Home-Based Family Caseworker (Indianapolis & Surrounding Counties)

Haven Focused, LLC; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 41,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible schedule

Home-based role

Job summary

Haven Focused, LLC is an Indianapolis-based agency seeking Home Based Family Caseworkers to provide family-centered services to children and families involved with Indiana DCS and Probation. Services focus on keeping children safely at home, preventing foster care placement, and promoting family reunification.

Responsibilities include face-to-face contact within 48 hours of referral, comprehensive intake within 30 days, and ongoing plan reviews every 30–90 days, with court appearances as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree from an accredited university (or High School/GED/Associate with 4 years of direct service experience)
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; basic computer skills for documentation
• Ability to work independently and manage time effectively, with a flexible schedule

Responsibilities

• Make face-to-face contact with referred families within 48 hours of referral
• Complete comprehensive intake assessments within 30 days
• Develop and implement client-centered treatment plans with measurable outcomes
• Review plans with families every 30 days and reassess every 90 days
• Write daily progress notes and monthly progress reports (by the 10th of the following month)
• Provide home visits and parent education in the family’s home
• Support reunification and family stability through in-home services and court appearances
• Coordinate services with DCS, Probation, and treatment teams and attend Family Meetings

Skills

Communication

Time management

Independent work

Written skills

Flexible scheduling

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree

High School/GED/Associate with 4 years direct service

Tools

Documentation systems

Driver’s license

Job description

Haven Focused, LLC is an Indianapolis based agency seeking Home Based Family Caseworkers to provide family-centered, strengths-based services to children and families involved with the Indiana Department of Child Services and Probation, primarily in the family’s home. Services focus on keeping children safely at home, preventing initial placement or re-entry into foster care, preserving and stabilizing families, and promoting family reunification. We are looking to expand services in counties throughout Indiana to include Blackford, Boone, Carroll, Cass, Clay, Clinton, Delaware, Fountain, Fulton, Grant, Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks, Howard, Huntington, Johnson, Madison, Marion, Miami, Morgan, Montgomery, Parke, Putnam, Shelby, Sullivan, Tippecanoe, Tipton, Vermillion, Vigo, Wabash, Warren & White counties. Applicants willing to provide services in any or all of these areas will be considered.

Key Responsibilities

Assessment, planning, and documentation

• Make face-to-face contact with a referred family within 48 hours of referral.
• Complete a comprehensive intake assessment with the family and other team members within the first 30 days, covering life, health, trauma, family, and community domains.
• Develop and implement client-centered treatment/service plans with short- and long-term goals and measurable outcomes consistent with the DCS/Probation case plan.
• Review the treatment/service plan with the family at least every 30 days, and reassess risks, needs, and goals at least every 90 days.
• Write daily progress notes and monthly progress reports, due by the 10th day of the month following the month of service.
• Ensure safety plans are in place for families, and monitor progress of parenting skills.
• Provide requested testimony and court appearances, including hearings, case conferences, and staffings.

In-home family support

• Provide home visits and services primarily in the family’s home; limited services may also occur at a community site or office setting.
• Deliver parenting education and training, including parent training with children present.
• Provide child development education, domestic violence education, and family communication support.
• Support behavior modification, conflict management, structure and time management, budgeting and money management, meal planning and preparation, and life skills training.
• Facilitate transportation for goal-directed, face-to-face activities approved as part of the case plan.

Reunification, visitation, and family stability

• Support family reunification and preservation, and help safely maintain children in their home or foster home.
• Provide in-home supervised visitation and document visits as required.
• Provide after-care linkage as families transition out of services.
• Coordination, advocacy, and crisis support
• Collaborate with DCS, Probation, and the treatment team, and participate in Child and Family Team Meetings and case planning.
• Coordinate services, make community referrals and follow up, and share information about community services.
• Advocate for families and connect them with resources that build on their strengths
• Bachelor’s, or Master’s degree from an accredited university (or) High School Degree, GED, or Associate Degree with at least 4 years full time employment experience providing direct services to children & families
• Knowledge of child abuse and neglect and of child and adult development.
• Knowledge of community resources and ability to work as part of a team.
• Experience working with children and families, particularly children in protective care or at risk.
• A belief in helping clients change their circumstances, not just adapt to them.
• Valid driver’s license, a reliable private vehicle, and state-minimum auto insurance, with the ability to transport self and others.
• Must pass required background checks.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and basic computer skills for documentation.
• Ability to work independently, manage time effectivey, and maintain a flexible schedule, including some day, evening, and weekend hours as needed.

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous experience with DCS, Probation, or another child welfare or community-based provider.
• Familiarity with the communities served; shared life experience valued.
• Bilingual abilities. All languages are encouraged to apply, including English, Burmese, Creole, French, and Spanish.
• Flexible schedule that supports a healthy work/life balance.
• Staff development and training
• Transportation compensation
• Monthly staff recognition — monetary award
• Regular supervision and individual support

Pay

$30.00 - $40.00 per hour

Job Type

Full-time, part-time or contract

Work Location

This position is not office based. Services are provided primarily in client homes and other community settings with minimal time spent in an office. Position requires travel as needed to homes, community locations, schools, Court & DCS offices. Haven Focused does have a physical office located at 7155 Wadsworth Way, Indianapolis, IN 46219.