Social Services Foster Care Support Worker

McMan Youth, Family and Community Services Association, Central Region•Olds, AB

4h•CA$27 - CA$31•Hybrid

About The Position

McMan is a not-for-profit agency that has been operating since 1975. McMan provides a range of comprehensive programs across Alberta. Earning a sound reputation from success stories and positive relationships, McMan has become well known for being a responsive, highly competent, and innovative partner in service delivery. A diverse range of programs and services are accessible through local offices across Alberta to anyone who needs help. We believe that help from someone who cares should never be out of reach. Our Foster Care program in Olds is seeking a Full Time Permanent Foster Care Support Worker Foster Care provides safe, caring homes to children and youth ages 0 to 18 who, for a variety of reasons, are unable to live with their own families. Committed and highly skilled staff and foster parents ensure that individual social, educational, emotional and physical needs of the children are met until they are able to return home, are adopted or another permanent solution is arranged for their care. Children are eligible for Foster Care if they have been removed from a home situation and are determined by Child and Family Services as needing an alternative home.

Requirements

Post secondary diploma at minimum, preferred degree directly related to Human Services from an approved institution
Required 2 years of frontline human services experience, preferred 3 years of frontline family work related to human services
Proof of Membership in Professional Association (when applicable)
Knowledge and understanding of Indigenous Culture
Knowledge of parent/child relationships and family dynamics
Basic First Aid Level C with Adult, Child, and infant CPR &AED
Suicide Intervention Training & De-Escalation Training
Intervention Record Check & Criminal Record Check with the vulnerable sector
Class 5 driver’s license, clean drivers abstract and reliable vehicle for occasional client transportation
Knowledge of the Child, Youth and Family Enhancement Act

Nice To Haves

Knowledge and experience within the Signs of Safety framework would be an asset
Preferred experience in the CFS System

Responsibilities

Develop and maintain Foster Parent training plans
Travel to the Foster Homes located in Central Alberta at minimum twice a month
Ensure the continuous physical, emotional, and social wellbeing of designated children are being met
Facilitate and support the youth’s relationship with their birth and extended family
Ensure that culturally based services are available to all children in the homes
Request and coordinate psychiatric, psychological, and academic assessment when appropriate
Maintain treatment goals, treatment tasks and report on measurable outcomes