Join our team at Children's Choice, Inc. and make an impact in your community. Our ideal candidate has excellent time management skills and the ability to generate well-written, lengthy reports. Our ideal candidate also has the capacity to build a rapport with teens and young adults and is able to work as a team to assist youth with exiting foster care safely and appropriately. If you are willing to make the commitment to help our families thrive, we believe YOU can make a lasting difference! JOB TYPE: Full-time Permanency Independent Living Caseworker LOCATION: Dover, DE SCHEDULE: New employees will work in person in the office for a 60-day period then transition to a hybrid schedule which includes possibility of 2 remote working days per week
BENEFITS:
- Warm and professional work environment
- 14 paid holidays per year
- PTO (paid time off) awarded on first day of hire and additional PTO awarded at two years of employment
- Group Health Insurance: Health, Dental, Vision
- Short- and Long-Term Disability
- Flexible Spending Account
- Professional Development/Continuing Educational Credits Assistance
- 401-K
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelor of Social Work or related field
- Experience working with families in social services context
- Valid driver's license with properly registered and insured vehicle
- Proficient in Microsoft Office
- Time management and multi-tasking skills
- Writing and communication skills
JOB DESCRIPTION:
- Facilitate the movement of children through the permanency process2. Facilitate child placements and avoid placement disruptions; provide crisis management and supportive counseling to resource parents
- Recruit adoptive homes for special needs children
- Conduct adoptive home studies and prepare Family and Child Profiles
- Attend court for all adoption and finalization hearings, provide post-adoption referrals and provide post-placement and post-legalization services to adoptive families To APPLY and learn more about Children's Choice, visit our website: http://www.childrenschoice.org/