What are the responsibilities and job description for the Social Worker - Foster Care position at DCCCA?
***Job can be located in Wichita, KS, or Lawrence, KS
Essential Functions:
- Carries an average caseload of 20 active families
- Accepts intake information regarding potential placements for children in care and match with foster families
- Conducts home visits and reviews documentation on foster children on a monthly basis
- Conducts home visits on assigned active respite families on a monthly basis
- Assists foster parents in accessing resources throughout the community to meet foster child needs
- Ensures that foster parents attend trainings throughout the year for their annual relicensing requirements
- Oversees initial licensing, renewal process and exceptions as necessary
- Conducts family assessments at time of initial licensing and renewal
- Updates KaleidaCare and openings list once weekly at a minimum or upon request
- Facilitates support meetings and other activities for foster families regularly
- Tracks DCF Notice of Survey Findings (NOSF) to ensure that corrective actions are completed
- Tracks MVR reports to ensure that corrective actions are completed
- Develops and tracks Professional Development plans and/or safety plans with foster families as required
- Assists in the process of recruiting new foster families
- Conducts DT classes for prospective foster and adoptive families
- Completes DT Summary / Recommendations and Strengths / Needs
- Prepares monthly reports that document current behaviors on each child in assigned homes
- Provides crisis/on call services and 24 hour, 7 days a week support to assigned foster families
- Submits an incident report when appropriate
- Maintains good working relationships and facilitates communication with the foster family, foster child, and collateral agencies and staff
- Approves and submits foster parent timesheets biweekly
- Conducts adoption home studies as needed
- Maintains regular contact with supervisor
- Requires the ability to maintain strict confidentiality
- Job may require the employee to be able to regularly drive to various DCCCA locations and other business locations throughout the day including early morning or evening hours
Education
- Requires a bachelor’s degree in human services field
- Requires at least two years child welfare and/or family services experience
Job Type: Full-time
Benefits:
- 403(b)
- 403(b) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Loan forgiveness
- Mileage reimbursement
- Paid time off
- Parental leave
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- Day shift
- Nights as needed
- Weekends as needed
Experience:
- Child welfare: 2 years (Preferred)
License/Certification:
- Driver's License (Preferred)
Ability to Commute:
- Wichita, KS 67214 (Required)
Ability to Relocate:
- Wichita, KS 67214: Relocate before starting work (Required)
Work Location: In person
