The Bair Foundation is a non-profit, social service ministry looking to recruit candidates who have a passion for serving families and children and who exhibit our core values of Caring, Helping, Dedication and Teamwork. If this sounds like you, we look forward to viewing your application!

Benefits:

• Generous Holiday and PTO benefits
• Medical, Dental, Vision
• Flexible Schedule
• Mileage Reimbursement
• 401K Traditional and ROTH
• Training and Educational Assistance
• Eligible employer for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program

Essential Functions:

• Assess and license foster/kinship/adoptive families who can provide a nurturing and safe environment for children.
• Make determinations regarding the approval or rejection of foster/kinship/adoptive home applicants.
• Schedule and conduct preliminary home study of prospective foster/kinship/adoptive parents.
• Schedule and conduct pre-service training for potential foster/kinship/adoptive parents.
• Assure that foster/kinship/adoptive home records are in compliance with state regulations, contract requirements, Council of Accreditation (COA) requirements, and The Bair Foundation policies and procedures.
• Approve on-going training for certified foster/kinship/adoptive parents.
• Perform and arrange foster/kinship/adoptive home care re-certifications as required by state regulations, contract requirements, COA requirements, and The Bair Foundation policies and procedures, if applicable.
• Ensure budgeted child placement goals are met thru building and maintain positive relationship with referral sources and recruiting of families.
• Responsible for the referral process for child placement from beginning to end.
• Make appropriate matches and place children.
• ​Provide direct supervision to assigned foster/kinship families, including but not limited to coaching, follow-up, and accountability in accordance with structured home visit requirements.
• Apply advanced child welfare knowledge to develop plans of service to establish the appropriate interventions to be provided for each child on caseload and to assure compliance.
• Assist service team members and the child in accomplishing service plan goals and ensuring progress towards goals are documented.
• Cover on-call when assigned, which includes responding to emergency situations after hours.
• Network with referral sources to increase placements.
• Become proficient in The Bair Foundation’s model of care.

Job Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Social Work or related field.
• Three years of experience working with the population served.

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Loan repayment program
• Mileage reimbursement
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Retirement plan
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Evenings as needed
• Monday to Friday
• On call
• Weekends as needed

Education:

• Bachelor's (Required)

Experience:

• Child welfare: 2 years (Preferred)

Work Location: In person