Resource Parent Support Worker
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NORTHEAST TREATMENT CENTER
Philadelphia, PA, US
Summary
The Resource Parent Support Worker provides coaching and behavior modification support to resource parents caring for children at the General level of care. They are responsible for service coordination, communicating with external partners, and auditing assigned cases to ensure placement stability.
Job Description
Job DetailsJob Location: 2701 N BROAD - Philadelphia, PA 19132Salary Range: $42,000.00 - $45,000.00 Salary/yearPosition: Resource Parent Support Worker (RPSW)
Job Type/Hours: FT Exempt., 40hrs. M-F, Schedule is based on the program and client needs.
Location: 4404 N 5th St. Philadelphia, PA 19140
Summary of Position:
The Resource Parent Support Worker (RPSW) provides primary support to resource parents working with/caring for children placed at the General level of care. The RPSW engages in a variety of activities intended to promote the stability of General placements by ensuring that resource parents have the knowledge and skills they need to manage and cope with challenges exhibited by children in their care. The RPSW is chiefly engaged in face-to-face coaching, behavior modification, and service coordination, but also carries out tasks related to communicating with external partners and auditing and reporting on assigned cases.
Contact with individuals, their families, representatives of private and public welfare agencies, representatives of professional and community groups, and the public, as well as support and coaching of resource parents are of major significance to the work. Work is performed under the general supervision of the Supervisor of Resource Parent Support Workers.
Minimum Qualification:
Bachelors Degree in Social Work or related field including but not limited to sociology, psychology, counseling, criminal justice, education, divinity, or public health administration
Minimum of one year of direct social work experience providing services to children and families in a behavioral health setting.
Bilingual in Spanish is a plus!
Adult and Pediatric CPR Certification Required
PA Child Abuse Clearance required
PA Mandated Child Abuse Reporter Training Required
FBI Clearance required
PA Criminal Clearance required
Health Assessment required
TB Test required
Key Words: Resource Parent Support Worker, Aftercare worker, Case Manager, Social Worker, Community Liaison, Childcare Worker, Foster Care, Permanency, Family and Youth Services, Youth Mentor, Parent Mentor, Post Adoption Social Worker, Foster Parent Trainer, Foster Care Worker.
NET is committed to equal opportunity for all employees and applicants. As a proud Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE), we do not discriminate based on race, color, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, religion, sex, sexual stereotyping, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, mental or physical disability, medical condition, genetic information, military or veteran status, pregnancy (which includes pregnancy, childbirth, and medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding), or any other protected characteristic. Employment may be contingent upon NET's receipt of an acceptable and job-related drug test, motor vehicle report, and/or reference check, as applicable and permissible by law.
About Us:
The Northeast Treatment Center founded in 1970 is one of the largest behavioral health and social service agencies is in the Philadelphia Region. Services are offered at 15 sites throughout Greater Philadelphia, the Lehigh Valley, and the state of Delaware.
NET Centers (NET) offers support and hope to individuals and families at times of great stress in their lives. A nonprofit agency, NET provides a continuum of trauma informed behavioral health and social services designed to meet complex needs of all family members. These include mental health, addiction treatment, foster care, residential group care, adoption, juvenile justice services and child welfare services. While some services address the needs of the family as a whole and some target individuals, we always strive to foster positive connections within the family to help all family members heal, recover, and rebuild.
QualificationsMinimum Qualification:
Bachelors Degree in Social Work or related field including but not limited to sociology, psychology, counseling, criminal justice, education, divinity, or public health administration
Minimum of one year of direct social work experience providing services to children and families in a behavioral health setting.
Bilingual in Spanish is a plus!
Adult and Pediatric CPR Certification Required
PA Child Abuse Clearance required
PA Mandated Child Abuse Reporter Training Required
FBI Clearance required
PA Criminal Clearance required
Health Assessment required
TB Test required
Key Words: Resource Parent Support Worker, Aftercare worker, Case Manager, Social Worker, Community Liaison, Childcare Worker, Foster Care, Permanency, Family and Youth Services, Youth Mentor, Parent Mentor, Post Adoption Social Worker, Foster Parent Trainer, Foster Care Worker.
NET is committed to equal opportunity for all employees and applicants. As a proud Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE), we do not discriminate based on race, color, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, religion, sex, sexual stereotyping, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, mental or physical disability, medical condition, genetic information, military or veteran status, pregnancy (which includes pregnancy, childbirth, and medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding), or any other protected characteristic. Employment may be contingent upon NET's receipt of an acceptable and job-related drug test, motor vehicle report, and/or reference check, as applicable and permissible by law.
About Us:
The Northeast Treatment Center founded in 1970 is one of the largest behavioral health and social service agencies is in the Philadelphia Region. Services are offered at 15 sites throughout Greater Philadelphia, the Lehigh Valley, and the state of Delaware.
NET Centers (NET) offers support and hope to individuals and families at times of great stress in their lives. A nonprofit agency, NET provides a continuum of trauma informed behavioral health and social services designed to meet complex needs of all family members. These include mental health, addiction treatment, foster care, residential group care, adoption, juvenile justice services and child welfare services. While some services address the needs of the family as a whole and some target individuals, we always strive to foster positive connections within the family to help all family members heal, recover, and rebuild.
NET Centers is a non-profit, licensed, and accredited organization that offers a range of behavioral health and social services to adults, adolescents, children, and families in Greater Philadelphia, Lehigh Valley, and Delaware. We have a range of services throughout our many locations that include foster care, school therapeutic services, and residential/outpatient programs for addiction recovery.
We provide services to over 10,000 people annually. Each person served is individually assessed and offered services that are comprehensive, quality-driven, cost-effective and delivered by a staff that’s committed to doing its best for their consumers
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NET Community Care
A Community Umbrella Agency (CUA) committed to helping ensure safety, timely permanency, and well-being, for children and families in the 25th and 22nd districts of Philadelphia.
What is a Community Umbrella Agency (CUA)? Community Umbrella Agencies (CUA’s) are community-based agencies that are responsible for providing direct case management services to families in their designated region. The CUA’s ensure that local solutions and resources are more accessible to children and families. Through community engagement initiatives, CUA staff develop connections to formal and informal neighborhood networks that can strengthen and stabilize families. They also recruit and retain foster and adoptive parents in the neighborhoods where children live.
Founded
1970
Company size
501-1,000 employees
Industry
Mental Health Care
Org type
Nonprofit
Headquarters
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
NET Centers is a non-profit, licensed, and accredited organization that offers a range of behavioral health and social services to adults, adolescents, children, and families in Greater Philadelphia, Lehigh Valley, and Delaware. We have a range of services throughout our many locations that include foster care, school therapeutic services, and residential/outpatient programs for addiction recovery.
We provide services to over 10,000 people annually. Each person served is individually assessed and offered services that are comprehensive, quality-driven, cost-effective and delivered by a staff that’s committed to doing its best for their consumers
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NET Community Care
A Community Umbrella Agency (CUA) committed to helping ensure safety, timely permanency, and well-being, for children and families in the 25th and 22nd districts of Philadelphia.
What is a Community Umbrella Agency (CUA)? Community Umbrella Agencies (CUA’s) are community-based agencies that are responsible for providing direct case management services to families in their designated region. The CUA’s ensure that local solutions and resources are more accessible to children and families. Through community engagement initiatives, CUA staff develop connections to formal and informal neighborhood networks that can strengthen and stabilize families. They also recruit and retain foster and adoptive parents in the neighborhoods where children live.
Founded
1970
Company size
501-1,000 employees
Industry
Mental Health Care
Org type
Nonprofit
Headquarters
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
