Foster Care Coordinator at Access Foster Care & Adpotion
Wayne State University
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Access Foster Care and Adoption is seeking a full-time Foster Care Coordinator to support adolescents and children in foster care provider homes. The role involves regular visits, team collaboration, and crisis intervention in East Stroudsburg with an office base in Bethlehem for weekly meetings.
You will coordinate service plans, monitor safety, and ensure compliance with county/state regulations while traveling within the Lehigh Valley region.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree required in human services, social work, psychology, education or criminal justice.
- Master’s degree in a related field preferred.
- Excellent organizational and communication skills are required.
- Ability to interact effectively with staff at all levels and manage multiple priorities.
Responsibilities
- Develop, implement and review individual service plans in collaboration with children and team.
- Coordinate supports outlined in each child’s plan.
- Collect and prepare program and/or individual data.
- Connect individuals to resources and supports in the community.
- Promote Evidence-Based practices and agency philosophies.
- Participate in departmental meetings and trainings.
- Monitor provider homes for compliance with regulations.
- Conduct foster home safety inspections as assigned.
- Assist with orientation for new providers and provide training.
- Oversee referrals, interviews, and matching processes.
- Maintain knowledge of licensing regulations and CAASP principles.
- Coordinate respite care services.
- Supervise visits with child and family as required by court/county.
- Support reunification goals under applicable laws.
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Access Foster Care and Adoption empowers children to thrive by fostering vibrant futures and strong communities.
Access Foster Care and Adoption is hiring a full-time Foster Care Coordinator to provide support for adolescents and children in foster care provider homes. The caseload is primarily in East Stroudsburg with an office base in Bethlehem for weekly team meetings and supervision. This role requires the ability to travel within East Stroudsburg and the Lehigh Valley region. Mileage reimbursement is provided.
Position Summary: Provide support to children in foster care provider homes in East Stroudsburg. Promote healthy bonding between each child and their foster family through regular visits, training and crisis intervention. Work with the child’s treatment team to develop and implement individualized service plans that address each child’s social, emotional, educational, and physical needs and promote community belonging. Coordinate and oversee the implementation of all services outlined in the service plan. Help ensure each child’s safety and well being through regular monitoring and through implementation of all agency, state and county regulations. Incumbent must meet all qualifying and ongoing job criteria including background checks, physical examination results and clearances.
Develop, implement, update and review individual service plans that are strengths based and person centered in collaboration with the children being served and the team.
Coordinate the implementation of all supports outlined in each child’s plan.
Collect and prepare program and/or individual related data as requested.
Connect individuals to resources and supports to the community.
Promote, support and encourage current trend/philosophies within the human services field in accordance with Access Foster Care and Adoption’ philosophies.
Participate in departmental meetings, trainings and activities.
Support and monitor provider homes to help ensure that they comply with county and state regulations.
Conduct foster home safety inspection as assigned.
Assist with the orientation of new providers and assure that all providers receive appropriate training.
Participate in the overall referral process including the assessment of referrals, interviewing prospective individuals and overseeing the matching process.
Maintain a thorough knowledge of program licensing regulations as well as CAASP principles.
Coordinate and assure that adequate respite care services are provided.
Supervise visits with child and family as required by court/county.
Develop and implement goals toward reunification of the child and his/her natural family according to the procedures outlined in the Adoptions and Safe Families Act.
Employees must meet all qualifying and ongoing job criteria including background checks, physical examination results, and clearances.
Driving Requirements:
- Possess a valid U.S. driver’s license
- Have reliable access to a personal vehicle
- Maintain an acceptable driving record in accordance with AFCA’sMotor Vehicle Policy
- Be willing and able to drive as part of regular job duties
- Successfully pass all motor vehicle record checks
Education: Bachelor’s degree required, preferably in human services, social work, psychology, education or criminal justice. Master’s degree in a related field preferred.
Experience: Two (2) years of direct experience with children/adolescents and/or case management experience preferred.
- Excellent organizational and oral/written communication skills.
- Ability to effectively interact with all levels of staff.
- Ability to effectively handle multiple priorities.
- Ability to effectively interact as part of a team.
- Proficiency in, or ability to learn and use, Microsoft Suite including Word, Outlook and Internet use.
- Proficiency in, or ability to learn and use, workplace applications, platforms and technologies including the electronic healthcare record system, and time and attendance system.
Work in program sites and the community routinely providing direct care and/or support with individual(s). Stand, sit or run by self, or to provide proper care and supervision with an individual. Able to move and stay with an individual to keep them safe, both in home environment and community, both at near and far distances, even when an individual may struggle to meet identified expectations. Able to assist an individual who has fallen, regardless of weight or size. Walk, climb stairs by self, or to provide direct care and/or support. Work in a standard office environment. Utilize desktop computer equipment on a daily basis. Able to lift or move items associated with sedentary work and light work (exert up to 20 lbs.) Travel to offsite locations and regional office locations if necessary.
Schedule: General working hours are Monday-Friday: 8:30am-4:30pm with the ability to be flexible and work weekends and evenings as necessary to meet with children and provider families. Foster Care Coordinators participate in an on-call rotation.
Compensation: The hourly rate for the Foster Care Coordinator is $20-21 per hour.
- Health, vision, Rx, and dental insurance with options for HSA/FSA.
- Mileage reimbursement and paid travel time between worksites.
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
- Tuition reimbursement and college tuition discounts.
- 20 days paid off, and additional time with continued service. Paid holiday time. Catastrophic sick leave.
- Company paid Life Insurance as well as Long and Short-Term Disability.
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