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Commonwealth Catholic Charities

Bilingual Foster Care Social/Case Worker

Commonwealth Catholic Charities, Richmond, Virginia, United States, 23214

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Bilingual Foster Care Social/Case Worker About Commonwealth Catholic Charities

Since 1923, Commonwealth Catholic Charities (CCC) has provided life-changing human services to vulnerable individuals and families throughout the Commonwealth of Virginia. CCC offers quality and compassionate human services to all people, especially the most vulnerable, regardless of faith. We are passionate about the work we do in our communities, providing 31 critical services at 11 locations throughout Virginia. Summary

This position arranges for placement of minors in foster care and provides case management and support to foster families and minors. Responsibilities

Provide case management to minors in the foster care program. Prepare and maintain complete and accurate case files, records, and reports to the court, Department of Social Services, Department of Health and Human Services and other appropriate agencies as specified. Coordinate with school personnel to provide individualized services to minors. Supervise placement by visiting with minor and foster care families to monitor placement progress and provide appropriate intervention when indicated. Develop, implement, and evaluate individualized service plans for each minor. Assist in the orientation, training, certification, and supervision of foster families and minors. Provide crisis intervention services and on-call emergency beeper coverage. Participate in staff trainings; may facilitate training to staff and foster parents, as assigned. Participate in development of permanency planning including aftercare as appropriate. Provide ongoing training, guidance and assessment of foster families. Conduct Independent Living skills training and Independent Living assessment. May be assigned cases specific to family reunification under the Safe Passages Grant Program. Assist in developing community partnerships and resources. Complete reports and updates to stakeholders/referral agencies and act as liaison for community partner agencies. Participate in development and update of procedures and forms. Provide crisis on-call support and coverage. Track policy and procedural changes from agency partners and educate staff. Maintain knowledge of all foster families in the program to assist in child placement. May be assigned cases and specific tasks if service location provides services to UAC and URM children. Represent the Agency in the community and workplace in a professional and ethical manner. Demonstrate sensitivity to the service population’s cultural and socioeconomic characteristics. Demonstrate strong interpersonal, decision-making, problem-solving, oral, and written skills. Utilize a basic knowledge of Microsoft Office applications. Education and/or Experience

Spanish required. A doctorate or master's degree in social work from an accredited program, or a related field with student placement in casework services to children and families, or one year of experience in providing casework services to children and families. A baccalaureate degree in social work or related field and one year of experience in casework services to children and families; or A baccalaureate degree in any field plus two years’ experience in casework services to children and families. Responsibilities – Trainee

A case worker trainee would have the same duties and responsibilities above, but would meet the following conditions: The trainee shall have a baccalaureate degree in any field. The program director or a child-placing supervisor shall supervise the trainee and develop a written training program; placement decisions must be approved by the supervisor. Full-time Employee Benefits

Retirement savings

– After one year of employment, the agency contributes 4% of plan year earnings into a savings account and will match dollar-for-dollar up to 4% if an employee contributes, totaling up to an 8% annual contribution. PTO

– 16 days in the first year, increasing to 22 days in the second year and continuing to grow every five years. Holidays

– Eleven paid holidays. Other paid leave

– bereavement, short-term disability, long-term disability, paid parental leave. Virginia Credit Union memberships . Employee Assistance Program

– Free services including five confidential consultations with a mental health professional. Medical Insurance

– Choice of four PPO plans; portion of premiums subsidized by the agency. Dental Insurance

– Choice of two plans; portion of premiums subsidized by the agency. Vision Insurance . Life insurance

– Paid by agency with option to purchase additional coverage. Other insurance benefits

– Flexible spending accounts, including dependent care and health savings accounts where eligible; legal resources. Seniority level

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