Care Specialist - Therapeutic Foster Care Columbus
Columbus, GA, USA
Posted 6+ months ago
Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in social work, psychology, criminal justice, sociology or other social services field and two years’ experience in social services working with children and families OR Master’s degree in social services field and one year of related work experience. Foster care system and/or mental health work experience preferred. Key Responsibilities: Provides comprehensive case coordination for children in therapeutic foster homes. Oversees that children’s emotional and mental health needs are being met in the TFC program. Provides technical assistance and support to Therapeutic Foster Parents in implementing the Master Service Plan. Provides support to birth families. Acts as a liaison to community and advocates for services. Provides crisis intervention and emergency on-call support. Responsible for documentation, filing and maintenance of child records per policy and requirements. Processes client and foster parent-related data for financial purposes. Completes new admission intakes and placement move processes as assigned. Participates in problem-solving and incident management for TFC program.