What are the responsibilities and job description for the Kinship Caseworker position at The Children s Choice?
Join our team at Children's Choice, Inc. and make an impact in your community. We believe that social services is a ministry, and we stand behind our principles to help our Social Workers succeed. If you are willing to make the commitment to help our families thrive, we believe YOU can make a lasting difference!
JOB TYPE: Full-time Kinship Caseworker
LOCATION: West Chester, PA
SCHEDULE: New employees will work in person in the office for a 30–60-day period then transition to a hybrid schedule which includes 3 remote working days per week
BENEFITS:
- Warm and professional work environment
- 14 paid holidays per year
- PTO (paid time off) awarded on first day of hire and additional PTO awarded at two years of employment
- Group Health Insurance: Health, Dental, Vision
- Short- and Long-Term Disability
- Flexible Spending Account
- Professional Development/Continuing Educational Credits Assistance
- 401-K
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelor's or master's degree in social work or related field
- Experience working with families in social services context
- Valid driver's license with properly registered and insured vehicle
- Proficient in Microsoft Office
JOB DESCRIPTION:
- Maintain accurate, detailed and current case records on each client
- Engage family members and identified supports throughout the Family Finding efforts
- Assure positive engagement and communication between all team members
- Build relationships with families and service providers
- Assure both physical and emotional safety to children during the Family Finding process
- Provide support and guidance to the birth parents and children during the Family Finding process.
- Connect kin with resources and provide concrete needs or assistance when identified
- Ensure cultural competency while working with birth family and all team members
- Communicate to birth parents, foster parents, kinship parents and all other team members during the referral process for Family Finding Services
- Provide visitation in the community or family setting when authorized
- Conduct all meetings contained within Kevin Campbell’s Family Finding model to include Alignment meetings, Blended Perspective meetings, Decision Making meetings and Lifetime Network meetings.
- Provide support and training to families within the kinship process, as well as provide help with completing the Resource Home Study
- Relay summary information on each family to the Program Coordinator and his/her appointed designee at regularly scheduled supervisory meetings
- Attend all scheduled staff meetings, supervisory conferences and in-service training sessions and all staff training
- Undertake any appropriate assignment requested by the Program Coordinator
- Assist in transportation of children to family meetings as required
- Obtain at least forty hours of formal staff training per year, which will include CPR certification and American Red Cross First Aid
- Assess the home environment at every home visit, where the child is residing, for safety issues
- Assess each child for signs of abuse or neglect at every face-to-face contact and report as a mandated by the Child Protective Services Law all cases of suspected child abuse and/or neglect within 24 hours.
- Testify in court as requested and attend team meetings to report on family’s progress.
To APPLY and Learn more information please check out https://www.childrenschoice.org/
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