Comprehensive Foster Care Social Worker-with sign on bonus

Bridges Homeward•Cambridge, MA

2d•$50,000 - $51,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Are you ready to dive into a fulfilling career in child welfare? As a Full-Time Comprehensive Foster Care Social Worker at Bridges Homeward, you'll play a pivotal role in shaping the lives of children and families. This exciting position is tailor-made for recent graduates and early-career professionals looking to make a genuine impact in the foster care system. With a focus on permanency and case management, you'll find joy supporting youth in foster care, helping them reach their goals, and establishing life-long, permanent connects with birth family and other adults. Plus, we offer work-from-home flexibility, and a full time 33.5 hour ( 4 ½ day) work week, allowing you to manage your work-life balance without compromising on excellence. Located in the vibrant city of Cambridge, MA, this role comes with competitive pay ranging from $50,000 to $51,000 per year, with a $2,00 sign on bonus (paid after 60 days of employment, if employee does not work a full year they are required to return the bonus) Your journey toward meaningful work starts here, and we can't wait to see you shine! You will be given great benefits such as Medical, Dental, Life Insurance, Flexible Spending Account, Paid Time Off. Join us and help bridge the gap for children and families in need! Who are we? An Introduction Founded in 1873, Bridges Homeward has evolved over time into a group of dynamic, highly dedicated, mission driven professionals meeting the current needs of the Greater Boston community. Bridges Homeward is committed to strengthening and advocating for diversity, equity and inclusion, for our staff and those we serve. We are seeking staff that align with our commitment, as individuals and as a community, to continually seek to advance racial equity initiatives to address long-standing systemic racial biases and discrimination in our society. Our goal for every person we work with to find permanency; a healthy, nurturing relationship with an adult that they can count on for the rest of their life. Sometimes, permanency in our work means making sure a child can remain with their biological family; sometimes it means ensuring someone with a developmental disability can live with family instead of having to move to an institutional setting; sometimes it means finding a child in foster care a forever family and for other youth it means having a safe, secure parenting relationship with a supportive adult Make a difference as a Comprehensive Foster Care Social Worker In the role of Full-Time Comprehensive Foster Care Social Worker at Bridges Homeward, you'll embark on an inspiring journey that includes completing weekly home visits with children in foster homes. You'll play a crucial role in ensuring their safety, monitoring their progress, and providing essential support for their placements. By utilizing permanency interventions, you'll help foster youth and families work closely with DCF to secure lifelong connections with committed adults. Your expertise in case management and treatment planning will benefit all the foster children on your caseload of eight. Additionally, you will participate in after-hours emergency coverage on a rotating basis, showcasing your dedication to excellence and empathy in child welfare. This vibrant position is perfect for those ready to innovate and make a difference!

Requirements

MSW or related degree preferred or Bachelors plus experience in child welfare
Professional social work licensure required within 6 months of hire
Valid drivers license and properly insured car (used at times to transport clients)

Responsibilities

completing weekly home visits with children in foster homes
ensuring their safety
monitoring their progress
providing essential support for their placements
utilizing permanency interventions
help foster youth and families work closely with DCF to secure lifelong connections with committed adults
case management
treatment planning
participate in after-hours emergency coverage on a rotating basis