Foster care Program Coordinator - Bi-lingual
Foster care Program Coordinator - Bi-lingual
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Finding a home for a child in need is extremely rewarding can you meet the challenge
Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health Massachusetts / Rhode Island is looking for a Foster Care Homefinder / Program Coordinator. This position is responsible for the recruitment assessment selection preservice training licensing and relicensing of therapeutic foster homes. You will also assist in clinical components of foster care placement and provide follow up with therapeutic foster homes. *THIS PERSON MUST BE BILINGUAL ENGLISH/SPANISH AND HAVE A FAMILIARITY WITH THE FOSTER CARE SYSTEM IN MASSACHUSETTS. This person must understand procedures and programs and have a good knowledge of Case Mgt. There is a state system so the person does not need to go out and recruit new families but will need to keep the homes up to code help with relicsensing do home visits and documents. Must be good with children and families and have a compassionate and understand nature.
$1000 Sign on Bonus
Base pay starting at $20.46 up to $24.32 with higher education/experience in the field.
3 Days Paid Orientation Training
Schedule: MondayFriday 95 with occasional nights & weekends to meet with foster families (can be a bit flexible 106 etc based on visits that need to be conducted).
This is an onsite role with the exception of travel that is required to conduct home visits
FullTime Benefits include (but are not limited to):
- 192 PTO hours/year plus 64 sick hours/year
- Blue Cross PPO & High Deductible Insurance plans
- Short & Long Term Disability Dental Vision accident identity theft pet and more insurance options
- Tuition Reimbursement Program
- Student Loan Repayment through SAVI: Fulltime up to $5200/yr Parttime up to $2600/yr
- 403b retirement account with guaranteed 3 employer contribution and potential for additional 2 match
- Free Life Insurance up to 2x annual salary two hundred thousand dollars.
- Free Employee Assistance Program for help with mental health worklife balance generalwellbeing and more
- Discounts on Hotels Rental Cars Theme Parks Electronics & more
- ASCEND Tuition Program You deserve to work somewhere that gives back to you! Devereux is proud to offer ASCEND the first career accelerator program exclusively designed to give behavioral healthcare workers the career guidance oneonone coaching skills and financial assistance you need to reach your full potential. This program includes 100 of tuition covered (up to fifteen thousand dollars annually for undergraduate and twentyfive thousand dollars annually for graduate) and student loan repayment among other benefits!
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Qualifications
Requirements:
- Must have avalid drivers license with a good driving record.
- Must be 21 years of age or older
- BA or BS in Human Services related fieldrequired
- Bilingual English/SpanishREQUIRED
- At least two 2 years of related experience with children and families REQUIRED
- Must obtain your social worker license within 6 months of hire (min level is SWLA)
- Virtual Gateway knowledge preferred
- You must be able to attend a New Hire Orientation in Rutland MA Monday to Wednesday 8am 4pm
The selected candidate will demonstrate:
- Flexibility patience high energy creativity and a sense of humor;
- An ability to create and maintain a therapeutic treatment environment;
- Compassion empathy and an ability to maintain sound boundaries; and
- A passion for working with and guiding children and adolescents with significant and challenging special needs
Devereux has a zerotolerance policy for abuse and maintains policies and procedures to systematically reduce the risk of abuse to occur in our organization. Devereux fosters a culture of reporting abuse and will cooperate with the authorities to the fullest extent possible.
Devereux is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in its selection and employment practices. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex national origin political affiliation sexual orientation gender identity marital status disability protected veteran status genetic information age or other legally protected characteristics.
Required Experience:
IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
