Foster Care Case Aide
About The Position
Brightpoint invites you to join our team of mission-driven staff who share a common vision: an equitable world where all children and families thrive in strong communities. As a leader in the human services sector for 140 years, we aim to advance the well-being of children by investing in families and strengthening communities through data-informed, collaborative, and preventative solutions. The Foster Care Case Aide is a critical member of the region’s child welfare team, working collaboratively within and across programs to ensure a relentless focus on keeping children safe and supporting families, consistent with our agency's Blueprint for Impact, which includes replacing what we currently think of as child welfare services with what we know to be child, family, and community well-being solutions. The Case Aide provides supportive services to the specialists in order to accomplish established goals for program participants and provide supervision to families involved in the child welfare system who are working towards reunification. The Case Aide will provide transportation for program participants to various appointments such as counseling, medical and home visits, provide supervision and assess the interactions between children and other parties involved in visits, model/teach appropriate parenting skills and the use of non-physical discipline with family members, and complete comprehensive case notes documenting any interactions with children and program participants.
Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent preferred.
- Ability to attend in-person meetings and events as needed required.
- Valid driver's license, insurance, and a reliable vehicle required.
Responsibilities
- Provide transportation to program participants for various appointments such as family time visits, counseling, medical and home visits.
- Make regular reports to Specialists on all cases.
- Provide written documentation to the Specialist or Supervisor on all contacts with program participants and collateral agencies, and complete required paperwork.
- Provide supervision and assess interactions between the child and other parties involved in family time visits.
- Model/teach appropriate parenting skills and the use of non-physical discipline with family members.
Benefits
- Medical/dental/vision insurance
- 3+ weeks paid time off in the first year including the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day (PTO increases with tenure)
- 11 paid holidays
- Supplemental insurance options
- 401(k) with match
- Leadership development opportunities
- One-on-one mentorship
- Approved agency for Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
