re: policies and procedures with cms
• Participates in rotating on-call schedule with equality to all team members.
• Provides specialized training to foster parents.
• Makes suggestions for interventions with clients on a weekly basis.
• Calls inquiries back within 1 business day.
• Completes appropriate documentation for new referrals.

JOB DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES

This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive; and employee will also perform other reasonably related job responsibilities as assigned by immediate supervisor and other management as required. This organization reserves the right to revise or change job duties as the need arises. Moreover, management reserves the right to change job descriptions, job duties, or working schedules based on their duty to accommodate individuals with disabilities. This job description does not constitute a written or implied contract of employment.

COMPENSATION:

• Starting salary for this position is approximately $21.82 /hr based on relevant experience and education.

QUALIFICATIONS - Foster Care Trainer/Recruiter

Experience:

• Must have course work and or experience in the areas of cultural diversity, human development, etiology and treatment of mental illness, physical and sexual abuse, suicide, and mental disabilities.
• Must have significant experience in foster care placement and/or previous experience with supervising others.

Education :

• Must have a Bachelor's Degree in social work or related behavioral field with a preferred minimum of five (5) years' experience as a caseworker in child welfare.

Physical:

• Must be capable of driving a car and transporting clients in your personal vehicle.
• Must be capable of assisting in utilizing non-violent methods of crisis intervention including therapeutic holding.
• Must have mental ability to exercise sound judgment under pressure.

Location:

• Knox County, Tennessee

Helen Ross McNabb Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The Center provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment.

Helen Ross McNabb Center conducts background checks, driver's license record, degree verification, and drug screens at hire. Employment is contingent upon clean drug screen, background check, and driving record. Additionally, certain programs are subject to TB Screening and/or testing. Bilingual applicants are encouraged to apply.

Compensation details: 21.82-21.82 Hourly Wage

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