Job Details
First Home Care is seeking an experienced full time Therapeutic Foster Care Case Worker to join our Alexandria, VA team to fulfill the following job requirements:
- Provide overall case management services to children and adolescents referred for therapeutic foster care and/or adoption services.
- Coordinate case management activities including planning, placement monitoring, crisis intervention, and discharge planning.
- Provide support and consultation to therapeutic foster care and adoptive parents, to the families and adolescents receiving services, and to other members of the treatment team.
Why Should you Apply? - Competitive Pay
- Mileage reimbursement, cell phone allowance, and laptop.
- Free licensure supervision for full-time employees.
- Flexible schedule opportunities.
- Internship opportunities available.
- If you want to be a part of an agency that has 30 years of stellar experience in the therapeutic foster care field working with children and families.
- If you want to be associated with an agency that is proud to be COA accredited and has a working affiliation with FFTA and VALCPA.
- If you want to be a part of a team that is culturally diverse and committed to excellence.
Qualifications: - Bachelor's degree in social work or a field related to social work including, but not limited to sociology, psychology, special education, or counseling, with minimum of 1 year of experience in providing casework services to children and families
Or
- Bachelor's degree in any field, with minimum of 2 years of experience in providing casework services to children and families
- A valid driver's license and have access to reliable transportation.
- Must be able to carry and answer a phone 24/7 to provide crisis intervention, evaluations, and assessments as needed. On-Call rotating schedule is required for this position.
Health Connect America and its companies are a multi-state, community mental health, behavioral health, family preservation, and therapeutic foster care services provider(s). It is the mission of Health Connect America to create quality, affordable opportunities for individuals and families to achieve their greatest potential in a safe, positive living environment.
We encourage wellness for our staff by offering competitive compensation and benefits to our full-time team members including medical, vision/dental, 401K, Health Savings Account with company contribution, and paid time off. We also offer an Employee Assistance Program including 8 counseling sessions per year to promote emotional wellbeing.
Health Connect America and its companies are an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetics or any other basis forbidden under federal, state, or local law.