RRTS Caseworker -Waterloo
About The Position
As the Caseworker, you will specialize in providing services in Black Hawk and Butler counties. Specific duties include conducting pre-screening activities for potential foster families, writing complete, thorough, and unbiased home study assessments for prospective and current foster and adoptive families, recommending licensure and/or adoption approval, and submitting them timely to HHS. You will meet contract requirements for supportive contacts for Resource Families with or without placements, support Resource Families to keep children stable for as long as a placement is needed, and provide pre-service and/or in-service training as requested. You will also assist with or provide recommendations regarding match referrals, assess strengths and limitations of placement options, and assist with troubleshooting procedures when matches are potentially late. When requested to assist, you will promptly respond to provide one or more names of Resource Families who may meet the requested referral criteria for a child. You will document contact with Resource Families timely using appropriate CareMatch procedures and required forms, assess permanency needs of the child/youth, and conduct initial, renewal, update, ICPC, and relative home studies as assigned. You will demonstrate professional written and verbal communication with HHS/JCS. Travel is necessary to complete job functions, including attending stakeholder meetings, meeting Resource Families in their home environment, and attending training or support group venues. You will meet with prospective or current Resource Families/children in their homes at designated intervals as required by contract, at times of day and days of the week when the family is available, which often includes evenings and weekends. You will support pre-adoptive families through to adoption to assure stability and maintain current and accurate awareness of all Iowa Administrative Code Resource Family licensing/approval standards, assisting Resource Families with remaining in compliance with standards.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree in Human Services, Social Work, Behavioral Sciences or related field
- One year of related experience
Nice To Haves
- Knowledge of the foster care and adoption systems is preferred.
Responsibilities
- Conducts pre-screening activities for potential foster families.
- Writes complete, thorough, and unbiased home study assessments or prospective and current foster and adoptive families, recommending licensure and/or adoption approval and submitting timely to HHS.
- Meets contract requirements for supportive contacts for Resource Families with or without placements.
- Supports Resource Families to keep children stable for as long as a placement is needed.
- Provides pre-service and/or in-service training as requested.
- Assists with or provides recommendations regarding match referrals.
- Assesses strengths and limitations of placement options.
- Assists with troubleshooting procedures when matches are potentially late.
- When requested to assist, promptly responds to provide one or more names of Resource Families who may meet the requested referral criteria for a child.
- Documents contact with Resource Families timely using appropriate CareMatch procedures and required forms.
- Assesses permanency needs of the child/youth.
- Conducts initial, renewal, update, ICPC, and relative home studies as assigned.
- Demonstrates professional written and verbal communication with HHS/JCS.
- Travels as necessary to complete functions of job including attending stakeholder meetings, meeting Resource Families in their home environment, attending training or support group venues.
- Meets with prospective or current Resource Families/children in their homes at designated intervals as required by contract at times of day on days of the week in which the family is available, which often will include evenings and weekends
- Supports pre-adoptive families through to adoption to assure stability.
- Maintains current and accurate awareness of all Iowa Administrative Code Resource Family licensing/approval standards.
- Assists Resource Families with remaining in compliance with standards.
Benefits
- Medical, dental & vision insurance
- 401k Retirement plan
- Growth & Advancement opportunities
- Excellent paid leave time package
- 7 Paid holidays
- Flexible Work Schedule
- Business casual work environment
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
