Skip to main content

This job has expired

You will need to login before you can apply for a job.

Placement Specialist – Foster Care

Employer
Wellroot
Location
Tucker, Georgia
Closing date
Mar 15, 2019

View more

Focus Areas
Human Services
Job Function
Direct Service / Social Service
Position Type
Full Time
Degree Level
Bachelors

Job Details

Job Title:  Placement Specialist – Foster Care                   
Reports To:  Director, Foster Care

Division:  Foster Care Programs                                        

Location: Tucker, Georgia                   

Job Summary: The Placement Specialist is employed by and is directly responsible to the Director, Foster Care.  To receive, process, and manage placement referrals, intakes, and respite for foster children, and coordinate resources for foster families. This incumbent will be an expert in assessing and matching children to open foster homes.

Responsibility:

  • Receive and respond to all foster care placement requests from DFCS counties via phone and email.
  • Process placement referrals in the agency’s database management system.
  • Review new home approvals and work closely with Foster Home Recruiters to prepare for upcoming openings.
  • Coordinate and facilitate placements into foster homes.
  • Assess and determine matches for children in foster homes.
  • Develop and maintain relationships with referral sources.
  • Complete documentation related to intake and placement- pre-placement contacts, intake and matching decisions, and initial service planning.
  • Responsible for a caseload consisting of respite homes.
  • Coordinate respite placements agency wide, including obtaining DFCS approval if necessary.
  • Provide monthly respite log and prepare financial vouchers for the respite homes.
  • DHS/DFCS/EPAC Education Academy (EPAC) Coordinator.
  • Maintain an updated list of available foster homes.
  • Track and report data and trends on referrals on a monthly basis.
  • Develop relationships with foster families and the team to understand the available foster home capacity and placement parameters.

Requirements:

  • Demonstrate UMCH mission-driven values of integrity, excellence and inclusion, and integrate into work environment and ways of work.
  • Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college/university in human services or related field with a minimum of two years’ experience in the child welfare field.
  • Possess excellent assessment skills and sound judgment
  • Experience working in a case management database
  • Own, drive, and maintain an automobile in good working condition, receiving a reimbursement for agency   business mileage
  • Understand that this job will require some evening and weekend hours of employment, and some after-hour on call responsibilities.
  • Be proficient in Microsoft Office (outlook, word, excel, power point)
  • Be organized and detailed oriented
  • Possess good communication and writing skills
  • Agree to support the agency’s mission statement, organizational values and beliefs, and its quality assurance plan.

The Children’s Home offers a competitive salary and benefits package that may include:

  • Major medical, dental and vision coverage
  • Healthcare Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
  • Wellness program including YMCA access
  • Paid company holidays
  • Generous PTO policy
  • Retirement plan with employer matching contribution

Please, no phone calls and no third-party recruiting agencies.  Due to the volume of applicant submissions, we sincerely regret that we are unable to respond to each inquiry. If you are selected to move forward in the process, we will reach out to you concerning details and next steps.

Company

Our mission: We restore children and families from trauma through Jesus Christ.

Our vision: We envision a world where every child is raised in a loving, compassionate, and nurturing home.

 

Foster Care in GeorgiaFor nearly 150 years, Wellroot Family Services has been leading the effort to transform the lives of children and families in Georgia. Through our four programs, Wellroot cares for and encourages the growth and healing of children, young adults and families in and affected by the foster care system of Georgia.

Wellroot first opened its doors in 1871. Its name at the time, though, was The Decatur Orphans’ Home. Its mission was to serve the needs of children who had been orphaned during the Civil War. Over the next several decades, the needs of children and families in Georgia changed, as did the focus and programs of The Decatur Orphans’ Home, whose leadership continued to grow and transform the organization in order to better meet those needs. In 1934, after 63 years as The Decatur Orphans’ Home, The Board of Trustees approved a name change that would better reflect the growth of the organization, along with its potential as an Foster Familiesagency of the Methodist Church. The new name was The Methodist Children’s Home.  Thirty-six years later, in 1970, “United” was added to the name, reflecting the continued growth and transformation of the Methodist denomination.

The needs of children and families in Georgia continue to change and true to our heritage, the programs and focus continue to be transformed in order to better meet those needs.

In December 2018, the Board of The United Methodist Children’s Home approved another name change, one that better reflects the growth of the organization, along with its potential as an agency of The United Methodist Church. After 49 years of operating as The United Methodist Children’s Home, our organization is now called Wellroot Family Services.

Built on industry best practices, our Christian faith and bold, new innovative approaches toward child welfare, Wellroot is the leading faith-centered family services organization in Georgia. As an agency of The United Methodist Church in North Georgia, Wellroot Family Services’ programs were designed to respond to the needs of children and families through faith-centered service. With a focus on supporting youth from infancy through early adulthood, we help people reach their God-given potential through the encouragement and love of a healthy home.

Company info
Website
Telephone
404-327-5878
Location
1967 Lakeside Parkway, Suite 400
Tucker
GA
30084
United States

Get job alerts

Create a job alert and receive personalized job recommendations straight to your inbox.

Create alert