Social Service Worker - Harlingen

Bobit Business Media; Harlingen (TX); On-site; USD 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous holidays off

Flexible schedule

Mileage reimbursement

401K with Employer Match (Traditional)

Training and Educational Assistance

PSLF program

Job summary

The Bair Foundation is seeking a Social Service Worker to work on the front lines of foster and kinship care, helping ensure safe, stable, and nurturing homes for children. You will collaborate with foster families, children, and service teams to assess well-being, monitor progress, and ensure services meet each child’s needs.

This role blends direct support with clinical judgment and advocacy, building meaningful relationships while guiding children and families toward stability, healing, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Social Work, Human Services, or a related field (state-specific requirements apply)
• Experience providing casework services to children and families, preferably in foster care or child welfare
• Strong assessment, documentation, communication, and problem-solving skills
• Candidates must possess a valid driver's license, current auto insurance, and vehicle registration.

Responsibilities

• Protect Child Safety – Actively monitor placements, evaluate risk, and respond decisively to safety concerns.
• Equip and Support Caregivers – Coach and support foster and kinship families through supervision and training.
• Coordinate Effective Services – Lead assessment and service planning efforts in partnership with families and team members to support treatment goals and permanency.
• Track Outcomes and Well-Being – Complete consistent home visits and ongoing assessments to ensure children receive appropriate care and services.
• Maintain Regulatory Compliance – Ensure documentation and service delivery align with regulatory, accreditation, and organizational standards.

Skills

Assessment skills

Documentation

Communication

Problem-solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Social Work, Human Services or related field

Job description

The Bair Foundationis an Equal Opportunity Employer.

As a Social Service Worker, you are on the front lines ofensuring children in foster and kinship care experience safe, stable, andnurturing homes. You'll work closely with foster families, children, andservice teams to assess well-being, monitor progress, and ensure services meeteach child’s unique needs. This role combines direct support, clinicaljudgment, and advocacy - allowing you to build meaningful relationships whilehelping children and families move toward stability, healing, and permanency inalignment with The Bair Foundation's mission.

WHO WE ARE

Founded in New Wilmington, Pennsylvania in 1967, The BairFoundation is a Christian non-profit ministry serving children and families. Wehave provided quality care and services to children, youth, and familiesthrough a myriad of effective community-based services. Today, The BairFoundation provides services in 9 states, including Kentucky, New Mexico, NorthCarolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia.Our programs are child-centered, family-focused, strength-based, and culturallycompetent, which are making a significant and positive impact on the childrenand families we serve. We strive to touch lives and create a better future.

WHAT YOU'LL DO TO MAKE AN IMPACT

Protect Child Safety – Actively monitorplacements, evaluate risk, and respond decisively to safety concerns, includingallegations of abuse or neglect.

• Equip and Support Caregivers – Coach andsupport foster and kinship families through supervision and traininggrounded in the Together Facing The Challenge model.
• Coordinate Effective Services – Leadassessment and service planning efforts in partnership with families andteam members to support treatment goals and permanency.
• Track Outcomes and Well-Being – Completeconsistent home visits and ongoing assessments to ensure children receiveappropriate care and services.
• Maintain Regulatory Compliance – Ensuredocumentation and service delivery consistently align with regulatory,accreditation, and organizational standards.

WHAT YOU BRING

Bachelor's degree in Social Work, HumanServices, or a related field (state-specific requirements apply)

Experience providing casework services tochildren and families, preferably in foster care or child welfare

Strong assessment, documentation, communication, and problem-solving skills

Candidates must possess a valid driver'slicense, current auto insurance, and vehicle registration.

WHAT PUTS YOUAHEAD

• Familiarity with child welfare regulations and best practices
• Certification or experience with Together Facing The Challenge or similar models
• Comfort managing crises, on-call responsibilities, and complex familydynamics

YOUR PERKS

• GenerousHolidays off
• FlexibleSchedule
• MileageReimbursement
• 401K withEmployer Match (Traditional and ROTH options)
• Training andEducational Assistance
• Eligibleemployer for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program

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