Foster Care and Adoption Supervisor

About the Role

A s the Foster Care and Adoption Supervisor, you will Shine Hope by being responsible for the recruitment, coordination and provision of services to foster children, foster families, and foster adoptive families. You will provide foster parent training and monitor homes for compliance to state minimum standards. You will also promote foster care and adoptive s ervices in the community and supervise home development and recruitment activities to ensure compliance with state regulatory and contract guidelines.

Supervise caseworkers and ensure compliance with all contracts and regulatory standards.

As a member of our team, you will have an impact on our clients through the accomplishment of the following responsibilities:

• Supports the sourcing, hiring, supervising, monitoring, evaluating, and providing direction to direct reports. Provide professional growth and development; support the development and communication of annual goals and objectives; monitor and provide constructive feedback; conduct annual performance evaluations.
• Support in addressing Timely and accurately the personnel issues, including commendations and disciplinary actions, using appropriate professional documentation.
• Assist with preparing the budget for the assigned foster care programs and provide continuous monitoring of the budget and other program resources to ensure they are used efficiently and appropriately.
• Assist in the preparation of developmental plans or corrective action involving caseworkers who are out of compliance with minimum standards, as well as Buckner policies and procedures.
• Responsible for the ongoing supervision of foster homes. Ensure compliance with state minimum standards through evaluation during quarterly home visits.
• Prepare developmental plans or corrective action involving foster families that are out of compliance with state standards, T3 expectations, and Buckner policy and procedures. Document corrective action and progress toward goals in the family’s file.
• Maintain all client documentation in accordance with established minimum standards, T3C requirements, and Buckner policies and procedures. Audit client files on a regular basis to ensure that all requirements are met.
• Complete thorough documentation in a timely manner for home files in order to meet minimum standards and T3C requirements. Maintain all foster home documentation in accordance with established guidelines. Audit home files on a regular basis to ensure that all requirements are met.
• Review and approve all child placement activities, investigation findings, and corrective and adverse action plans involving clients.
• Review and approve admission forms, initial and subsequent placement documents, investigation reports, initial plans of service, updated plans of service, discharge or transfer plans and summaries, any restrictions imposed on a child, and documentation regarding contacts with the client.
• Review and approve service plans to ensure the goals and services align with the child’s custom strengths, needs and permanency plan. Provide written confirmation that the child, youth or young adult continues to meet criteria for and benefiting from the evidence informed treatment model offered through the program.
• Participate in child placement decisions for children being placed in foster homes.
• Coordinate and implement the recruitment of foster parents and the development of homes for the Foster Care program.
• Participate in recruiting foster homes by making presentations to the general public when scheduled.
• Supervise and provide pre-service and ongoing training of foster families.
• Provide crisis intervention.
• Coordinate foster parent support group.
• Perform and/or recredentialing studies for licensed foster homes.
• Complete and/or approve home studies for potential foster parents as a part of the licensing process.
• Participate in in-service training, including SAMA, CPR/First Aid, Medications and any other clinical related training.
• Participate as a member of the Foster Care team to meet the physical, emotional, social, and spiritual needs of the foster children during the time they are placed in a Buckner foster…