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Family Service Specialist I - Foster Care - Familiar with Virginia foster care policy, Vemats, Harmony, and foster care case management.
The purpose of the position is to provide a pool of foster parents and/or provide support and assistance to agency clients for the area of responsibility. The position is responsible for recruiting, applicant/client assessment, planning, counseling, education/training, monitoring, and reporting. The position works within a general outline of work to be performed; develops work methods and sequences under general supervision.
TYPICAL TASKS
The purpose of the position is to provide a pool of foster parents and/or provide support and assistance to agency clients for the area of responsibility. The position is responsible for recruiting, applicant/client assessment, planning, counseling, education/training, monitoring, and reporting. The position works within a general outline of work to be performed; develops work methods and sequences under general supervision.
TYPICAL TASKS
- Conducts interviews or investigations and makes client/family assessments; formulates and implements plan; screens interstate referrals; sends out and reviews home study information. Provides individual and group counseling for client and family.
- Prepares purchase orders for client services, and negotiates provider rates; confirms provider availability and service authorization; verifies client information; processes invoices for payment. Interacts/coordinates with other agencies, organizations, or family/community members to provide services for client and family/prior custodians; makes referrals for other social services.
- Conducts home visits to supervise, observe, and document family interactions, activities, and environment; establishes schedule with parents/prior custodians for child visitation.
- Provides direct services to clients/families including teaching basic living, parenting, budgeting, or employment skills, providing mediation counseling, and accompanying clients to appointments.
- Collects and compiles information/data, and prepares periodic and special reports; maintains files/records for area of responsibility; develops program forms.
- Provides emergency services/crisis intervention for clients/families; protects clients through court involvement; testifies at local, state, and judicial appeals; provides client placement as needed.
- Conducts pre-service foster parent orientations and classes to evaluate/screen applicants; recruits and conducts training classes and orientations for volunteers.
- Provides information to public on eligibility requirements and available services for assigned area.
- Performs routine office tasks such as dictating case notes, data entry, typing correspondence or forms, filing, faxing, telephoning, or photocopying.
- Conducts training classes for service providers; certifies and recertifies approved providers; attends professional workshops and seminars to improve professional skills.
- Rotates through various service provider roles in such areas as CPS, foster care, and adoption. Performs other related duties as assigned.
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