Job Details
Job Details
Level
Experienced
Job Location
Pittsburgh Corporate Office - Pittsburgh, PA
Remote Type
N/A
Position Type
Full Time
Education Level
Graduate Degree
Salary Range
Undisclosed
Travel Percentage
Undisclosed
Job Shift
Any
Job Category
Nonprofit - Social Services
Description
Knowledge of professional standards governing child welfare critical services; Must possess the knowledge of kinship foster care programs and client/family services; Must have experience in crisis prevention and intervention services; Must possess the ability to work cooperatively with direct care staff; Allegheny Department of Human Services, Office of Children, Youth and Families; Must be able to intervene in emergency situations; Must have experience in developing training curriculum for staff and foster parent enrichment; Must have experience in working with families and staff of various backgrounds with a primary focus on families of African American heritage.
- Implement an Aftercare program for all families and children who achieve permanency to ensure ongoing stabilization.
- Complete pre-discharge assessments with kinship families, CYF and providers to assess and provide the appropriate level of aftercare services to assist families to move to permanency (reducing non-permanency discharges)
- Maintain an aftercare caseload providing direct services to children and families
- On an ongoing continuum check in with families who discharged through phone contact, emails, mailings, etc to ensure awareness of continuous support
- Organize, coordinate and host group aftercare support meetings and trainings for kinship caregivers, birth parents, and children/youth
- Implement and facilitate critical case management and crisis intervention plans for children and families to ensure a permanency disruption does not occur.
- Observe and assess progress in aftercare plans developed with families to sustain the progress ongoing independent of aftercare case management services
- Refer the family to community based mental health services and supportive services to provide ongoing stability
- Responsible for participating in an oncall rotation
- Other duties as assigned
QualificationsEducational Requirements- Master's Degree in Social Work or a related field
Work Experience- Two years in community child welfare services within the mental health realm required
Requirements- * Registered and insured vehicle
- Certificate of Insurance
- Current Act 33, Police Clearances and FBI Clearances
- City/County travel
- Medical examination and TB screening
A Second Chance is an Equal Opportunity Employer