Foster Family Social Worker

This position is primarily conducting home visits, with 1 required office day per week, and ability to work from home on other days.

The Family Resource Coordinator / Social Worker for Intensive Foster Care is a member of our Bridges Homeward Family Services / IFC Team responsible for recruitment, assessment, training and support of foster parents in our Intensive Foster Care Program.

Believing in proper work-life balance and self care, Bridges Homeward operates on a 33.5 (4 1 / 2 day) work week!

The Family Resource Coordinator / Social Worker Duties include :

• Organizing and facilitating recruitment activities (attending fairs, speaking at groups) to identify prospective IFC families, especially families who identify as part of the LGBTQ+ community or families of color.
• Organizes and co-facilitates MAPP ( Massachusetts Approach to Partnerships in Parenting) training for prospective foster families
• Facilitates support groups for foster families and identifies ongoing training opportunities for families.
• Provides post-placement support to families, in collaboration with DCF and the Intensive Foster Care Social Worker
• Participates in multi program on-call rotation to provide support to clients experiencing crisis after hours.

The Agency : Founded in 1873, Bridges Homeward has evolved over time into a group of dynamic, highly dedicated, mission driven professionals meeting the current needs of the Greater Boston community.

Bridges Homeward is committed to strengthening and advocating for diversity, equity and inclusion, for our staff and those we serve.

We are seeking staff that align with our commitment, as individuals and as a community, to continually seek to advance racial equity initiatives to address long-standing systemic racial biases and discrimination in our society.

Our goal for every person we work with is for them to find permanency; a healthy, nurturing relationship with an adult that they can count on for the rest of their life.

Sometimes, permanency in our work means making sure a child can remain with their biological family; sometimes it means ensuring someone with a developmental disability can live with family instead of having to move to an institutional setting;

sometimes it means finding a child in foster care a forever family and for other youth it means having a safe, secure parenting relationship with a supportive adult.

Join our supportive team environment today!

Bridges Homeward is passionate about supporting our employees. Here are just some of the ways we do that. Learn about more benefits : Join Our Team - Bridges Homeward

• 33.5 Hour Work Week!
• Generous Paid Time Off (including vacation, sick, personal and wellness days)
• Medical and Dental Coverage
• 13 paid holidays
• Life Insurance
• Short- and Long-Term Disability
• Financial coverage for Social Work Licensures and Professional Development (including access to CEUs for those who need it)
• Tuition remission for undergraduate classes
• Staff driven and led committees including a Young Professional Committee, Recognition and Activities Committee

Required Education & Experience :

• Masters degree in social work, psychology, education or Bachelors degree in social work or related field with experience working in child welfare or with high-risk youth.
• Professional licensure required within 6 months of hire(LSW, LCSW, LICSW or equivalent).
• Minimum of 2 years ' experience in child welfare services preferred ;
• Experience in adoption, foster care and serving families of color preferred.
• Seeking candidates of color or who identify as part of the LGBTQ+ community

Other requirements for Family Resource Coordinator / Social Worker for Intensive Foster Care.

• Valid driver's lice nse and properly insured vehicle
24 days ago