Unaccompanied Children Case Lead - Long-Term Foster Care - Bilingual Spanish Preferred - $3,000 Sign-On Bonus

Lutheran Family Services Rocky Mountains•Fort Collins, CO

About The Position

Lutheran Family Services Rocky Mountains is a nonprofit, human services agency committed to community safety, support, and resiliency. Since 1948, LFSRM has provided support, guidance, and resource coordination to individuals and families, regardless of race, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, or age through family and refugee services. We believe that all people, from the newborn to the most elderly, are valued members of our community. If you want to impact your community while serving alongside other amazing professionals, Lutheran Family Services Rocky Mountains welcomes you to apply. The Long-Term Foster Care (LTFC) program at Lutheran Family Services Rocky Mountains (LFSRM) provides care and support to Unaccompanied Children (UC) in federal custody as they wait for their immigration case to be resolved so they can transition to a more long term program or living arrangement. UCs are placed with licensed foster families and attend public school while they are in the program, allowing them to have more normalized experiences in family based environment. The UC Case Lead will be responsible for providing casework and supportive services to children in foster care, which includes facilitating integration into the local community and supporting the UC's access to education services and legal services in addition to required medical and dental services. Additional casework responsibilities include facilitating any family members identified or referred for potential sponsorship and assisting with sponsorship application as needed. The UC Case Lead will also be responsible for communicating with stakeholders in an effective and timely manner to ensure case continuity. This position is expected to function effectively with moderate supervision while following the guidelines on procedures, along with agency, state, and federal regulatory requirements. The UC Case Lead is required to maintain a flexible, organized, and efficient work schedule and is subject to work extended hours and weekends.

Requirements

Occupational Competencies Meet standards of practice: Familiarity with social work practice, human development, child welfare system and family systems, including appropriate local, state, and federal regulations.
Apply case management: Familiarity with assessment, care planning, facilitation, coordination, and advocating for supports on behalf of and in collaboration with an individual.
Apply crisis intervention: Experience with crisis management, problem solving, and mediation best practices.
Legal requirements: Familiarity with the legal system as it applies to child welfare.
Deliver services within diverse cultural communities: Skills and sensitivity in working with youth and families from a variety of cultural and ethnic backgrounds with a variety of challenges.
Communicate professionally with colleagues in other fields: Ability to communicate professionally and cooperate with members of the other professions involved with the youth.
Foundational Competencies Active Listening: Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting.
Critical Thinking: Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
Social Perceptiveness: Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
Must maintain a valid driver's license and carry personal auto liability insurance at the level of $100,000/300,000/100,000.
Bachelor's degree in Social Work or behavioral sciences.
Minimum two (2) experience in child welfare/ case management.

Nice To Haves

Master's degree in Social Services preferred.
Experience working with refugee and/or immigrant populations preferred.
Bilingual English and Spanish strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

Develop and complete assessments, service and treatment plans, progress notes, incident reports and any other necessary documentation in a timely manner.
Maintain effective communication with community agencies or individuals involved in service provision.
Manage all assigned cases and maintains face-to-face contact with the UCs in placement per state and federal regulation and monitors, maintains, and conducts ongoing assessment of the needs of the youth and families on caseload.
Provide support, guidance, and training to foster parents.
Facilitate coordination and monitoring of therapeutic, health, educational, cross-cultural, and other pertinent resources for youth and families on caseload.
Maintain all necessary documentation to meet timeliness and accuracy standards.
Participate in court hearings, placement review meetings, administrative reviews, and school meetings.
May participate in on-call rotation.