Family Based Care Specialist

StepStone Family & Youth Services

Performs home assessments and pre-service training for the foster care divisions. Participates in staff orientation training on topics related Home Studies, Re-certification Process, CPR, First Aid and CPI.

* Within 48 hours of receipt of the Home Assessment Request form respond to the division's Clinical Supervisor and/or Unit Administrator.
* Complete and document initial foster parent interviews.
* Conduct Home Assessment and narratives for the Foster Care divisions and include in the report: Community References, Medication Storage Form, Sanitation Form, Foster Home Approval Form with strengths and weaknesses and if necessary a Plan of Action to prepare the family.
* Submit Home Assessment Narratives and completed paperwork within 5 working days of completing the assessment.
* Participate in the ongoing development of the agency foster parent orientation training to meet licensure standards.
* Conduct the required foster parent orientation training for the Treatment Foster Care divisions.
* Submit paperwork to verify foster parents' attendance at orientation training at the end of the training session to the Clinical Supervisor or/and Unit Administrator.
* Acquire and maintain trainer status for the following: CPR, Standard First Aid, Nonviolent Crisis Intervention - CPI and PRIDE trainers.
* Coordinate and notify potential foster parent applicants of home assessment dates and times and orientation training dates and times.
* Inform division representatives of potential foster parent applicants' status.
* Conduct CPR and Standard First Aid training during new personnel staff training and agency foster parent orientation training.
* Submit to supervisor monthly tracking report form for the previous month, by the first working day of the month.
* Provide on-going marketing of the foster care program.
* Attendance is an essential function of the job.
* Other job-related duties as assigned.

* The employee should have a working knowledge and understanding of culture and its function in human behavior and society.
* The employee shall deliver services that are sensitive to client's cultures.
* The employee shall demonstrate the ability to forge a mutually respectful partnership with persons served and their families in which they are helped to gain the skills and confidence to address any issues and problems they face.
* Conviction about the capacity of people to grow and change.
* Ability to work in partnership with other team members.
* Ability to set limits and maintain the helping role and to intervene appropriately to meet the needs of the persons served or other family members.
* Bachelor's degree (B,A, or B.S.W.) in the Human Services field from four-year college or university; * One to two years related experience and/or training.
* CPR, CPI and First Aid
* Valid Social Work License