Foster Care Program Coordinator
Foster Care Program Coordinator
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Finding a home for a child in need is extremely rewarding - can you meet the challenge
The pay for this position starts at $20.46/hour with additional compensation added for higher education and/or years of relevant experience up to $24.32/hour.
The schedule for this position isMonday-Friday 9am-5pm with occasional nights & weekends and flexibility toaccommodatethese extended is a 40 hour per week position
This position is based in Rutland MA with potentialhybridflexibility.
$1000 Sign-on Bonus
Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health Massachusetts and Rhode Island is a nationally recognized organization dedicated to helping children and adults with Autism Spectrum Disorders and other psychological emotional and behavioral disorders. Based in Central Massachusetts our programs and services make a difference in the lives of individuals and their families offering hope healing and comprehensive behavioral health support.
We are looking for a passionate Foster Care Recruiter/Program Coordinator. This position is responsible for the recruitment assessment selection pre-service training licensing and re-licensing of therapeutic foster homes. The candidate must be familiar with the foster care system in Massachusetts. This person must understand procedures and programs and have a good knowledge of case management. This candidate will need to recruit foster families keep the homes up to code help with relicsensing and do home visits and documentation. We are looking for a candidate who can build rapport with the children and families and has a compassionate and understanding nature.
Learn more about Devereux Massachusetts:
Full-time benefits include but are not limited to:
- 192 PTO hours/year and 64 sick hours/year
- 403b retirement account with guaranteed 3% employer contribution and potential for additional 2% match
- Free Life Insurance up to 2x annual salary not to exceed $200000
- Blue Cross Health Insurance plans
- Short & Long Term Disability Dental Vision Accident Identity Theft Pet and more insurance options
- Free Employee Assistance Program for help with mental health work-life balance general-wellbeing and more
- Discounts on Hotels Rental Cars Theme Parks Electronics and more
- Devereuxs custom ASCEND career-accelerator 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 one-on-one coaching skills and financial assistance you need to reach your full potential. This program includes 100% of tuition covered up to $15000 annually for undergraduate and $25000 annually for graduate and student loan repayment through SAVI up to $5200/year among other benefits!
Learn more about ASCEND:
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Qualifications
Requirements:
- Must be 21 years of age or older
- Valid drivers license with good driving record required
- Bachelors degree in Human Services related field required
- At least two (2) years of related experience with children and families required
- Virtual Gateway knowledge preferred
- Must have valid Social Work license or obtain within 6 months of hire (minimal level is LSWA)
- Must be able to attend new hire paid orientation Monday Tuesday and Friday 8AM to 4PM in Rutland MA
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
- A passion for working with and guiding children and adolescents with significant and challenging special needs
Devereux has a zero-tolerance 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.
Required Experience:
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Employment Type
Full-Time
