Permanency Services/Licensing - Social Worker - Tiered Sign-On Bonus Up To $5,000

County of Wake, NC•Cary, NC

1d•$27 - $46•Onsite

About The Position

The Permanency Services - Foster Parent Licensing Social Worker (LSW) within the Foster Family Resource Unit with emphasis on Home Consultation, Re-Licensing, Retention & Quality Assurance. This role will provide specific training and support to families and relatives that are interested in being licensed by completing the licensure process. Additionally, this role will develop and implement a comprehensive retention program to retain the foster families with Wake County Human Services and have the ongoing task of implementing program change and project development.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Social Work or related field
One year of job-related experience
Completion of the NC Child Welfare Education Collaborative (CWEC) traineeship can be substituted for 1 year of experience
Valid Driver's License and "safe" driving record
Equivalent education and experience are accepted
Culturally competent
Planning & organizing abilities
Conflict management
Collaboration skills
Critical decision making skills
Team player
Strong verbal and written skills
Ability to assess home for safety
Ability to lead and motivate foster parents

Nice To Haves

NC Child Welfare Pre-Service
Public Child Welfare experience in North Carolina
Experience working with licensed foster homes

Responsibilities

Providing consultation, ensuring compliance with licensing/re-licensing standards, training, assessing, managing, and providing consultation services to foster and adoptive families who care for children who are abused, neglected, delinquent, or dependent and who are in need of out-of-home placement
Providing group training, 1:1 training, re-licensure of the home, consultation, support and ongoing services to the foster/adoptive family
Ensuring quality assurance to measure foster home census, bed availability, child well-being, and overall caseload outcomes with foster children
Assessing foster family stability, skill development, and retention of foster families is also required
Developing the twelve skills of fostering, shared parenting, and assists the family in resolving personal issues that may impact their role as foster parents
Using Wake County data to effectively recruit, license and retain foster families that meet the needs of the youth in Wake County foster care in accordance with the Wake County Recruitment & Retention Plan
Supporting the efforts of the Foster Parent Recruiter by participating in meetings with the community regarding becoming a Wake County Foster Parent
Supporting efforts to expand and increase partnerships with the businesses, civic groups, schools and Faith Partnerships to increase number of families recruited and licensed
Facilitating meetings held in community-based Information Sessions, Lunch-n-Learn Sessions, speaking at meetings, attending networking events, etc
Assisting in coordinating events throughout the year to promote recruitment and retention of foster families to include National Foster Care Month which is recognized annually in May of each year
Maintaining updates and remaining current with agency policies and procedures as well as federal, state and local mandates
Seeking out, attending & actively participating in their own professional training activities that promote their own ongoing professional development and that promotes their own proficiency in working with Child Welfare involved children and families
Assisting with After Hours On-Call for Child Placement as assigned
Assuming the lead role in identifying a child placement
Reviewing the information provided and uses this information to ensure that a match is made with a foster family that has the skills to meet the unique needs of each child placed
Working with other team members and complete other duties as assigned