Foster Care Social Worker

The Bair Foundation is looking for a SOCIAL SERVICE WORKER in TYLER, TEXAS!

The Bair Foundation is a non-profit, social service ministry looking to recruit candidates who have a passion for serving families and children and who exhibit our core values of Caring, Helping, Dedication and Teamwork. If this sounds like you, we look forward to viewing your application!

Do you have a passion for working with youth and families who have been touched by the Child Welfare/Foster Care System? We have a unique team-based program that is looking for a passionate Social Service Worker who is experienced in working with this population. Caseloads are an average of 15 in an effort to focus on the needs of the youth and family. Our focus is on healing past trauma, stabilizing current and future placements, and equipping our youth to have healthy relationships in the future. We believe that children do best in a family-like setting, no matter the challenging behavior. Our treatment models are focused on Trust-Based Relational Interventions (TBRI) and Together Facing the Challenge out of Duke University.

Salary: $40,000-$47,000 Per Year

Benefits:

• Generous Holiday and PTO benefits
• Medical, Dental, Vision
• Flexible Schedule
• Mileage Reimbursement
• 401K Traditional and ROTH
• Training and Educational Assistance
• Eligible employer for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program

Essential Functions:

• Ensure the safety of all children served. Ensure that abuse and neglect concerns are appropriately reported and immediate actions are taken to ensure client safety.
• Become certified in The Bair Foundation’s model of care, which includes Together Facing the Challenge (foster/kinship parent training).
• Provide direct supervision to assigned foster/kinship families, including but not limited to coaching, follow-up, and accountability in accordance to structure home visit requirements.
• Responsible for accurate and timely documentation in The Bair Foundation’s electronic documentation system in accordance with policy and state regulations.
• Apply advanced child welfare knowledge to develop plans of service to establish the appropriate interventions to be provided for each child on caseload and to assure compliance.
• Assist service team members and the child in accomplishing service plan goals and ensuring progress towards goals are documented.
• Cover on-call when assigned, which includes responding to emergency situations after hours.

Job Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Social Work or Human Services field.
• ​One year of full-time experience in a residential child care organization preferred.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $40,000.00 - $47,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Loan forgiveness
• Mileage reimbursement
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Retirement plan
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday
• On call

Work Location: In person

Salary : $40,000 - $47,000