On Call Fostercare and Kinship Specialist

3 weeks ago


Phoenix, United States Arizona's Children Association Full time

On Call Fostercare and Kinship Specialist (Maricopa County)

As a Fostercare and Kinship Specialist, you will have the opportunity to complete assessment home studies and provide courtesy supervision for DCS and out-of-state referred families, as well as license and certify families as needed in and around Maricopa County. Under the HACS and ICPC contracts, you will provide assessment and supportive services to children and families served by the Department of Child Safety. *Additional $1/hr on hours worked for Bilingual Candidates (Spanish/English)

This position is On Call/As Needed.

Why You'll Love Working for Us:

At Arizona's Children Association, our employees are our most valuable asset; and as such we offer a wide range of benefits to aid your health and wellness including:

* Eligibility for Medical, Dental, and Vision plans on the first of the month following 30 days of employment
* Employee Assistance Program
* Generous paid time off, paid sick leave, and 8 paid holidays
* 403B Retirement Savings Plan

2024 Arizona's Children Association Benefits Guide

Find your passion. Fulfill your purpose. Join Team AzCA

What You'll Do:

* Assists families with completing paperwork for home study processes.
* Writes comprehensive studies about interested families, evaluating skills and appropriateness for kinship placement, foster care licensure, adoption and guardianship.
* Monitors homes ensuring licensing standards, state laws and regulatory requirements are being met.
* Maintains timely and accurate client records in compliance with AzCA and governmental requirements.
* May assist or be responsible for training for adoptive, foster care or kinship families.
* Assesses the strengths and needs of kinship families, develop goals and supports in connection to needed resources.
* May assist or be responsible for writing recruitment plans and implementing or participating in recruitment activities.
* May assist with coordinating the sharing of information for adoption matching procedures for children and families.
* Conducts home visits and in-home courtesy supervision as needed.
* May assist or be responsible for facilitating support groups and/or orientation.
* Prepares summaries for reporting requirements.

Minimum Education & Experience:

* Bachelor's degree with 2 years of related experience OR a Master's degree with less than 2 years of related experience
* Required experience will be in the Social Work, Psychology or Human Service Field (i.e. Group Home, Shelter Care, Behavioral Health field) working with children, families, and or adults.
* Relevant Degrees include the following areas of study: Child/Family/Human Development, Community Organization/Advocacy, Counseling, Early Childhood Education, Early Childhood Studies, Family Studies, Human Services, Psychology, Public Health, Social work. Criminal Justice degrees will be eligible with two years of related work experience.

Minimum Qualification & Requirements:

* Must be 21 years of age (licensing requirement).
* Possess a valid Arizona driver's license and be insurable under the agency's automobile policy.
* Must be able to provide own transportation for business related purposes
* Must be able to provide DPS fingerprint clearance.
* Must be able to meet training and agency compliance requirements for the position.
* An individual may qualify for this position if the individual is able to "perform safely" the essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodations.

At Arizona's Children Association we are passionate about creating an inclusive workplace that not only promotes, but values and celebrates diversity. Our goal is to create an inclusive workplace and culture to better serve our children, families and community.

Just like the uniqueness of the families we serve, we strive to be diverse in:

race, color, ethnicity, national origin, culture, language, gender, age, sexual orientation/preference, gender identity and expression, disability and/or diagnosis, marital status, religion, status, or any other protected status.

AzCA does not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics.



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