Job Details
Job Location
Philadelphia – Philadelphia, PA
Position Type
Full Time
Education Level
4 Year Degree
Salary Range
$26.11
Job Category
Nonprofit – Social Services
Description
Specialized Behavioral Health
Resource Parent Support Worker
SBH-RPSW I
EDUCATION
Bachelor’s degree in Social Work or a related field
EXPERIENCE
Must have at least three (3) years of direct experience with children/families in either a job related or volunteer capacity.
STATUS
Full-time; Non-Exempt
QUALIFICATIONS
Must have excellent organizational, verbal and written communication, and inter-personal skills. Must demonstrate leadership tenants and the ability to work independently with children and families. Knowledge of Kinship Foster Care services and adoption preferred. Must possess excellent case management and client assessment skills. Must have the ability to work effectively and cooperatively with other professionals and service providers.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Complete home visits twice a month to monitor the home and ensure the child’s treatment goals are being met
- Provide trainings to resource parents to support the children in their home
- Provide crisis prevention and intervention strategies to resource parents
- Intervene in crisis situations and provide support all parties involved
- Interface will all service providers for the purpose of service delivery and goal planning
- Certify and recertify resource homes
- Facilitate and participate in meetings with service providers
- Assist as needed with transportation to appointments and visits
- Obtain documentation of medicals, dentals, behavioral health, school records and other paperwork
- Participate in agency trainings
- Adhere to all other program and agency policies and procedures governing the objective of the agency and program.
- Work on-call hours as directed;
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
REQUIREMENTS
- Current Act 33 and Act 34 Clearances
- Valid Pennsylvania Driver’s License
- Access to an insured, registered vehicle that can be used for employment
- Available to work flexible schedule (weekend hours as scheduled)
- City/County travel
- Carry agency cell phone
- On Call
Reports to SBH 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.