ON-CALL TREATMENT FOSTER CARE SOCIAL WORKER
Location: Monterey Park, CA 91754
About the role
We are looking for an on-call Treatment Foster Care Social Worker to join our Foster Care team. The ideal candidate has a positive, team-oriented attitude and experience working with a culturally diverse population. Experience as a Social Worker at a Foster Family Agency is strongly preferred.
The Foster Care Social Worker will manage a caseload of children and families as assigned by the Supervising Social Worker or Director.
Responsibilities
- Perform written needs assessments and develop child’s treatment plans and updates.
- Meet and coordinate visitation with resource parents, children, and child’s parents, relatives, or significant others.
- Complete and maintain all pertinent documentation and reports necessary for effective case management.
- Ensure resource family certification and recertification records, as well as all required documents, are complete and accurately maintained per Agency procedures.
- Participate in recruitment and selection of resource parents.
- Conduct in-service training for resource parents as needed.
- Provide on-call emergency support for resource homes and/or children.
- Respond after hours as needed, including evenings and weekends, to ensure case management requirements are met.
Requirements
- Master’s Degree in one of the following from an accredited institution: social work or social welfare; marriage, family, and child counseling; child psychology; child development; counseling psychology; or social psychology.
- Experience as a Foster Care Social Worker is strongly preferred.
- Demonstrated ability to respond in crisis situations and communicate clearly, both verbally and in writing, to all levels of staff and customers.
- Must be 18 years of age or older and able to pass a physical examination, drug clearance, criminal background check, and Child Abuse Index check.
- Must possess a valid California driver’s license with a clean DMV history and the ability to safely operate a motor vehicle, insurable by Trinity’s insurance carrier.
- Interest in working directly with youth in accordance with the general requirements established in the California Administrative Code, Title 22.
- Bilingual (Spanish/English) is a plus.
Pay
$25.00 per hour.
Benefits
- Health Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Employer-Paid Life Insurance
- Education Reimbursement for Masters Degrees
- Paid PTO, Holidays, Jury Duty, and Bereavement
- Retirement Plans
- Career Advancement Opportunities
About Trinity Youth Services
Since 1966, Trinity has been a premier provider of children’s programs and services in California, specializing in Short-Term Residential Therapeutic Programs (STRTP), mental health services, foster care, Intensive Services Foster Care (ISFC), and adoption. Since its inception, Trinity has helped more than 65,000 children and youth.
Trinity seeks team members with a genuine commitment to the empowerment of at-risk children and their families, and a willingness to work in a demanding, fast-paced environment. We believe that training and career development are keys to employee retention and satisfaction, and we prefer to promote from within.
Values
- Safety, well-being, and permanency for children and youth.
- Embracing research, best practices, and proven approaches that help children and youth.
- Commitment to providing staff with the knowledge, skills, and tools to be successful.
- Ability to adapt and change as the needs of our stakeholders adapt and change.
- Open, honest, and transparent governance and management practices.
As of October 15, 2021, Trinity Youth Services requires the COVID-19 vaccine for all employees, excluding those with an approved medical or religious exemption, as a condition of employment to help ensure the safety of all employees, youth, and families served.