Job description

Position: Full-time
Location: Mt. Pleasant, Michigan
Wage: $18.00/hour
Benefits: Health, dental, vision insurance, flex spending, and life insurance options, paid time-off, and annual raises.

We are looking for a full-time, detailed, dependable, and motivated Foster Care/Certification Worker to work in a fast-paced environment, while maintaining a caseload.

Responsibilities:

• Provide case management services to youth in care, training foster parents, and certification of foster families
• Develop a mutually respectful partnership with the persons served, as well as with their families, to assist them in gaining skills and confidence to address any issues or problems they face.
• Collaborate with agencies interested in placing children in Listening Ear foster homes and perform outreach activities, as needed
• Assist with foster home recruitment and foster parent training
• Conduct intakes, assessments, and develop person-centered treatment plans to address needs, including but not limited to: emotional, social, cultural/spiritual, and physical needs, safety skills training, recovery after trauma, and parent/guardian support
• Assign, complete, and approve all licensing special evaluations, annuals, and renewals
• Maintain a caseload of foster care and/or licensing cases
• Meet and support foster parents and families, providing on-call assistance, as needed
• Maintain the role of a leader, set limits, and intervene appropriately with staff, persons served and/or other family members
• Assist in the development and implementation of policies and procedures
• Ensure program compliance with licensing rules, accreditation standards and contract requirements
• Complete required documentation, reporting, and billing, as needed
• Provide information and referrals when appropriate, testify in court as required, and advocate for the clients and their families
• Participate on Agency committees and in monthly licensing or DHHS calls

Requirements:

• Must have a conviction about the capacity of people to grow and change
• Bachelor's degree in a human service field (social work, psychology, etc.)
• Complete certification and State of Michigan required supervisory training
• Must pass all necessary training, tests, and exams required by the State, any government agency, or the employer
• Michigan Driver’s License

Listening Ear provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local.

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: $18.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Flexible schedule
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Paid time off

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Education:

• Bachelor's (Required)

Experience:

• Social Work, psychology or related field: 1 year (Required)

License/Certification:

• Driver's License (Required)

Work Location: In person

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $18.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible schedule
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Mileage reimbursement
• Paid time off
• Referral program
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday
• Weekends as needed

Experience:

• Child welfare: 1 year (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• Driver's License (Required)

Work Location: In person