Foster Care Specialist

GOEBEL FIXTURE COMPANY; Traverse City (MI); On-site; USD 23,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Child and Family Services of Northwestern Michigan seeks a Foster Care Specialist to provide services that help biological and foster parents meet a child's educational, physical, and emotional needs. Case management is goal-oriented and time-limited, with court recommendations as part of a permanency plan.

This full-time, on-site role requires a Bachelor's Degree in behavioral science, social work, or related field, with foster care or adoption experience preferred, and reliable transportation

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree REQUIRED in Behavioral Science, Community Services, Counseling, Criminal Justice, Early Childhood Studies, Family Ecology, Family Life Education, Family Studies, Family/Child Development, Guidance/School Counseling, Human Development and Family Studies, Human Services, Psychology, Social Work, or Sociology.
• Background experience in foster care or adoption preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide services to ensure biological and foster parents meet child’s educational, physical, and emotional needs.
• Case management is goal-oriented and time-limited; duties include reporting and making recommendations to the court for permanency planning.
• Schedules are flexible to accommodate duties, children, families, and court.

Skills

Case management

Flexibility

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Behavioral Science or related field

Job description

• Other Compensation $20/hr
• Job Category Social Services, Child Welfare, Criminal Justice
• Industry non-profit, Child Wefare, Social Services
• Employee Type Hourly Full Time
• Required Degree 4 Year Degree
• Manage Others No

Contact information

• Email [e-mail]

Description

Help us Help Families Grow!

Join our team

Child and Family Services is a licensed, non-profit child placing agency.

The primary responsibilities of the Foster Care Specialist position is to provide services to ensure that biological parents and foster parents are given the tools and resources to meet the educational, physical and emotional needs of the child. Case management services are goal-oriented and time-limited. The goals are to ensure the safety and well-being of the child while developing and monitoring a service plan for the child’s parent(s), reporting and making recommendations to the court regarding a permanency plan for each child.

This is full-time position. Schedules need to be flexible to accommodate duties, children, families, and court, including a preliminary training.

Bachelor’s Degree REQUIRED in: Behavioral Science, Community Services, Counseling (Psychology), Criminal Justice (Administration), Early Childhood Studies, Family Ecology, Family Life Education, Family Studies, Family and/or Child Development, Guidance/School Counseling, Human Development and Family Studies, Human Services, Psychology, Social Work, or Sociology; with background experience in foster care or adoption preferred.

Child and Family Services of Northwestern Michigan does not discriminate against an employee or applicant for employment with respect to hire, tenure, terms, conditions, or privileges of employment, or a matter directly or indirectly related to employment, because of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, height, weight, marital status, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, political beliefs or mental or physical disability.

Requirements

Reliable transportation is necessary and the caseworker must have a valid, unrestricted Michigan driver’s license, a good driving record, and insurance as required by law.
Qualifications: The Foster Care Specialist shall possess a minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree in: Behavioral Science, Community Services, Counseling (Psychology), Criminal Justice (Administration), Early Childhood Studies, Family Ecology, Family Life Education, Family Studies, Family and/or Child Development, Guidance/School Counseling, Human Development and Family Studies, Human Services, Psychology, Social Work, or Sociology; with background experience in foster care or adoption preferred.