Job description
We'd love to have your help!! Take a look at how you can: Influence positive change one family at a time. Together we can build healthier communities.
Our Foster Care Specialists work with children and adolescents within the foster care system to ensure that their physical, emotional, psychological, and educational needs are met. This includes administrative duties such as developing support plans, as well as one-on-one interaction with children and their foster parents/ families; conducting assessments and interviews to confirm that children are in safe, nurturing environments; facilitating home visits when appropriate; attending court hearings and school meetings on behalf of the children within their caseloads. FCS's also provide required documentation and to ensure timely reporting and contractual requirements are met.
Who We Are: Guardian Light Family Services is an agency that, "is committed to empowering families towards a safe and nurturing environment" every day. GLFS values our employees as well as a supportive environment that strives to promote Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging.
Foster Care Specialist at Guardian Light Family Services (GLFS) are paid one hourly rate for all hours worked. Starting FCS rate is $18 - 21/hour.
- GLFS also pays an additional $3/hour pay rate differential when working with familes on Saturdays and Sundays.
- Mileage reimbursement
- We provide 40+ hours of paid/invested training (which include job shadows, supervisor support, training and support), which occur in your first 60 days.
Full Time Benefits include:
- Medical, Dental and Vision insurance
- Paid time off
- Paid Holidays
All Staff Benefits include:
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Employee Assistance Program
- MASA (Medical Transport Ambulance Insurance)
- Supplemental Insurance
- Generous Referral Bonuses
Requirements
- Employees must provide their own: 1) reliable personal vehicle to travel/transport up to 3-4 kids as part of their daily work. GLFS provides car seats if required, paid drive time and mileage when working with clients 2) cell phone, internet service, computer/ipad/tablet (optional but highly encouraged) with daily access to work email and GLFS Computer Systems.
- Must have a minimum 2 years experience in Human Services work related experience with 2 years of full-time equivalent child welfare programming
- Bachelor's degree in the human services field and 2 years of full-time equivalent child welfare programming (Preferred)
- Timeliness and streamlined communication are needed.
Job Type: Part-time
Pay: $18.00 - $21.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Flexible schedule
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision insurance
COVID-19 considerations:
GLFS follows all DHHS guidelines regarding COVID-19 safety protocols to ensure the safety of all our employees and applicants.
Work Location: On the road
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