Foster Care Team Lead

Description

Hello! Thank you for your interest in joining the Wellspring team as a full time Foster Care Team Lead. As a statewide nonprofit serving families and children in need of support, we take a whole-person approach to our organization and delivery of our services — because we believe we must find the strengths in people and build on these for lasting change to occur.

As a Foster Care Team Lead with the Wellspring foster care team in Kentwood, you will be part of a team committed to delivering exceptional services to children and families in and around Kentwood, Grand Rapids and the surrounding areas. You will bring at least one year of experience working as a foster care case manager. You will also have a bachelor's degree in social work OR a human services related field, and a current driver's license, car registration and auto insurance. You will also be reliable, and have a responsible attitude, a compassionate approach and a commitment to quality in everything you do.

As a Team Lead, here is some of what you will be responsible for:

• Develop, coordinate and implement concise, accurate treatment plans with youth, their families, foster families and/or other caretakers facilitating permanency, safety, and well-being.
• Assist new workers with their assigned cases.
• Provide and/or coordinate services to meet needs of youth in order to stabilize youth’s placement, school placement and reinforce school success. (e.g. parenting time, placement visits, visits birth parents, behavior specialist services, wraparound meetings and other case conferences.)
• Coordinate required medical and dental services for all foster children and monitor the implementation of these services by the caregiver
• Engage all family members and encourage participation in services to overcome barriers and address needs.
• Provide assistance and consultation on complex and difficult cases as requested
• Coordinate all community and resource referrals and services to the family. Coordinate presentations of community resources for the team
• Prepare court reports and petitions and provide testimony to support permanency, safety, and well-being of the child and family, as required by DHHS contract, DHHS and agency policy, and court mandates.
• Train new workers on writing petitions and reports. Review reports written by assigned staff
• Provide emergency, on-call interventions on after hours, and on holidays, as required
• Integrate learning from required DHHS training into day to day responsibilities
• Ensure transportation is provided or arranged for parents and foster children in order to meet all goals and objectives on the treatment plan
• Plan and participate in special events for clients and caregivers
• Complete data entry into all data management systems as required, as well as keep paper files accurate, complete, and in compliance with policy, rules, and state law. Train new staff on data entry and file management.
• Provide regular training for new staff. Lead peer support group and provide consultation to the management team. Assist with MiTEAM implementation

Why Choose Wellspring?

You may be wondering why Wellspring would be a good option for you. Here are some of the benefits of being part of the foster care team with Wellspring:

• You'll be part of a dedicated team of social workers and administrative professionals and connect through regular meetings.
• You'll receive supervision weekly or as needed.
• You'll have support from our staff with administrative duties.
• You'll have access to professional development opportunities.
• Your starting salary will be $40,500 based off experience.
• You'll be working full time, Monday- Friday, no weekends.
• You'll be able to enroll in our benefits such as Health, Vision & Dental insurance, 403b Retirement plans, PTO, and Paid Holidays
• You'll have the flexibility to be paid on demand with DailyPay
• You'll have access to Wellspring Supportlinc, which is an employee assistance plan

You will be reporting to the Wellspring KENTWOOD office:
Wellspring Lutheran Services
1715 Sutherland Drive
Kentwood, MI 49508

Full Job Description Available at Interview