Therapeutic Foster Home Specialist

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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, ensuring

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.

• Please note this description is not designed to cover or contain a
  
  

comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that

are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and

activities may change at any time with or without notice.*

• Candidates must successfully complete pre-employment drug screening,
  
  

background screening, a fingerprint-based records search, and reference

checks. Continued employment is contingent upon annual background

screening and participation in an ongoing random drug and alcohol

testing program.*

• DCCCA is a drug-free and smoke-free workplace. This position is
  
  

considered a safety-sensitive position.*

• DCCCA, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all
  
  

employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color,

religion, national origin, sex, age, gender, disability, genetics, or

any other characteristic protected by law. It is the policy of DCCCA to

comply with all federal, state, and local laws concerning the employment

of women, minorities, individuals with disabilities, and veterans, and

to act in accordance with regulations and guidance issued by the Equal

Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), in every location in which

DCCCA has facilities. This policy applies to recruiting, hiring,

placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of

Absence, Compensation, Training, And Any Other Terms, Conditions, And

privileges of employment.***