Kinship Developer

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The Position Purpose is to promote the well-being of children in the Foster Care/Kinship Program, participate in staff meetings and trainings, and coordinate with staff from other agencies involved in providing foster care services.

Responsibilities include:

• Manages recruitment activities and coordination with other foster care/kinship staff and agencies.
• Assists with application and inquiry processing to engage families quickly in training.
• Plans, arranges, and oversees foster home/kinship trainings for new homes.
• Monitors and assesses homes for initial verification.
• Assists in the orientation, assessment, and verification of foster/kinship parents.
• Attends case planning conferences at required intervals.
• Conducts foster home/kinship visits.
• Provides 24-hour, on-call support to foster/kinship parents and provides crisis intervention when required.
• Coordinates community resources for the benefit of children served by the Foster Care/kinship Program.
• Accomplishes placement of children in properly trained and licensed homes.
• Coordinates with intake and other appropriate staff on the placement of children.
• Completes documentation and forwards reports containing descriptive, analytical, and evaluative content.
• Coordinates with the Agency’s licensing staff to ensure regulatory compliance by care providers.
• Reviews and monitors current licensing standards with care providers.
• Coordinates with Agency program staff and staff from external public and private agencies on the delivery of services to children and families.
• Will be required to drive personal or agency vehicles while transporting children or conducting agency business.
• Refrains from assuming any duty that is unrelated to and/or interferes with the responsibilities of the position.
• Advocates, promotes, and practices cultural sensitivity and responsiveness in all day-to-day interactions.
• Develops, promotes, and practices teamwork in all activities.

Qualifications include:

• Master's or bachelor’s degree in Social Work preferred.
• Employees for this position must meet one of the following options:

• Option 1:
  • A master’s degree from an accredited college or university in social work or other human services field.
  • Nine credit hours in graduate-level courses that focus on family and individual function and interaction.
  • One year of documented full-time work experience in a child-placing agency conducting child-placing activities.
• Option 2:
  • A master’s degree from an accredited college or university.
  • Nine credit hours in graduate-level courses that focus on family and individual function and interaction.
  • Two years of documented full-time work experience in a child-placing agency conducting child-placing activities.
• Option 3:
  • A bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in social work or other human services field.
  • Nine credit hours in undergraduate-level courses that focus on family and individual function and interaction.
  • Two years of documented full-time work experience in a child-placing agency conducting child-placing activities.
• Option 4:
  • A bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university.
  • Nine credit hours in undergraduate-level courses that focus on family and individual function and interaction.
  • Three years of documented full-time work experience in a child-placing agency conducting child-placing activities.

Benefits include competitive salary, health benefits, 401(k) match, personal leave, paid holidays, longevity bonus, and more.

TFI is an Equal Opportunity Employer.