What are the responsibilities and job description for the Treatment Foster Care Placement Specialist position at Open Skies Healthcare?
The Treatment Foster Care Placement Specialist is responsible for placing clients in Treatment Foster Care (TFC) homes through a clinical match process to ensure a "reasonable match" is accomplished. The Treatment Foster Care Placement Specialist ensures compliance of all pre-placement/placement regulations. Treatment foster care services are specifically designed to accommodate the needs of psychologically or emotionally disturbed and/or behaviorally disordered clients.
- Receive and respond to all foster care placement requests from via phone and email.
- Process placement referrals in the agency’s EMR system.
- Review new home approvals and work closely with Foster Care Team to prepare for upcoming openings.
- Coordinate and facilitate placements into foster homes.
- Assess and determine matches for children in foster homes.
- Develop and maintain relationships with referral sources.
- Complete documentation related to intake and placement- pre-placement contacts, intake and matching decisions, and initial service planning.
- Responsible for a caseload consisting of respite homes.
- Provide monthly respite log track available foster family respite days
- Maintain an updated list of available foster homes.
- Track and report data and trends on referrals on a monthly basis.
- Develop relationships with foster families and the team to understand the available foster home capacity and placement parameters.
Job Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college/university in human services or related field with a minimum of two years’ experience in the child welfare field.
- Possess excellent assessment skills and sound judgment
- Experience working in an EMR system.
- Own, drive, and maintain an automobile in good working condition,
- Understand that this job will require some evening and weekend hours of employment, and some after-hour on call responsibilities.
- Be proficient in Microsoft Office (outlook, word, excel, power point)
- Be organized and detailed oriented
- Possess good communication and writing skills
- Agree to support the agency’s mission statement, organizational values and beliefs, and its quality assurance plan.
Experience
Preferred- 2 year(s): Treatment Foster Care or Social Work
Education
Preferred- Bachelors or better in Social Work or related field
Motivations
Required- Self-Starter: Inspired to perform without outside help
