What are the responsibilities and job description for the Foster Care Therapeutic Support Worker position at Ascentria Care Alliance?
The Therapeutic Support Worker is part of a dynamic team that provides support to families and children in the home and community who are involved with the child protection system. Therapeutic support workers assist families by supervising family visits and providing supportive counseling, health and safety education, basic parenting education and assisting with resource/coordination of services. This is a flexible hourly position, with some visits taking place during afterschool/evening hours.
Who are we?
Ascentria Care Alliance is a nonprofit organization that has spent the past 150 years helping people in need. We empower people of all backgrounds to rise together and reach beyond life’s challenges by building stronger communities and helping people move forward together.
Essential Responsibilities:
- Develops and implements treatment plans to identify the goals and objectives the families will work on;
- Provides needed supports to help families reach their goals and increase safety for the child/ren
- Helps families increase their skills to effectively parent their children during supervised visitation;
- Develops and maintains positive relationships with children, families and community providers.
- Provides assistance to families in using community resources to meet social, medical, educational, vocational and financial needs.
- Facilitates and coordinates family visitations; transports children and/or their families.
Qualifications:
- High School Diploma with 4 years’ experience working with families required, Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in Human Services or related field with 2 years’ experience working with families preferred.
- Must be at least 22 years of age
- Understanding of and ability to work positively with children and parents with mental health challenges and/or intellectual disabilities
- Ability to provide documentation such as valid driver's license, evidence of automobile insurance and a clear criminal record and central registry check as required to work in community services
- Ability to drive your own safe running and reliable vehicle with mileage reimbursement provided by the agency
Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Ascentria we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.
Company Benefits:
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- FSA and dependent care account
- PTO, Holidays, and Floating Holidays
- Tuition Assistance
- Opportunity for professional growth and advancement
- And many more!
Ascentria Care Alliance celebrates diversity and is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. In compliance with federal and state employment opportunity laws, qualified applicants are considered for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, physical or mental disability, genetic information, pregnancy, status as a veteran, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, or any other legally-protected category. Candidates who identify as BIPOC, multilingual or have lived experience with immigration or human services are encouraged to apply.
