Job Description
This position is responsible for protecting the health, safety, and well-being of the children on their caseload and provides clinical and technical support to foster and adoptive parents through case management services, crisis management, home visits, weekly contact, monitoring of service compliance, documentation, ongoing training and advocacy. The main objective for this position is to effectively work towards achieving permanency for children while actively assessing the needs of the child and the foster/adopt parent, and coordinating interventions when necessary.
Qualifications
A Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in social work or other human service field; and a minimum of (1) year of documented full time work experience in a child-placing agency providing individualized therapeutic services to children and adolescents with special needs and their foster/adoptive families.
- Must have own transportation
- Must maintain a clear criminal background
- Must maintain a clear driving record
- Must be organized as well as, have excellent verbal, written and communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively with children, families, collaborating agencies, community professionals, and Ark treatment team
- Able to effectively manage significant documentation
- A self-starter, able to work with minimal supervision
- Able to prioritize and be accountable for timeliness to complete projects in a timely manner
- Proven ability to assess children’s needs and determine appropriate placement
- Possess sensitivity to the service population’s cultural and socio-economic characteristics
- Ability to organize, multitask and prioritize duties and responsibilities efficiently
- Ability to work independently