Foster Care Advanced Specialist

3 weeks ago

East St Louis, United States Children's Home + Aid Full time

Brightpoint

(formerly known as Children’s Home & Aid)

invites you to join our team of mission-driven staff who share a common vision: an equitable world where all children and families thrive in strong communities. As a leader in the human services sector for 140 years, we aim to advance the well-being of children by investing in families and strengthening communities through data-informed, collaborative, and preventative solutions. The

Foster Care Advanced Specialist is a critical member of the region’s child welfare team,working collaboratively within and across programs to ensure a relentless focus on keeping children safe and supporting families, consistent with our agency'sBlueprint for Impact , which includes replacing what we currently think of as child welfare services with what we know to be child, family, and community well-being solutions. As a Foster Care Advanced Specialist, you will work collaboratively with families who have an indicated report of abuse or neglect to work towards a safe reunification or an alternative permanency plan to ensure the wellbeing of every child. Your daily routine will involve providing families with comprehensive, intensive, trauma-informed case management services to a case load of families involved in the child welfare system. Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work or a closely related field required. Master's degree preferred. Child Welfare Employee License (CWEL), Child Endangerment Risk Assessment Protocol (CERAP), and Child Abuse and Neglect (CANS) certification required. At least six months of prior child welfare experience required. Successful completion of the agency's Foster Care Training Series or ability to complete within 3 months of hire required. Experience providing collaborative, strength-based services to kids and families preferred. Ability to attend in-person meetings and events as needed required. Valid driver's license, insurance, and a reliable vehicle required. Job details: Additional Compensation:

One-time $3,000 CWEL recognition payment (issued 60 days after hire or following licensure issue date). Benefits:

Medical/dental/vision insurance, 3+ weeks paid time off in the first year including the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day (PTO increases with tenure); 11 paid holidays, supplemental insurance options, 401(k) with match (more benefits details here ). Location: Hybrid (remote/in office); majority of your time will be spent in Belleville or East St. Louis completing home visits to foster homes or meeting with clients in an agency office or community setting, with other opportunities to complete service documentation and other case coordination from your preferred location (in office, or remotely). Schedule:

Full-time, salaried; general business hours with some flexibility required for accommodating client’s schedules and special projects. On call responsibilities on a shared rotation. We believe that by building diverse and inclusive teams of passionate advocates for youth and families, we can continue to show up for Illinois families, putting those families at the center of every decision, and strengthening the communities where we all work, play, and live together. (More about who we are here. ) We invite you to become an active member of a team that supports, inspires, and challenges each other, and grow your career in an organization that celebrates emerging leaders and provides development and learning opportunities aligned with your individual goals and aspirations. If you are looking for an opportunity to do meaningful work, including raising your unique and authentic voice to disrupt the systemic inequality impacting children and families, we encourage you to apply today. Brightpoint is committed to the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action.

All employment activities are conducted in an equal and equitable fashion. The Agency prohibits employment discrimination on the basis of race, color, gender, age, religion, disability, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, parental status, veteran status, source of income, and any other legally protected category in the recruitment, selection, hiring, determination of salary level and benefits, promotion, demotion, layoff, termination, and other terms and conditions of employment.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

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