Foster Care Specialist

Brightli; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Health benefits

Training programs

Career advancement

Job summary

Brightli is seeking a Foster Care Specialist to support youth and foster parents, lead treatment planning upon admission, and coordinate integrated care. The role fosters collaboration across the treatment team and external partners to promote stability and permanency goals.

The position requires strong communication, documentation discipline, and the ability to engage families with empathy, professionalism, and dedication to high-quality care.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Social Work, Psychology, Sociology or related Health and Human Services field.
• Ability to work as part of a team and independently.
• Willingness to accept supervision and ongoing training.
• Customer service oriented with reliability and accountability.

Responsibilities

• Lead the treatment planning process upon youth admission to a System foster home with input from the treatment team.
• Provide support and consultation to foster parents, families of youth in care, and to other treatment team members.
• Coordinate and support the integrated care of the youth.
• Provide crisis intervention and safety planning as needed.
• Maintain open, professional communication with team members, clients and stakeholders.
• Complete documentation timely and accurately within required timelines.

Skills

Team collaboration

Independent work

Willingness to supervise

Customer service

Reliability

Travel as needed

Microsoft Office

Education

Bachelor’s in Social Work

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Job Description:

Job Summary:

The role of the Foster Care Specialist is to be a vital member of the Youth treatment team by supporting youth and foster parents to maintain stability, well-being, safety in the home while also supporting efforts towards the youth’s goal of permanency. The Foster Care Specialist serves as a liaison between treatment team members and lead the treatment planning process.

Essential Job Functions:

Treatment Planning and Service Delivery:

• By actively engaging all treatment team members including, but not limited to family of origin, foster parents, DCS Family Case Manager, previous/current service providers, teachers, DCS Ed. Liaison, Mentors, Guardian Ad Litem, CASA, and other identified supportive adults or child representatives. The TCS will lead the treatment planning process upon youths’ admission to a System foster home. The TCS will develop the Treatment Plan with input from the treatment team and staff with HSPP.

• Provides support and consultation to foster parents, families of youth in care, and to other treatment team members related to their role as described in the treatment plan.

• Coordinates and supports the integrated care of the youth

Provide crisis intervention/emergency services:

• By assessing risk, development of safety plans, reporting of any abuse or neglect, or any other emergency situations.

Communication and collaboration with collateral contacts, stakeholders, and referral sources; Develop and maintain effective relationships:

• By consulting and/or meeting with providers and stakeholders regarding client care, integrated health, current function, medication related- issues, education support, and any other care related to client/families. Maintaining open and professional communication with Team Leaders, clients/families, and staff/team members.

Accountability and Documentation:

• By completing documentation timely and accurately, maintaining ethical standards of the System, maintaining proficiency in the EHR, meet contractual and reporting obligations for referral sources and governing bodies by required timelines

Participate in training and development:

• Complete all required trainings, attend clinical staffing, active participation in supervision and other recommended trainings; to provide professional development

Creating a professional and ethical environment:

• By promoting open communication, ethical practice and building upon the strengths of the team

Meet the metrics assigned to this position:

• Meet service delivery: By meeting the expected service delivery of 60%; Compliance with required amount of visits with youth and foster parents per week.

• Note Timeliness: By submitting notes within policy and procedure guidelines 95% of the time, as well as having staffing records, CANSA and monthly reports completed in a timely fashion

• Documentation Compliance: Will competently complete required clinical documentation such as EON, CANSA, monthly reports and staffing records to agency and referral source expectations

• Be a team player demonstrating professionalism, cooperation and collaboration: By showing a willingness to accept supervision, completing required trainings and seeking out new development opportunities, attending required meetings and promoting open communication and ethical practice.

• Quality of Care: By putting a focus on client centered treatment that is flexible to client’s emergent needs during bi-weekly supervision with Team Leaders

Other duties as assigned by Program Leadership.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Ability to work as a team and independently

• Willingness to accept supervision

• Flexible and passionate about serving those in need

• Customer service oriented

• Reliable, responsible and dependable

• Ability and willingness to work evenings and weekends as needed based on client and team needs

• Ability and willingness to travel as needed

• Proficient in Microsoft Office

Experience and Education Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s in Social Work, Psychology, Sociology or related Health and Human Services field

Supervisory Requirements:

None

Employment Requirements:

• Successful completion of background check including criminal record, driving record, abuse/neglect and fingerprint check.

• Completion of New Hire Orientation at the beginning of employment.

• All training requirements including Relias at the beginning of employment and annually thereafter.

• Current driver’s license, acceptable driving record and current auto insurance.

Physical Requirements:

ADA Consideration - Sedentary work: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally (exists up the 1/3 of the time) and/or a negligible amount of force frequently (exists 1/3 to 2/3 of the time) to lift, carry, push, or pull, or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Repetitive movements of hands, fingers, and arms for typing and/or writing during work shift.

Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time but may involve walking or standing for brief periods of time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally, and all other sedentary criteria are met.

Position Perks & Benefits:

Paid time off:

full-time employees receive an attractive time off package to balance your work and personal life

Employee benefits package:

full-time employees receive health, dental, vision, retirement, life, & more

Top-notch training:

initial, ongoing, comprehensive, and supportive

Career mobility:

advancement opportunities/promoting from within

Welcoming, warm, supportive:

a work culture & environment that promotes your well-being, values you as human being, and encourages your health and happiness

Brightli is on a Mission:

A mission to improve client care, reduce the financial burden of community mental health centers by sharing resources, a mission to have a larger voice in advocacy to increase access to mental health and substance user care in our communities, and a mission to evolve the behavioral health industry to better meet the needs of our clients.

As a behavioral and community mental health provider, we prioritize fostering a culture of belonging and connection within our workforce. We encourage applications from individuals with varied backgrounds and experiences, as we believe that a rich tapestry of perspectives strengthens our mission. If you are passionate about empowering local communities and creating an environment where everyone feels valued and supported, we invite you to join our mission-driven organization dedicated to cultivating an authentic workplace.

We are an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.

Adult & Child Health is a Smoke and Tobacco Free Workplace.