Kinship Homefinder Job Description

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This Home Finder is responsible for supporting Kinship Foster Families through their certification process and trainings to become a certified foster home. Kinship means that this family was identified specifically for a child in foster care because of a positive relationship the kinship had already established with the child prior to coming into foster care.

Job Responsibilities

• Work with treatment team to ensure wrap around supports for our new kinship foster families working towards their certifications.

• Certifies and re-certifies foster family homes in accordance with New York State regulations including the preparation of home studies; monitors homes to ensure they meet Agency and New York State regulations. Completes emergency certifications for identified kinship resources.

• Facilitates trainings including but not limited to Pre-Service training, MAPP/GPS II, CPR/FA, Caring For Our Own, and Deciding Together.

• Facilitates background checks for all foster parent applicants including New York State Child Abuse Central Register Clearances and New York State Department of Criminal Justice criminal record check; maintains FAD database.

Conducts home inspections to ensure appropriate supervision of youth and/or families including but not limited to discussing age and developmentally appropriate supervision, monitoring level of supervision, addressing and monitoring supervision concern. Ensures physical safety of youth and/or families including conducting safety assessments, providing education and making referrals to community resources when needed.

• Completes/maintains all case records and required documentation, prepares monthly reports, reconciles and submits invoices in a timely manner.

Job Requirements

• Minimum High School diploma/GED required; Bachelor’s Degree preferred.

• Minimum 1 year of work experience, in human services or customer service preferred.

Family based work (not just children, ideally)

• Ability to work with, respect and support economically and culturally diverse population.

• Must be able to work a flexible schedule with variable hours including day, evening, weekend, holiday and subject to call hours.

• Must have a valid driver’s license and reliable vehicle. Travel is required. Ability to coordinate and plan travel for visits and appointments in efficient manner, as well as ability to work evenings. Mileage is reimbursed by the agency.

• Skills: Strong organizational and prioritization skills including the ability to complete reports and paperwork within strict deadlines; ability to adhere to strict time sensitive due dates/ timeframes. Therapeutic approach to family support work, training or facilitation experience.

Ability to become certified in MAPP/GPSII, CPR/First Aid, Caring For Our Own, and Deciding Together within 6 months.

Experience

• Experience working with underprivileged families is a plus!

Education

• High School/General Equiv Diploma or better

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)