Treatment Foster Care Specialist

4 weeks ago

Milwaukee, United States Wellpoint Care Network Full time
There is a $5,000 hiring bonus for this position

Work with a small case load (4-6clients) while forming deep connections with your clients while you support them with development and growth opportunities. Work within a long standing supportive team.

At Wellpoint Care Network, our mission is to facilitate equity, learning, healing and wellness by restoring the connections that help children and families thrive.

Every person deserves the opportunity to reach their fullest potential. It’s part of human nature, and the promise of our country, that everyone be given a fair chance to be and do their best. Yet, many in our community live with unresolved childhood and generational trauma.

That’s where we come in. We believe we can create a world where children and families have a clearer path to their fullest potential. Wellpoint Care Network has championed the restoration of families for nearly 175 years.

Job Purpose:

Our next Treatment Foster Care Specialist – Level 5 contributes to the mission and vision of Wellpoint Care Network by supporting and managing the children, foster parents, and staff in Level 5 shift staffed treatment foster homes.

Qualifications:
  • Bachelor’s degree in social work or equivalent human services degree and a minimum of two (2) years of post-degree experience in a social work related field required.
  • Master’s degree or higher in social work or related field preferred.
  • Licensed or certified under ch. 457, Stats., and ch. MPSW 3,6,11,12, or 17 required.
  • Willingness to work beyond normal working hours: evenings, nights, and weekends.
  • Must be honest, dependable and able to meet deadlines; Self-motivated and able to work independently.
  • Experience working with children and families in social services/foster care; preference given for treatment foster case management and licensing, family, group and individual therapy, or crisis intervention experience.
  • Excellent communication skills.
  • Knowledge of community resources.
  • Demonstrates ability to achieve outcomes and work successfully with internal and external stakeholders.
  • Demonstrates stability and personal attributes necessary to work with other departments and staff.
  • A valid Wisconsin Driver’s License or occupational driver’s license, reliable transportation and insurance is required.
  • Proficient in the usage of computer software; demonstrate an understanding of computer file systems and computer software packages, e.g., Microsoft Office, Excel, Outlook, Teams, ADP, etc.
Duties:
  • Recruits and develops Level 3 -5 foster homes to plan for growth and meet the needs of purchasers and clients with a focus on Level 5 shift-staffed foster homes.
  • Pursues opportunities for geographic growth in the southeast region of the state
  • Understands the changing needs of children in out-of-home care to ensure the continuum of foster care services is available and sustainable.
  • Seeks out new opportunities to increase partnerships and grow market share consistently.
  • Implements regional recruitment and retention plan that is outcome driven and flexible to meet the needs of changing populations.
  • Performs all licensure monitoring and re-licensing functions for all assigned foster homes to ensure timely movement of applicants through training, as well as ongoing compliance with licensing standards.
  • Develops a thorough knowledge of and conducts all licensing and placement activities in accordance with DCF 56, DCF 54, State Statutes 48, Federal Law (MEPA), COA Standards and Agency policies and accreditation standards.
  • Monitors all training attendance to ensure completion for certification and licensure purposes
  • Provides accurate, professional, timely documentation of foster home recruitment efforts, foster home licensing activities, client treatment goals and meetings in case notes, monthly summaries, discharge summaries, and other paperwork.
Position Details & Extras:
  • Full time.
  • Hybrid on-site/remote work is available with reliable broadband connection.
  • Moderate exposure to noise.
  • Subject to frequent interruptions with ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously.
  • Demonstrates an understanding of the cultural differences among diverse groups and the need to adapt service provision to match these differences in respectful ways.
  • Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) - Wellpoint employees may be eligible for loan forgiveness under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program.
  • Interaction with personnel, clients, family members, visitors, volunteers, interns, and vendors under all conditions and circumstances.
  • Physical exam, drug screen, motor vehicle report, and background checks are required for this position.
Organizational Information:

At Wellpoint Care Network, we have seen exactly how trauma, poverty, systemic racism, social injustices and other barriers create instability in all areas of life. The people in our care face education and health disparities, high unemployment rates and unaffordable housing. What’s worse, many have lost connections to resources, family, friends and other support systems. We have seen the toll it has on a person’s physical, emotional, and financial well-being to try and successfully navigate complex systems that may have failed them in the past.

We believe there is a better way. So, we have anchored ourselves in our 170 years of caring for our neighbors through modernized human services.

Wellpoint Care Network provides a rich continuum of services, including:
  • Child Welfare and Foster Care
  • Support for youth who have aged out of care
  • Care Coordination and Wraparound services
  • Mental health therapy and supports such as our Clinic, Family Preservation, Caregiver Support and Integrated Community Treatment
  • Professional education and clinical consultation (for organizations, schools, and individual/family)

Wellpoint Care also works to promote a diverse and caregiving environment to ensure that those we serve and employ are valued, accepted, respected and treated equitably.

Equity means we work tirelessly toward fair and just treatment, systems and policies. At Wellpoint Care Network, we believe that we are accountable – individually and collectively – when inequity or injustice replaces equity and inclusion.

Inclusivity means that we consciously build groups that welcome and celebrate differences in age, race, ethnicity, class, gender, sexual orientation, religion, gender expression, education, socio-economic background, personal history, geographical location, marital status, parental status and work experiences.

Interested parties please apply online. We are committed to enhancing diversity, equity and inclusion and strongly encourage minority candidates to apply. For more information, visit our website www.wellpointcare.org.

*To protect the health and well-being of our employees, clients, and community members we come in contact with on a daily basis, Wellpoint has decided to mandate the COVID vaccine for all employees or be approved with a qualified exemption. Please note that job candidates must be partially vaccinated within thirty (30) days of hire, and fully vaccinated within sixty (60) days of hire or approved for an exemption. *

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