FFA Social Worker

Creative Alternatives

place Turlock, 95380

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Counseling, Social Work, Other Behavioral, Mental, or Healthcare Field

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Supervision

local_atm $68,640a year

Qualifications:

FOSTER FAMILY AGENCY SOCIAL WORKER JOB DESCRIPTION

Education and Experience

A master’s degree or higher from an accredited or state approved graduate school that includes but is not limited to, in social work or social welfare, marriage, family, and child counseling, counseling psychology, social psychology or equivalent education and experience as determined by the licensing agency or able to obtain an exception from Community Care Licensing.

At least three semester units of field practice at the master’s degree level, or six months’ full-time equivalent experience in a public or private social service agency setting.

At least nine semester units of coursework related to children and families or, within the first year of employment, experience in working with children and families as a major responsibility of the position under the supervision of a supervising social worker.

At least three semester units in working with minority populations; six months of experience in working with minority populations; or training in cultural competency and working with minority population within the first six months of employment as a condition of employment.

At least three semester units in child welfare, or two years of experience in a public or private child welfare social service setting.

Meet all state licensing requirements.
Must pass DOJ, FBI, and Child Abuse index clearance.
Must have a valid California driver’s license and a good driving record, DMV printout required.
Successful completion of LIC 503 Health Screening Report and TB clearance.
Must be a minimum of 21 years of age.

Knowledge of:

Treatment planning.
Social work and or counseling theories/principles.
Trauma informed care practices.
Best practices for working with families and youth.

Ability to:

Be highly independent and work as team.
Be highly organized, able to create a daily schedule with many different tasks, able to manage projects, and deadlines.
Follow through with job assignments and complete deadlines with little supervision.
Use critical thinking skills.
Have positive interaction with clients, families, and community partners.
Follow directions and meet deadlines.
Communicate effectively with administration and outside agencies.
Understand and ensure personal rights of foster youth are not being violated.
Produce clear and concise documentation.

Essential Function and Responsibilities:

Evaluation of the child and nonminor dependent for placement and continued placement in a Resource Family home.
Develop and update appraisal needs and service plans for each client, including identifying individuals who are important to the child or nonminor dependent, and in the case of an Indian child, identifying the Indian child’s Tribe(s).
Prepare quarterly reports for each client.
Provide written documentation in electronic database for contacts with clients and families, according to policy.
Address complaints and investigations regarding clients.
Ensure resource homes are following Community Care Licensing regulations.
Meet with families and youth, providing support, supervision and advocacy.
Protect the rights and dignity of each child.
Attend client psychotropic medication management appointments.
Transport clients and families in company or personal vehicles.
Attend school related meetings, such as, Individual Education Plans and Student Study Team Meetings.
Provide crisis intervention, counseling, and case management services to families and children.
Conduct home visits at the resource home for foster youth and in the community.
Support transition plan and prepare clients for lower levels of care, reunification, or emancipation.
Participate and present in agency trainings.
Monitor client binders.
Provide on-call services after business hours.
Continually assess clients’ changing needs and develop plans/systems of support.
Attend Child & Family Team (CFT) meetings for each client.
Collaboration with service providers and outside agencies.
Facilitate providers meetings to support youth and families.
Supervise family visits.
Perform other duties as assigned.

Physical Demands:

Must be able to bend at the waist, kneel, crouch, climb and balance.
Must be able to read, write, and visually see clients.
Must be able to hear with or without the use of hearing aid(s) sufficient to hear conversations with others, understandable voice, and speech patterns.
Must have manual dexterity and coordination sufficient to operate office equipment.
Must be able to sit, stand and/or walk for extended periods of time.
Must have use of hands to handle and/or feel; reach with hands and arms.
Must lift, push, pull or carry up to 25 lbs.

**Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.

Creative Alternatives is an “at will” employer and as an employee you retain the right to terminate your employment at any time and the agency has the right to terminate your employment at any time with or without cause. See Employee Handbook for detailed explanation. I understand this is a general description of this job. I also understand there are other duties not fully covered above and that I may be asked to perform other reasonable, lawful duties. Management retains the discretion to add or to change the duties of the position at any time.

Qualifications:

Education and Experience

A master’s degree or higher from an accredited or state approved graduate school that includes but is not limited to, in social work or social welfare, marriage, family, and child counseling, counseling psychology, social psychology or equivalent education and experience as determined by the licensing agency or able to obtain an exception from Community Care Licensing
At least three semester units of field practice at the master’s degree level, or six months’ full-time equivalent experience in a public or private social service agency setting
At least nine semester units of coursework related to children and families or, within the first year of employment, experience in working with children and families as a major responsibility of the position under the supervision of a supervising social worker
At least three semester units in working with minority populations; six months of experience in working with minority populations; or training in cultural competency and working with minority population within the first six months of employment as a condition of employment
At least three semester units in child welfare, or two years of experience in a public or private child welfare social services setting