Foster Care Home Assessor - Baltimore, MD - Foundations for Home and Community

Baltimore, MD

Part Time

MD - Foundations

Mid Level

Join a team that can truly make an impact on the lives of others!

Are you passionate about creating safe, loving environments for children in need? Join our team as a Foster Care Home Assessor and play a pivotal role in ensuring that every child finds a supportive and nurturing home. If you have a heart for making a difference and the skills to assess and approve foster homes, we want to hear from you!

At Foundations for Home and Community, we are dedicated to making connections happen every day by cultivating growth, belonging, and wellness for our teammates, while providing meaningful mental health & behavioral health services to our community.

What will I be doing?

Complete SAFE (Structured Analysis Family Evaluation) home studies for prospective foster parents
Evaluate the prospective foster parents’ readiness and ability to work with traumatized children and youth
Work in cooperation with internal team members to promote safety, permanency and wellbeing of foster youth and families by completing SAFE studies that address all the mandated elements that would indicate whether the environment is satisfactory for placement of children
Certify foster homes in compliance with COMAR regulations.
Updates all foster parent files to ensure their full compliance with COMAR regulations

Am I a good fit?

Must be able to drive with a valid driver’s license and have access to reliable transportation.
Must be able to answer a phone and make calls to and from foster parents, service providers
Must be able to work on a computer to update foster parent’s records, communicate with foster parents and request documentations from service providers.
Must be able to use a fax, copier, or scanner to receive and forward required documents from foster parents and service providers.
Must be able to verbally present to team to report the progress of foster parents and recertification assignments.
Must be able to read and interpret policy, regulations and guidance to reach, educate and train foster parent(s).
Must be able to verbally communicate and be able to read, interpret reports, documents received from applicants and service providers.
Must have completed SAFE (Structured Analysis Family Evaluation) Training
Must have Knowledge of COMAR: Private Foster Care .07.05.02
Must be able to complete 2-3 home visits and complete a home study within 4 weeks of assignment
Must be flexible and available to complete home visits after business hours
Must have excellent writing skills

Qualifications:

Masters of Social Work; SAFE (Structured Analysis Family Evaluation) certified
Licensed Graduate Social Worker with five or more years experience in foster care; AND/OR 3 or more years experience in case management with school systems, military agencies, social services, public and/or private community agencies, churches, civic organizations or the courts working with children and families.
OR Licensed Graduate Social Worker with two or more year’s experience of completing SAFE home studies

Health Connect America and its companies are a multi-state, community mental health, behavioral health, family preservation, and therapeutic foster care services provider(s). It is the mission of Health Connect America to create quality, affordable opportunities for individuals and families to achieve their greatest potential in a safe, positive living environment.

We encourage wellness for our staff by offering competitive compensation and benefits to our full-time team members including medical, vision/dental, 401K, Health Savings Account with company contribution, and paid time off. We also offer an Employee Assistance Program including 8 counseling sessions per year to promote emotional wellbeing.

Health Connect America and its companies are an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetics or any other basis forbidden under federal, state, or local law.

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