Foster Care Family Support Specialist

Job Description

Job Description

Description :

Growing Home Southeast, Inc.

Position title Foster Care Family Support Specialist

Department Statewide Placement and Community Support Services

Reports to Foster Care Family Support Supervisor

Employment status FT / Salaried / Exempt

Position Summary

The Foster Care Family Support Specialist provides direct support, supervision, and case management for youth and families in foster care. This position plays a critical role in recruiting and supporting foster families to support placement stability, foster home retention and, ultimately, positive outcomes for children and families. As a key member of a collaborative team, the Specialist ensures every child and family connected to Growing Home experiences quality care and exceptional support, aligning with Growing Home Southeast’s mission.

Scope of Work

In accordance with agency policies and the confidential nature of services provided, the Family Support Specialist will perform duties including, but not limited to foster family recruitment, family assessment, service planning, progress monitoring, home visitation, parent education, case management, facilitation of community referrals, and foster family support. All services are tailored to meet the specific needs and strengths of each family.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Foster Parent Recruitment, Training & Support

• Recruiting, engaging, developing, and supporting foster families to ensure the organization has families who can meet the needs of children and youth entering foster care.
• Training, assessing, and orienting foster families per agency policy and state regulations.
• Guide foster parents through the annual re-licensing process, including paperwork and home study addendums.
• Facilitate monthly or quarterly support / training groups for licensed foster parents.
• Provide ongoing supervision, support, and annual performance evaluations for staff
• Identify and address foster parent concerns or challenges and support tailored development to strengthen their support of children and youth in their care and reduce placement instability and disruption.

Placement Coordination & Matching

Case Management & Documentation

Resource Connection & Advocacy

Treatment Planning & Monitoring

Crisis Response & On-Call Support

Collaboration & Communication

Professional Development

Compliance & Additional Duties

Qualifications

Core Competencies

Salary : $52,000 - $54,000

Physical Demands and Work Environment

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these functions.

This is a remote position. The employee is expected to have a dedicated, quiet, and professional workspace suitable for conducting work responsibilities, including participating in virtual meetings and handling confidential information.

Note

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) of this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments. All duties and responsibilities are essential functions and requirements and are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities.

To perform this job successfully, the employee(s) will possess the skills, aptitudes, and abilities to perform each duty proficiently. Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health or safety of themselves or others. The requirements listed in this document are the minimum levels of knowledge, skills, or abilities. This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an at will relationship.

Growing Hope is an equal opportunity employer, drug-free workplace, and complies with ADA regulations as applicable.

Requirements : Qualifications