Foster Care Specialist
Core
Provide evidence-based, intensive in-home treatment for youth in foster care (ages 0-18) who have experienced trauma, abuse, or neglect, while supporting foster parents and advocating for family reunification or permanency.
Role type
Clinical Foster Care Specialist
Builds
Treatment plans and support services for youth and families within the child welfare system
Domain
Child welfare, juvenile justice, and mental health
Required skills
Trauma-informed care, family systems therapy, crisis intervention, case management, clinical documentation, electronic medical record (EMR) proficiency
Preferred skills
Experience with the Foster Care System, experience counseling adolescents in a clinical setting
Technologies
Electronic medical record systems
Responsibilities
Manage a caseload of 8 to 10 families, provide on-call crisis support, attend weekly clinical consultation meetings, document services in an EMR system
Seniority
Mid-level, hands-on IC