Bilingual - Lead Foster Care Social Worker

• Responsible for coordinating case management and safe and timely release services. Lead Case managers supervise and train case managers and ensure that case managers complete relevant training on child welfare topics. Must provide child-facing services on-site.

Essential Duties

• Acquires, maintains, teaches and demonstrates knowledge of Prevention of Sexual Abuse (PSA) and Sexual Harassment standards at care provider facilities, evidence-based practices, and trauma-informed care and maintains a professional environment that is consistent with Title 22, licensing regulations, and established agency policies.
• Assess needs of children and adolescents in care and develops Individual Service Plans.
• Establish rapport with Children, as well as their potential sponsors and screens for human trafficking concerns.
• Facilitates timely release or discharge of children and youth including following detail federal policy and making critical decision to ensure a safe discharge
• Documents the provision of services in case files including crucial legal documentation that can affect the legal status of the child and youth.
• Manage logistics such as obtaining required documents, assembling records, entering records into electronic database including documentation of crucial legal and data elements utilized by the Federal government.
• Attend weekly Case Review meetings with personnel to communicate specific details of cases to ensure timely and safely release of all children and youth.
• Act as the hub of coordination and communication with all internal departments to ensure all medical, mental health, education, recreation, and daily living needs are met.
• Follow complex instructions that change frequently.
• Sets clear, measurable and specific goals for assigned staff and meets weekly for review.
• Provides specific performance feedback to staff, both positive and corrective, as soon as possible after event or action.
• Oversees written evaluations, submitted evaluations and any rate change submissions for approval. Presents evaluation to staff.
• Maintains a professional environment that is consistent with existing contracts, licensing regulations, and established agency policies.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in the behavioral sciences, human services, or social services fields; OR
• Bachelor’s degree AND
• At least 3 years of progressive employment experience that demonstrates supervisory and case management experience.
• Bilingual Spanish/English speaking required
• Must possess and maintain a valid, unrestricted California driver’s license and current vehicle insurance.
• Must be able to understand and follow policy and procedures.
• Must be able to document services, incidents, and other required forms/documents.

Hours: Monday- Friday 10am - 6:30pm (Salary)