Employment

Qualifications

Bachelors Degree in Social Work, Psychology, Criminal Justice, sociology or other social services field plus two years of social services experience working with children and families; or Master’s degree in social services field and one year of related experience. Foster care system and/or mental health experience preferred.

Key Responsibilities

1. Provides comprehensive case management for eight to twelve children diagnosed with a range of behavioral health, developmental and medical diagnoses who are placed in therapeutic foster care.
2. Takes primary responsibility for overseeing that child’s emotional needs are being met in the therapeutic program.
3. Provides regular technical assistance and support to the Therapeutic Foster Parents in the implementation of the Master Service Plan.
4. Provides support to the birth families of children served.
5. Acts as liaison to community and advocate for provision of services for children on caseload.
6. Provides crisis intervention services and emergency on-call support.
7. Responsible for documentation, filing and maintenance of child records in accordance with TCYFS policy, licensing and funding source requirements.

Qualifications
 Bachelor’s degree with major in the field of Human Services.
 One (1) year or more directly related experience working with children and/or adolescents. Ability to effectively communicate verbally and in writing.

Organizational Relationships and General Description
 Serves as the primary coordinator of behavioral health services; provides linkage to community, general entitlements, psychiatric, addiction, medical services, crisis prevention and intervention services.
 Reports to the Lead Therapist/Director of Clinical Services.
 Reports any unprofessional behavior of co-workers to supervisor immediately.

Community Support Individual services are provided to children in order to promote stability and build towards age-appropriate functioning in their daily environment. Stability is measured by a decreased number of hospitalizations, by decreased frequency and duration of crisis episodes and by increased and/or stable participation in school. Supports based on the child’s needs are used to promote resiliency while understanding the effects of the emotional disturbance and substance use/abuse and to promote functioning at an age-appropriate level.

Key Responsibilities

• Consults with Mental Health Professional (MHP)/Therapist(s) to carryout identified CSI services.

• Coordinates the resources and services to assist the child/youth and family in gaining access to necessary rehabilitative, medical, social and other services and supports.

• Provides accurate documentation.

QUALIFICATIONS

High School Diploma/GED; Bachelors Degree preferred.
Must be 21 years of age or older.
Experience in case management and group facilitation
Two years of experience working in the early childhood field
Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing
Able to work extended hours and weekends as needed
Strong knowledge of community resources
Must be a motivated self-starter with the ability to work with limited supervision
Must have dependable transportation

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Identify and recruit teen/young parents in the assigned county ages
2. Develops a family service plan for each participant
3. Facilitate evening groups and classes monthly to include: Parenting Skills/Nurturing Skills, Book Sharing and a Support group.
4. Provide structured activities to promote knowledge related to parenting and child development.
5. Provide opportunities to participate in outings and events in community settings
6. Provide client transportation to groups and appointments.
7. Provide referral and linkage to community resources
8. Provide Case Management and maintains confidential files.
9. Provide a minimum of two home visits monthly for each participant
10. Submits monthly reports
11. Attend quarterly stakeholder and community partner meetings and events
12. Provide informational sessions regarding parenting skills in the high school setting monthly

QUALIFICATIONS

High School Diploma/GED; Bachelors Degree preferred.
Must be 21 years of age or older.
Experience in case management and group facilitation
Two years of experience working in the early childhood field
Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing
Able to work extended hours and weekends as needed
Strong knowledge of community resources
Must be a motivated self-starter with the ability to work with limited supervision
Must have dependable transportation

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Identify the target population and service delivery location(s).
2. Ensure access for parents of all ages and all ethnic and socio-economic backgrounds.
3. Connect with community partners that will provide access to families.
o Establish referral partner agreements
o Establish consistent referral process practices
o Establish a tracking system for referrals
4. Ensure that all parents are provided:
A. Services consistent with the First Steps Georgia Mission and Goals and that meet the guidelines for First Steps Georgia Plan functions.
B. Relevant and age-appropriate information from reliable sources in each of the following categories:
1) Maternal Health
2) Newborn/Child Health
3) Home and Child Safety
4) Community and Family Safety
5) School Readiness
6) Family Economics/Self-sufficiency
5. A localized directory of community resources relevant to families within the target population.
6. Promote plan with community partners and general public
7. Identify key needs of families participating in the service and identify community resources to meet those needs.
8. Maintain adequate FSG supplies.
9. Assist Coordinator in developing a localized directory of resources relevant to all families in the target population.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in a social services, communications, journalism, marketing or a position related field plus two years experience in social services or recruiting/public relations experience. General knowledge of foster care system preferred.

Key Responsibilities

1. Develops an annual recruitment plan that produces a minimum of nine new foster parent resource homes annually.
2. Takes responsibility for planning and implementing pre-service training for prospective foster parents.
3. Provides timely response and information to persons expressing interest in fostering.
4. Completes a comprehensive assessment of prospective foster families and makes recommendations for approval to the TFC Director.
5. Accepts primary responsibility for the annual approval review process for up to 35 foster homes.
6. Responsible for entering initial and annual renewal approval documents into state’s database, Georgia Score.
7. Works regular business hours most days, occasional day/overnight travel and after hours work may be required at times, depending on program needs and operations.