Social Worker

Would you like to pursue a career where you can "make a difference one child at a time?" If so, please consider applying as a Social Worker with Children’s Hope Foster Family! We are currently looking for a fulltime Social Worker in Yuba City to help clients anywhere from infants up to young adults ages 18-24.

Responsibilities/Duties

• To ensure that the foster child has been placed in a home that provides a safe and positive environment. The foster family’s ability to provide such an environment must be monitored by the Social Worker. The Social Worker must be a coordinator for the foster child, and responsible for ensuring the clients’ physical, emotional, and education needs are being met.
• Upon placement in a foster home, the Social Worker is responsible for reporting to the placing agency the children’s progress towards the objectives in the Appraisal/Needs plan that was created.
• The Social Worker is responsible for the completeness of the client’s file as well as documenting a written record of the child’s progress within a home and to relate important information to the court and its agents.
• The Traditional Housing Program (THP) is for aged out foster youth ranging from 18-24. In our program we help our clients find housing, go to school, or find a job and build up skills to become a successful adult.
• Work with clients to building independent living skills, obtain identification documents, and connecting to community resources/services. Be able to build a relationship with clients and be a part of their support system. Implementing healthy boundaries to help clients become successful young adults by the time they age out of the program.
• Responsibility of the Social Worker is to serve as an advocate for the Client and to help support the Client in removing barriers, monitor and evaluate clients’ progress and modify treatment plans accordingly, complete annual and quarterly reports for the client. Help clients make and keep a budget and build up independent living skills.
• Attend child family team meetings and court hearings as needed.
• Manage a fulltime caseload.

Line of Supervision:

• Reports to a Supervising Social Worker with no direct reports

Qualifications:

• Master's Degree, or Bachelor's degree with exception
• Valid Driver's License

Pay Range: $25.00 - $28.00 an hour (more dependent on experience, and therapy/counseling offering)

Benefits:

• A generous benefits package including options for HSA, medical, dental, vision and Teledoc
• 403(b) – Employer contributed dollar for dollar matching funds of up to 5% of the participants compensation and capped at the current IRS maximum.
• A $30,000 life insurance that the company covers completely.
• Two weeks paid vacation
• 64 hours a year of sick leave (after 90 days of employment)
• 12 paid holidays

Work Remotely: No

Schedule: Monday to Friday

Experience: Social Work, 1 year minimum

Work Location: 950 Tharp Road, Suite 300, Yuba City, CA 95993

Children's Hope is an Equal Opportunity Employer