Therapeutic Foster Care Worker

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Essential Functions

\- Provides for the safety, stability and well-being of children and

families during the referral period.\

• Delivers culturally competent, strengths-based case management
  
  

services to children and families consistent with the evidence-based

practice models.\

• Assesses the needs of children/youth with high acuity needs to ensure
  
  

appropriate placement and support services.\

• Facilitates the placement of children into suitable foster homes,
  
  

ensuring a match that considers the child\'s needs, cultural background,

and the foster family\'s capabilities.\

• Provides ongoing support and guidance to families, offering training
  
  

and resources to promote a stable nurturing environment. Provides 24/7

availability to respond to crisis and assist the home with appropriate

actions.\

• Participates in special events and training as requested by the
  
  

supervisor or CPA Director.\

• Develops, implements, and reviews monthly individualized care plans in
  
  

collaboration with the child/youth, therapeutic foster families, case

team and other professionals to promote child well-being.\

• Monitors the safety and progress of children in Therapeutic Family
  
  

Foster Homes through required visits, assessments, and consultation with

the case team or other service providers, including verifying compliance

with DCF requirements and regulations, COA, and the National Family

Focused Treatment Association.\

• Maintains contact every working day with the home through phone calls
  
  

for the first 6 weeks, as well as weekly in-person visits.\

• Organizes a weekly meeting with those involved in the coordination of
  
  

the service. After 6 weeks the meetings can move to bi-weekly if the

team agrees.\

• Manages case documentation, including detailed notes on assessments,
  
  

plans, progress reports, and communications, confidentiality and

compliance with legal and agency requirements.\

• Facilitates development and implementation of support groups, Pressley
  
  

Ridge and other training, mentoring, and incentives for both children

and parents, to include on-site activities for children and youth, and a

virtual option for families when needed.