Foster Care Coordinator

Wesley Family Services; Wilkinsburg (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 42,000 - 58,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition discounts

Annual evaluations with pay increase

Employee Assistance Program

Licensure supervision

Wellness Center

myStrength

Insurance discounts

Holidays and PTO

Tuition reimbursement

Health insurance

Parental leave

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Job summary

Wesley Family Services seeks a Foster Care Coordinator I to support children in foster and treatment homes. You will develop individual service plans, coordinate with families and agencies, and ensure timely documentation and communication.

The role requires local travel, flexible schedule including evenings/weekends as needed, and commitment to Quality Whole Person Care®. Minimum qualifications include a BA/BS in social work or related field and at least 1 year of experience with children and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in social work or related field required.
• Minimum 1 year of experience with children and families.

Responsibilities

• Provide supportive services to children in foster/treatment homes.
• Develop ISPs and facilitate achievement of ISP goals.
• Coordinate services with birth and foster families and schools.
• Maintain documentation and meet deadlines per policies.
• Travel locally to support placements and conduct visits.

Skills

Time management

Confidentiality

Cultural sensitivity

Documentation

Travel locally

Education

Bachelor’s degree in social work

Job description

*FLEXIBLE WORK SCHEDULE WITH NEED TO WORK EVENINGS AND WEEKENDS AS NEEDED*

Wesley Family Services offers the following benefits:

ALL EMPLOYEES:

• Tuition discounts - up to a 20% discount on tuition for certain degree programs at local partnering colleges
• Annual performance evaluations with pay increase eligibility
• Employee Assistance Program
• Free licensure supervision (minimum work hours may apply)
• WFS Wellness Center
• myStrength
• Discounted home, auto, and pet insurance

FULL TIME EMPLOYEES:

• 10 paid holidays + paid Celebration Day
• 15 paid time off days 1st year, 20 paid time off days 2nd year, continues to increase
• Tuition reimbursement for qualifying courses of up to $2,000 per semester or course ($6,000 per fiscal year maximum reimbursement)
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance (effective the 1st of the month following 30 days of work)
• Two weeks paid parental leave
• Employer paid life insurance
• Employer paid short term and long term disability insurance

Job Purpose/Summary

The Foster Care Coordinator I performs a wide range of supportive services for children in foster homes and treatment foster homes. The position provides support and interventions to the child and birth/foster families and participates in/represents the agency, child, child’s birth family, and foster family at permanency planning and team meetings. The incumbent participates in the development of individual service plans (ISPs) and facilitates achievement of the identified objectives.

Minimum Qualifications

Education: Bachelor’s degree in social work, child development, counseling, criminal justice, or a related field.

Experience: Minimum of 1 year of experience working with children and families.

Licenses, Certifications & Clearances:

• Valid State of PA Class 1 Drivers License
• Access to properly insured motor vehicle for client transportation and fieldwork and a safe driving record

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:

• Exhibits ethical business behavior and maintains confidentiality of information and compliance as required by WFS policy.
• Ability to exhibit cultural sensitivity and to contribute to a work environment where diversity is welcomed and supported.
• Commitment to supporting the Quality Whole Person Care® service philosophy and work-place culture.
• Time management and utilization skills.
• Thorough understanding of child/adolescent and development/family systems.
• Ability to travel locally and work evenings and weekends.
• Interacts regularly with children in placement, as defined by their assigned placement level of care, and assists each consumer in meeting the goals of the ISP.
• Monitors a caseload of 3 - 15 children placed in foster/treatment foster homes, documenting progress related to the established ISP goals and the child’s needs, strengths, and safety.
• Maintains documentation for involvement with and contacts made for children, resource families, and birth families. Adheres to documentation requirements established by internal policies and procedures, state/county guidelines, licensing requirements, and other applicable guidelines.
• Oversees service delivery to children with special needs, medically needy children, children with a mental health diagnosis, and/or children with developmental delays.
• Arranges for the required internal and external linkages to support the child in foster/treatment home settings and coordinates the delivery of other needed services, such as special education, to facilitate achievement of goals.
• Supports the foster/treatment family in its effort to meet the child’s developmental and personal needs through regular weekly contact with the foster family.
• Coordinates and supervises visitation between children and their families of origin.
• Provides counseling services and coordinates the delivery of other needed services, such as special education, as defined by the FSP, CPP, ISP, treatment plan, and court order.
• Ensures that the child’s birth family receives services, as determined by the referring agency or court related mandates.
• Remains mindful of and meets all deadlines related to providing services, completing documentation, and follow-up visitations. Self-schedules the work week according to service timelines.
• Prepares written reports as assigned/required.
• Attends case conferences, meetings, case staffing, hearings, and other appointments related to the child’s placement.
• Participates in the recruitment of resource families and re-certification processes of their status as agency resource families.
• Participates in the weekly transportation meeting. Collaborates with program staff to ensure scheduled transports and visits are covered each week.

Quality Whole Person Care® is Wesley Family Services’ service philosophy that aims to enhance the clinical care provided to individuals served while also helping to strengthen the way we support one another as colleagues. WFS has embedded QWPC practices which emphasize every person has value in all aspects of services and work-place culture.

WFS is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our policies for both current and prospective employees prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin (including limited English proficiency), age, sex assigned at birth, sexual orientation, transgender identity, gender transition, gender identity, gender expression, disability, military/veteran status, or any protected category prohibited by local, state, or federal law.