Job description

Essential Duties

The duties listed below are not all of the duties that may be assigned but are those that are considered as essential for an employee to perform.

• Provides transportation, facilitation, and monitoring of visits between foster children and parents or caretakers, observing interactions, intervening when inappropriate behaviors occur and modeling appropriate parenting and disciplinary techniques.
• Provides transportation, assistance, scheduling and accompaniment of parents and/or foster children to mental health appointments, domestic violence counseling, substance abuse counseling or treatment, medical and dental appointments, pharmacies, parenting classes, educational facilities, drug testing, seeking employment, locating housing and other appointments, as necessary.
• Assists with placement changes for foster children by transporting, consoling, and accompanying children to their new placement.
• Provides of in-home aide services (through teaching, modeling, coaching, reinforcement, and encouragement) to parents or caretakers of children, including budgeting, housekeeping, personal hygiene, meal planning and food preparation, comparison shopping, parenting skills, behavior management, disciplinary techniques, employment seeking, connecting with educational/vocational training.
• Maintains documentation, case files, and appropriate forms, including daily case notes and day sheets and updating quarterly and yearly review forms.
• Conducts home visits to monitor compliance and progress (with in-home aide services and plan).
• Appears in court to provide reports and/or testimony, as needed.

Minimum Qualifications

Requires graduation from an accredited high school or GED equivalency. One year of experience in working with families and children is desired. A valid driver’s license (without restrictions) is required. Candidate selected must provide medical evidence that they are free from communicable diseases or conditions after employment offer is extended and prior to employment, as authorized by NC General Statute 131(d) 6 and Section 42(E) of the NC Administrative Code. The candidate selected must undergo a criminal background check and pass a pre-employment drug screening test prior to employment.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $13.29 - $20.60 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible schedule
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Professional development assistance
• Retirement plan
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Gastonia, NC 28052: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Language:

• Bilingual (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• Driver's License (Preferred)

Willingness to travel:

• 25% (Preferred)

Work Location: In person

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