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One Hope United · 11 hours ago

Therapeutic Foster Care Supervisor

Gurnee, IL

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level

5+ years exp

One Hope United is a strong and growing agency dedicated to serving children and families. The Therapeutic Foster Care Supervisor will provide oversight to therapeutic foster care staff, ensuring the needs of children in care are met through a trauma-informed approach and evidence-based practices.

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Responsibilities

Review intake information of clients referred to the program and in conjunction with the Director Programs determine if the referral will be accepted

Oversee case responsibilities for the therapeutic foster care program and provide guidance in case planning

Ensure the development and implementation of clinically sound individualized crisis management plans

Work with team members to engage families in the treatment and planning

Staff all cases with appropriate staff weekly

Provide supervision to professional and para-professional staff on therapeutic approaches with clients

Review all written documents generated by staff

Attend court hearings, case reviews, staffing, and meetings as needed

Review funding source policies and procedures and train staff on the implementation of these procedures

Ensure that the required documents are in the case file

Participate in various collateral and community groups to promote agency programs and to network with the community

Complete various outcome reports as required

Participate in required meetings and trainings including with funding source

Provide staff with training, education, and ongoing supervision and support

Ensure adherence to contractual obligations with the funding source

Handle client, staff, caretaker, and/or collateral complaints and grievances

Conduct regular unit meetings with staff

Participate in agency management meetings and work groups

Assist CQI in the development of agency documentation to enhance programming and to meet the requirements of the funding source policies and procedures

Work to ensure quality of service and the achievement of program outcome goals

Provide direct service to children and families in the absence of assigned staff

Manage a 24-hour response system, which may be for referral intake and/or client emergencies

Manage case assignments to ensure an equal distribution of cases and to maintain the appropriate staff-to-client ratios as outlined by the funding source

Ensure adequate client contact is maintained in accordance with specific program guidelines and the minimum required contact hours are achieved each month

Ensure staff at all levels are closely monitoring child and client safety and are appropriately responsive to any situation posing a risk to, or by, a client

Complete and submit performance appraisals in a timely manner

Meet program outcomes and benchmarks as mutually established each fiscal year and reviewed in supervision on a minimum of a quarterly basis

Maintain a positive organizational culture

Perform other related duties as assigned

Qualification

Child welfare experienceSupervisory experienceEvidence-based model trainingCrisis managementCommunication skillsHybrid workReliable transportationIndependent workMotivational skills