Job details
Job type full-time
Full job description
Sainta’s mission is to facilitate equity, learning, healing and wellness by restoring the connections that help children and families thrive.
Job purpose:
Foster & kinship navigators provide licensed foster parents and relative caregivers of children in court-ordered care with a variety of services to enhance their ability to meet the children’s needsThe primary goals of the program are to increase placement stability and to help ensure that caregivers, wo are an imperative part of the team, feel supportedThis clinical service is caregiver-driven and delivered through regular, face-to-face contact in the caregiver’s homeFoster & kinship navigators work one on one with caregivers in their home to provide education on many different topics including trauma informed care and parenting, resources and services for the children and caregivers, and overall support to caregivers as they navigate the child welfare system.
Duties:
Effectively and quickly responds to crises
Contributes to caregiver skill development and knowledge base (i.eRegarding child welfare system, mental health related issues, behavioral interventions, child developmental/emotional needs, etc.)
Provides caregivers with useful information, resources, and guidance that contributes to positive outcomes
Comprehensively assesses caregiver and child’s needs and utilizes assessment information to establish relevant, measurable, strengths-oriented goals that are trauma-informed.
Demonstrates the ability to work collaboratively and form positive relationships with treatment team members (child, birth family, caregiver family, purchaser, and collateral providers) towards meeting case/caregiver needs.
Practices ethical behavior in all interactions
Produces quality, well-written and efficient case documentation (reports, progress notes, kaleidacare entries).
Appropriately advocates for caregiver families within the given system as well as empowers and supports caregiver families to advocate for themselves.
Regularly collaborates with child welfare and foster care colleagues to best meet the needs of children and relative and foster families.
Initiates collaboration between birth parents and caregivers.
Qualifications:
Master`s degree in social work or related degree preferred; bachelor’s degree in social work or related degree required.
A minimum of 2 years of experience in service provision to child welfare kids/families with preference given for case management and licensing experience.
Crisis intervention experience.
Excellent communication skills.
Knowledge of community resources.
Advanced knowledge of trauma informed care concepts with the ability to enhance caregiver’s skill set.
Position details:
Full time, hybrid work status with the opportunity to work remotely
Must be able to multi-task, handle short deadlines with many interruptions
Have own transportation, valid driver`s license with an acceptable driving record, meet agency auto insurance requirements.
Reports to foster & kinship navigation supervisor
Organizational information:
Sainta is a wisconsin provider of family-centered care and educational servicesAs a 2021 top workplace of southeastern wisconsin and national leader of trauma informed care, a philosophy and practice that acknowledges the profound effects of trauma on the developing brain, we are passionate about delivering quality, evidence-informed care to help children and families overcome trauma and thrive.
Sainta 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 the clinic @ sainta, family preservation, caregiver support, integrated community treatment
Professional education and clinical consultation (for organizations, schools, and individual/family)
Interested parties please submit a cover letter and resume online.
We are committed to enhancing diversity, equity and inclusion and strongly encourage minority candidates to applyFor more information, visit our website www.sainta.org.
*to protect the health and well-being of our employees, clients and community members we come in contact with on a daily basis, sainta has decided to mandate the covid vaccine for all employees or be approved with a qualified exemptionPlease 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*
Sainta is an equal opportunity employer.
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Job type: full-time
Work location: multiple locations
