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Foster Care Support Specialist
| Company | Centerstone |
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| Location | Bloomington, IN, USA |
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| Salary | $16.5 – $23.1 |
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| Type | Full-Time |
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| Degrees | Bachelor’s |
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| Experience Level | Mid Level |
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Requirements
- Effectively communicate via written, verbal, in person and virtual methods.
- Customer service skills.
- Time management skills.
- Analytical skills.
- Knowledge of community resources.
- Bachelor’s degree.
- Three (3) years of supervised paid casework experience, OR One (1) year of supervised paid casework experience in a licensed child placing agency or with the department, OR One (1) year of graduate training in a recognized school of social work.
Responsibilities
- Coordinates client care by working closely with a multidisciplinary team to develop and maintain essential elements of the client’s clinical record, including but not limited to treatment plan, progress notes, reporting and correspondence with external agents, and remain in compliance standards.
- Teaches and trains clients in activities of daily living, in a group and individual settings, complying with clinical documentation requirements, and provides services according to organizational guidelines or protocols.
- After evaluation and assessment, connects client with community support systems as determined to be appropriate, and maintains regular communications with schools, OFC’s and other family service providers that the client and their family is involved with or receiving services from.
- Consistently exercises discretion and judgment to analyze, interpret, make decisions and decide what actions are necessary based on the varying facts and circumstances of each individual case.
- Provides telephone and on-site crisis intervention/prevention and follow-up to clients and their families.
Preferred Qualifications
- LCPA experience preferred.
