Foster Care Case Worker

Norfolk, Virginia

Job Duties:

Interviewing children and families.

Conducting and writing home studies.

Service planning by developing individualized treatment and service plans.

Counseling children and families in preparation for placement or discharge.

Supervising children in resource, foster, and adoptive homes; and in independent living arrangements

Preparing and maintaining case records.

Coordinating services to minimize fragmentation of care, reduce barriers, and link children with appropriate services to ensure comprehensive, continuous access to needed medical, social, educational, and other services appropriate to the needs of the child.

Assessing periodically to determine the child's needs for psychosocial, nutritional, medical, and educational services.

Coordinating referrals by assisting the child in arranging for appropriate services and ensuring continuity of care for a child in treatment foster care. The case worker shall link the child to services and supports specified in the individualized treatment and service plan. The case worker shall directly assist the child to locate or obtain needed services and resources. The case worker shall coordinate services and service planning with other agencies and providers involved with the child by arranging, as needed, medical, remedial, and dental services.

Monitoring and following up by assessing ongoing progress in each case and ensuring services are delivered. The case worker shall continually evaluate and review each child's plan of care. The case worker shall collaborate with the family assessment and planning teams and other involved parties on reviews and coordination of services to children and their families.

Educating and counseling by guiding the child and developing a supportive relationship that promotes the service plan

Collaborating closely with the family assessment and planning teams and other involved parties in preparation of all case plans.

Education Requirements:

A doctorate or master's degree in social work from a college or university accredited by the Council on Social Work Education or a field related to social work such as sociology, psychology, special education, or counseling; or

A baccalaureate degree in social work or a field related to social work including, but not limited to, sociology, psychology, special education, or counseling; or 

A baccalaureate degree in any field.

A doctorate or master's degree in social work from a college or university accredited by the Council on Social Work Education or a field related to social work such as sociology, psychology, special education, or counseling, with a student placement in casework services to children and families or one year of experience in providing casework services to children and families; 

Experience/Knowledge Requirements:

A baccalaureate degree in social work or a field related to social work including, but not limited to, sociology, psychology, special education, or counseling and one year of experience in providing casework services to children and families; or 

A baccalaureate degree in any field plus two years experience in providing casework services to children and families.