Foster Care Supervisor
About The Position
Using the Teaching-Family Model, the Foster Care Supervisor provides primary supervision of case management services for children and youth placed in Children’s Hope Alliance foster care programs, including family foster care, therapeutic foster care, and IAFT. The role ensures that services meet accreditation, licensing, and regulatory standards and that program performance indicators are achieved. The supervisor also ensures the organization’s values and principles are reflected in program operations, including fiscal responsibility, an outcome-driven approach, a focus on children and families, and mission orientation. The position serves on the department leadership team and supports program operations, staff performance, referral and placement activities, partnerships with referral sources, foster parent training and licensing, and case consultation. The supervisor may provide case management coverage during staff absences or vacancies. The role also oversees and supports foster family supervision, including family contacts and visits, placement matching, foster parent skill evaluation, and Teaching-Family Model certification.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in psychology, social work, or a related field.
- Previous work experience in a related field.
- Three years of experience in foster care case management and/or supervisory experience in case management or social work, or a master’s degree in human services.
- Qualified Professional (QP) child-specific certification.
Responsibilities
- Serve as a member of the department leadership team and participate in the department’s daily operations call.
- Maintain program census within agency-approved budgets.
- Ensure implementation of the Teaching-Family Model, including facilitative administration, training, coaching, and evaluation.
- Complete preservice training within required time frames and complete 24 hours of required annual training, including Teaching-Family Model training.
- Use agency-assigned performance tracking tools to monitor and correct performance.
- Ensure the program operates according to the Program Manual and applicable accreditation, licensing, and regulatory standards.
- Develop formal partnerships with referral sources, solicit stakeholder feedback, and establish communication that improves customer relationships and connects children with licensed families.
- Collaborate with licensing staff on the schedule for foster parent preservice and in-service training.
- Screen referrals, coordinate placement activities with case managers, and assist with placements when necessary.
- Provide case management services when necessary, including covering staff crises or team vacancies.
- Facilitate monthly case consultation meetings, follow the agency-approved professional agenda, review Teaching-Family Model interventions, and ensure staff use agency-approved clinical measure tools.
- Demonstrate cultural and age-specific competency.
- Complete one monthly phone contact with at least one family per case manager.
- Complete a quarterly home visit with at least one family per case manager.
- Evaluate foster parent skill levels when screening potential placements to support appropriate matches between foster families and children.
- Assist the Recruiter/Trainer in assessing potential foster family skill sets before licensing when necessary.
- Evaluate foster parent skill levels by reviewing quarterly licensing visits conducted by foster care case managers.
- Assist with monthly in-service trainings for foster parents.
- Serve as a primary or secondary evaluator of families being certified in the Teaching-Family Model.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
