Foster Home Worker
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Job Description
Foster Home Worker managing foster-home case compliance for SAFY, a child and family services nonprofit. Supporting foster parents, youth, audits, training, reporting, and crisis response across South Carolina.
Responsibilities:
- Manage case management functions for a caseload of foster homes
- Complete facility logs documenting monthly phone calls to foster homes without foster youth placements
- Complete quarterly environmental audits for assigned foster homes
- Complete annual interim paperwork for assigned foster homes
- Track foster parent training hours and compliance paperwork
- Complete Individual Training Needs Assessments every six months
- May conduct foster parent training
- Assist with auditing foster home files
- May facilitate foster parent support groups
- Assist recruiter with retention duties
- Document home visits, support sessions, interactions, and incidents
- Maintain compliance with monthly and quarterly STARS standards
- Assist clinical staff with surveys and tools
- Collect and organize paperwork from foster parents and foster youth
- Report concerns or incidents involving assigned youth or foster parents to clinical staff
- Plan schedules with the supervisor and document activities on weekly logs
- Assist with divisional trainings, activities, and special events
- Meet with the supervisor at least monthly for staffing
- Submit required monthly, quarterly, and other reports on time
- Maintain positive working relationships with SAFY staff, youth, foster parents, referring agencies, and stakeholders
- Attend relevant meetings, seminars, trainings, conferences, and workshops
- Participate in assigned committees and chair committees if appointed
- Maintain state and national organization liaisons if appointed
- May provide rotating or 24-hour on-call crisis support
- Perform other duties as assigned by the supervisor
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in social work, counseling, psychology, sociology, child & family studies, or another approved related field of human services
- One year of relevant experience with the listed degree
- Administrative experience required
- Experience with Microsoft Office products, agency databases, online systems, and other required computer software
- Valid driver license, acceptable driving record, and auto insurance coverage to meet travel requirements
- May require transporting youth if needed
- Willingness to travel to the division closest to where the employee is based
- Ability to attend required meetings, trainings, seminars, conferences, and workshops
- Ability to complete required education hours per year
- Ability to participate in on-call coverage 24 hours or on a rotating basis
- Sensitivity and responsiveness to cultural differences
Benefits:
- Comprehensive benefit plan options including Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, Life Insurance, Flexible Spending and Health Savings account options
- 401(k) Retirement plan with company match
- 10 paid holidays and up to 3 floating holidays per year
- Generous sick and vacation time
- Additional day off for your birthday
- Quarterly and/or annual bonuses for all regular full and part time staff
- Tuition Reimbursement up to $5,000 each year
- CEU Reimbursement up to $1,000 each year
- On demand access to earned wages through Zayzoon
- Access to over 1,000 courses on the learning platform or through the in-house training department
- Clinical Supervision Reimbursement up to $300 per month
- Employee Assistance Program with 6 free visits per year
- Free Financial Advisor Services
- Support Services for alternative Health Insurance and benefit credit reimbursement options
- Employee and Foster Parent Referral bonus program
- Leave donation program
- Adoption Assistance
- Mileage reimbursement
- Choice of company paid cell phone or phone stipend














