Foster Care Counselor

Bellefaire JCB is among the nation’s largest, most experienced child service agencies providing a variety of mental health, substance abuse, education, and prevention services. Bellefaire JCB helps more than 43,000 youth and their families yearly achieve resiliency, dignity and self-sufficiency through its more than 25 programs

Position Summary:

We are looking for a Foster Care Counselor who will be responsible for managing the treatment of all assigned clients from point of admission through discharge from the Agency. As the Foster Care Counselor, you will ensure that clients are assigned to clinically appropriate pathway at point of admission as well as participate in program clinical rounds to gather information on client progress as well as to provide information to treatment team. Excellent documentation is critical to this position.

Responsibilities Include:

• Accepts assignments of cases from the supervisor and jointly develops tasks and interventions that implement treatment goals.
• Provides Psychiatric Diagnostic Evaluation (PDE), Psychotherapy, and Therapeutic Behavioral Services (TBS), including: evaluations and assessments, participation in the development of the client’s ITP, crisis work – providing assistance and support in crisis situations, support, including education and consultation for families and/or significant other regards the client’s mental illness, etc...
• Supervises assigned foster families and provides supervision support, education, and guidance.
• Provides adequate and appropriate supervision for all clients, including, but not limited to, monitoring and observing all placement foster homes at least twice a month.
• Recognizes the significance of the primary family in the client’s life and demonstrates the skills to engage the client, primary family, and other supportive adults in the treatment planning process.

Qualifications:

• Minimum Master’s Degree in Social Work or related field.
• Minimum LSW or LPC licensure required, LISW or LPCC and foster care experience preferred.
• Sensitivity in relating to persons of varying backgrounds and demonstrate ability to work with diverse groups of people possessing various strengths, aptitudes and abilities.
• Ability to prioritize and perform job responsibilities with a high degree of initiative and independent judgment.

Why Work for Us:

We value our employees and their commitment to our mission and offer competitive total rewards (benefits and compensation) options to our valued employees and their families, including domestic partners. Our rich options include:

• Dental, vision and medical insurance
• Defined benefit pension plan
• 403(b) plan
• Life insurance
• Paid long-term disability
• Generous paid time off and holidays

Other benefits of working at Bellefaire JCB include:

• A friendly and appreciated staff
• Working with a team committed to the well-being of others
• A beautiful campus
• Career growth/numerous free CEU opportunities
• Staff recognition program
• A caring environment to work in!

Bellefaire JCB is an equal opportunity employer, and hires its employees without consideration to race, religion, creed, color, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status or disability or any other status protected by federal, state or local law.

Bellefaire JCB is a partner agency of the Wingspan Care Group, a non-profit administrative service organization providing a united, community-based network of services so member agencies can focus on mission-related goals and operate in a more cost-effective and efficient manner.