Compass Connections is looking for individuals to support, encourage, and recruit foster parents, ensuring compliance with federal and state regulations while providing essential services to children with mental health or behavioral disabilities.
Requirements
- Maintain computer literacy required to meet the responsibilities of the position.
- Provide crisis intervention according to training provided by Compass Connections when needed to maintain a safe environment.
- Demonstrate the ability to work effectively and without intensive supervision both independently and as a member of a multidisciplinary team.
- Demonstrate a working knowledge of all Compass Connections policies and procedures.
- Respond sensitively and competently to the service population’s cultural and socio-economic characteristics.
- Work collaboratively with other staff members, service providers and professionals.
- Maintain effective working relationships between foster parents, other agency staff, Child Protective Services staff, Department of Children’s Services, judicial officials, legal resources, medical professionals, and other community resources.
Responsibilities
- Meet all federal and state regulatory guidelines and standards that are applicable to this position.
- Maintain a case load in accordance with agency policies and procedures and contract standards.
- Train and evaluate foster parents to ensure adequate skill and motivation to implement the agency behavior management model.
- Provide ongoing and regular face-to-face supervision of foster parents according to program requirements.
- Maintain accurate and current foster care records.
- Intervene in crisis situations involving foster children or families.
- Provide pre-service and in-service training to foster parents as necessary.
Other
- Required – Bachelor’s degree in social work or related field; Preferred – Master’s degree in social work or related field
- First aid, CPR, Emergency behavior intervention
- Required – Two (2) plus years of working with children who have mental health or behavioral disabilities in a residential setting and two (2) plus years of child placing experience
- Pass a pre-employment drug screen and random drug screens throughout employment.
- Pass a pre-employment and biennial criminal background checks.
