Foster Care Tulsa

Job Location

Lilyfield Tulsa – Tulsa, OK 74106

Foster Care Specialist

Purpose: Provide case management, counseling, assessment and supportive services to foster families and foster children. To provide recruitment and retention services to foster families.

• Complete home studies, and home study updates for foster families and adoptive families
• Provide in‑home visitation and case management, phone support and crisis management to an assigned caseload of foster families and children.
• Provide ongoing counseling, case management, support and education for foster care families
• Assess child safety, well‑being, and placement stability
• Attend Family Team Meetings and court hearings, as needed
• Participate in foster family support groups and trainings
• Support bridging and reunification goals when appropriate
• Raise awareness in the faith community about the scriptural mandate regarding foster care and adoption.
• Provide post‑adoption and/or post‑placement support or counseling to foster families
• Manage and maintain appropriate case files per agency, and state policy
• Recruit new families for the contract foster care program
• Assist with event planning and coordination, including fundraisers and workshops
• Participate in after‑hours on‑call rotation
• Various marketing and PR activities for the agency
• Require regular driving within the service area to conduct home visits, attend meetings, and provide case‑related support.
• Participate in ongoing professional development and required trainings.
• Other tasks as assigned

Salaried

Monday‑Friday8:30a.m.–5p.m., some evenings and weekends for client visits, foster parent trainings, and/or recruitment.

This position reports to the Foster Care Program Director.

• Compassion
• Dependability
• Discernment
• Discretion
• Flexibility
• Sensitivity
• Thoroughness
• Sincerity
• Justice
• Responsibility
• Availability
• Truthfulness

• Master’s level degree in social work, psychology or a human services related area of study; or
• Bachelor’s level degree in sociology, social work, psychology, child development with at least one year of work in the human services field; or
• Bachelor’s level degree in any field with at least two years of work in the human services field.

• Willingness to agree to and abide by all policies and procedures including OP406 Code of Ethical and Christian Conduct and OP412 Faith Engagement.
• Strong organizational skills
• Ability to assess and evaluate family and interpersonal functioning
• Understanding and knowledge of family and systems theories
• Ability to work with the team toward a common goal
• Ability to use discretion when discussing sensitive or confidential information
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Ability to schedule and multitask
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Good problem‑solving skills
• Meet requirements of licensing standards in regard to criminal background check.
• Be physically, mentally and emotionally capable of performing the assigned tasks and have the skills necessary to perform assigned tasks.
• Valid Oklahoma driver’s license

• At least one or two years of social work practice experience, depending on educational background.

• Ability to sit on the floor, bend and be at ground level with children; ability to drive and travel to meet with families.