Foster Home Worker

SAFY's Canton Division is looking for a Full-Time Foster Home Worker who is passionate about helping children, supporting foster families, & strengthening communities.

At SAFY, our mission is Preserving Families & Securing Futures. For 40 years, our work has rested on a single, radical idea – children belong in families. We believe that every child and family deserve the opportunity to reach their full potential. We are a team of 500 employees across seven states providing services such as Family Preservation & Reunification, Behavioral Health, Therapeutic Foster Care, Adoption Services and Older Youth Services so the families and children we serve can build resilience and thrive.

• Complete case notes to document contacts to all assigned foster homes that do not have foster youth placed in the home.
• (OH) Complete Environmental Audits (F-63) for all Foster Homes without placements.
• (OH) In conjunction with the assigned Case Manager, will complete Foster Parent evaluation annually.
• (OH) Will conduct annual Foster Parent evaluations for Homes without youth.
• Complete annual paperwork for all foster homes without placements and responsible for dissemination and collections of annual documents for homes with placements.
• Complete Home Studies or Amendments as required and collect all paperwork needed for amendments.
• (OH) Amendments are required for all moves into or out of the foster home; when new Household members enter the home, etc.) All Home Study Amendments are approved and signed off by Supervisor.
• (OH) May complete licensing related Rules Investigations of all foster homes assigned by Supervisor.
• May be responsible for tracking Foster Parents training hours, along with tracking all paperwork needed by Foster Parents to remain in compliance with SAFY policies and state specific rules.
• (OH) May complete Large Family Assessment (the state required assessment if a Foster to Adopt home has 5 or more youth).
• Completion of the Individual Training Needs Assessment (ITNA) annually.
• Will conduct foster parent training.
• Update pre-service registration spreadsheet within 24 hours of training.(AL) When FHW completes the training.
• Will attend all Growth & Development Meetings
• Provide trainings to applicants/foster parents on how to use various system and assist with completing/uploading documents into those systems.
• Will offer document assistance sessions in an effort to aid in the licensing process.
• Have full understanding of forms/documents for initial licensing, annual, mid certs and recertification process.

• Timely documentation of home visits, support sessions, interactions with parties involved in the foster home.
• Review all foster home files as part of the quality improvement process.
• Be in compliance with quarterly requirements as defined annually by STARS standards.
• Assist clinical staff with completion of surveys and tools, collect and organize necessary paperwork from foster parents
• (OH) Collect all documentation pertaining to licensing of applicants & Foster Parents.
• While in the home report any concerns/ incidents concerning youth or foster parents immediately to supervisor.
• Map schedule with supervisor and document activities in Outlook calendar. Meet with supervisor a minimum of once a month for Supervision.

• Establish and maintain a positive working relationship with all levels of SAFY staff by participating in joint meetings, and problem identification and resolution.
• Establish and maintain a supportive and positive working relationship with youth, foster parents, referring agencies, and other SAFY stake holders.
• Attend relevant in-house and external seminars, trainings, conferences and workshops to develop and enhance knowledge in the designated…