Job Description

Foundations for Home and Community, a non-profit organization established in 2000, provides therapeutic / specialized foster care services in Maryland. Youth served in Foundations typically have abandonment, family, emotional, and behavioral issues, as well as educational and community-related concerns. We specialize in providing an innovative approach to working with at-risk youth and their families. We apply Systems of Care principles to create public/private community partnerships that:

• Build on the strengths of the youth and their families
• Teach life skills to youth and their families
• Help youth and their families to develop alternative coping strategies
• Support cultural diversity

***$1500 Sign-On Bonus Available*** 

The Therapeutic Foster Care Social Worker will:

• Provides comprehensive family based foster care and adoption child case management services and comprehensive family case management services to assigned cases.
• Complies with all deadlines for reports.
• Participates in Family Treatment Team Meetings and other required meetings on the case.
• Attends court hearings on assigned cases as required.
• Provides emergency back-up services after working hours when needed.

$1500 bonus paid upon completion of probationary period 

• Minimum of Bachelor Degree in Social Work, Master's Degree preferred.
• Minimum of LBSW or LGSW 
• Two or more years' direct clinical services experience with children, adolescents, and/or adults and families. Previous foster care or case management experience strongly preferred.

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