Foster Care Family Consultant
About The Position
Intercept Health is hiring a full-time Treatment Foster Care Family Consultant to provide casework services to children and families. The position reports to the TFC Program Supervisor. The consultant supports children in treatment foster care by assessing needs, developing and reviewing individualized plans, coordinating services and referrals, monitoring progress, and working with families and other involved parties to promote continuity of care. Intercept Health is a family-owned agency serving mental and behavioral health, substance use, and foster care needs in Virginia. The organization’s stated mission is, “We help people grow and live their healthiest lives.”
Requirements
- A baccalaureate degree in any field and two years of experience providing casework services to children and families; or
- A baccalaureate degree in social work or a related field (including sociology, psychology, special education, or counseling) and one year of experience providing casework services to children and families; or
- A doctorate or master’s degree in social work from a college or university accredited by the Council on Social Work Education, or in a related field such as sociology, psychology, special education, or counseling, with a student placement in casework services to children and families or one year of experience providing casework services to children and families.
Responsibilities
- Interview children and families.
- Conduct and write home studies.
- Develop individualized treatment and service plans.
- Counsel children and families in preparation for placement or discharge.
- Supervise children in resource, foster, and adoptive homes and in independent living arrangements.
- Prepare and maintain case records.
- Coordinate services to minimize fragmentation of care, reduce barriers, and connect children with appropriate medical, social, educational, and other services.
- Periodically assess children’s psychosocial, nutritional, medical, and educational service needs.
- Coordinate referrals, help children arrange appropriate services, and ensure continuity of care for children in treatment foster care.
- Link children to services and supports specified in their individualized treatment and service plans.
- Help children locate or obtain needed services and resources.
- Coordinate service planning with agencies and providers involved with the child, including arranging medical, remedial, and dental services as needed.
- Monitor cases, assess ongoing progress, follow up to ensure services are delivered, and continually review each child’s plan of care.
- Collaborate with family assessment and planning teams and other involved parties to review and coordinate services.
- Guide and counsel children, developing supportive relationships that promote their service plans.
- Work closely with family assessment and planning teams and other involved parties to prepare case plans.
Benefits
- Comprehensive health insurance options
- Dental and vision insurance
- Health and child care flexible spending accounts
- Comprehensive Employee Assistance Program
- Employer group life insurance, with optional buy-up insurances
- Voluntary long-term and short-term disability
- 401(k) retirement plan
- Optional pet insurance
- Paid time off
- Eight observed holidays
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Job Type
Full-time
