Caregiver Case Aide

Caregiver Support Case Aide

Amara serves the evolving needs of children, youth, and families impacted by the child welfare system. Centering equity, we advocate for systems change and bridge gaps by providing compassionate wrap-around resources, while helping to reduce trauma and bring healing. Our work helps maintain family and community connections while preventing child welfare involvement when possible.

At Amara, we believe that a supportive, equitable and inclusive workplace, where everyone feels valued, trusted, and nurtured, is key to shaping organizational culture and investing in underrepresented communities. Amara believes that a diverse workforce and inclusive workplace enhance our ability to fulfill our mission. We strongly invite candidates from diverse backgrounds, including communities of color, the LGBTQ+ community, veterans, and people with disabilities to apply.

We are seeking to hire a Caregiver Support Case Aide to become an integral and valued part of our Resource Care Team to achieve Amara's vision. The Case Aide will be responsible for providing behavioral case aide services to a mixed caseload of caregivers and youth as part of the new state Caregiver Support contract supporting children and youth who are placed with foster or kinship caregivers.

Caseload and hours will vary with program need and growth.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform the following satisfactorily; other duties may be assigned. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. This summary reflects the current expectations for the role; responsibilities may shift as contractual obligations and programmatic needs evolve.

• Review Caregiver Support plans of all assigned cases to ensure case aide plan is understood and implemented
• Provide Case Aide Services to a mixed caseload as assigned and according to each respective Caregiver Support Plan. This may include:
• Behavioral support that ensures the health, safety, and wellbeing of the youth in their current placement and community
• Protective Supervision for the youth at all directed times as indicated in child specific services and supervision plans
• Engage in training and supportive services such as supervision to ensure maintenance and increase of skills needed to work with young people with special needs
• Positive Behavioral Support which can focus on:
• Creating a positive and supportive environment – by directly providing that to youth or supporting caregivers in gaining these skills to do so
• Skill development of the caregiver and/or the youth
• Ensuring that health care is readily accessed
• Assess the child and caregiver's needs for additional services, resources, or community connections or Case Aide services and report back as directed (to Supervisor and/or assigned Caregiver Support Specialist)
• Support caregiver in monitoring child's progress toward the child's service plan
• Ensure the physical, emotional, and social needs of foster/kinship youth assigned to your caseload are met
• Support caregiver in accessing resources as needed that they've identified through their individualized resource list (including daycare/after school care, medical/dental services, respite care, mental health services, etc.)
• Assist caregivers and youth in building/maintaining connection to their family and other important individuals in the youth's life
• Liaise with multiple professionals in the child welfare arena as needed
• Meet requirements for timely, accurate, and thorough documentation for case files and required reporting as directed
• Ensure notifications are provided to primary Caregiver Support Specialist and DCYF Social Services staff as directed by supervisor and contract
• Attend and participate in staff meetings, supervision, and training as directed (including pre-service and annual training)
• Participate in the facilitation of family training and support groups as directed
• Provide occasional on-call services as a member of the on-call team
• Provide coverage for team members at the direction of Caregiver Support Supervisor
• Flex hours to accommodate family needs on an occasional and ongoing basis (ask that staff provide at a minimum of one night a week for evening appointments)
• Collaborate with staff in other Amara programs as directed to ensure appropriate cross-program referrals and consistent service delivery.
• Be an active participant on the Resource Care team.
• Serve on internal and external committees as assigned.
Qualifications

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Educational Requirement :
High school diploma or GED and two (2) years of professional experience working with children and families in social services (e.g. daycare provider, nanny, school aide, CPA, residential program, foster parent, visit…