Resource Parent Support Worker

Job Details

Job Location
Philadelphia – Philadelphia, PA

Position Type
Full Time

Education Level
4 Year Degree

Salary Range
$20.92 Hourly

Job Category
Nonprofit – Social Services

Description

Resource Parent Support Worker I

Philadelphia Regional Office

EDUCATION

Bachelor’s Degree in a Social Work or a related field required.

EXPERIENCE

At least one year of experience working directly with children and families in a child related field.

QUALIFICATIONS

Must have excellent written and verbal communication skills; must have excellent interpersonal skills; and must have the ability to work with persons from various ethnic backgrounds, with particular emphasis in working with families of African American heritage.

RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Provide a full range of emergency/temporary foster care services to foster parents (which include on-call rotation, crisis intervention services, certification, assessment, placement, monitoring and transporting);
  • Maintain cases per organizational caseload size
  • Maintain an additional caseload of general level (GFC) cases in agency partnered counties
  • Certify and recertify kinship and foster parents.
  • Ensure resource stay in compliance according to DPW regulations.
  • Work on-call hours as directed
  • Interface with all service providers for the purpose of service delivery and goal planning meetings;
  • Prepare monthly progress reports, service plans and other reports as required by DHS/CUA, DPW, and the agency;
  • Adhere to all other program and agency policies and procedures governing the objective of the agency and program.
  • Other duties as assigned.

REQUIREMENTS

* Registered and insured vehicle

* Certificate of Insurance for vehicle

* Valid Pennsylvania Driver’s License

* City/County travel

* Current Act 33 and State Police Clearances

* Available to work flexible schedule

Reports directly to the Program Supervisor.

A Second Chance is an Equal Opportunity Employer

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religious; national origin or ancestry; sex; gender identity or expression; sexual orientation disability; marital status; familial status; age (40 or over); or use of a guide or support animal because of blindness, deafness or physical disability of any individual or independent contractor or because of the disability of an individual with whom the person is known to have an association; or on any other basis prohibited by federal, state, or local law.

Job Category
Social Services
Job Type
Full Time/Permanent
Salary
USD 20.92 per hour
Country
United States
City
Philadelphia
Career Level
unspecified
Company
A SECOND CHANCE INC
JOB SOURCE
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