You help get vulnerable children at the United States’ southern border OUT of influx shelters and placed instead with a child and family-focused, not-for-profit organization that can provide appropriate housing, medical, mental health, and educational services to that young person

Sign On Bonus?

Sign on Bonus of $2,000 may be available upon hire and eligibility.

Benefits

• Trauma training & certification
• CEUs
• Clinical supervision within your work hours and provided by Board certified supervisors
• Licensure expenses fully covered
• Comprehensive benefit, incentive, and wellness package

What is the Caminos Program?

You would be helping children who have recently migrated to the United States and are seeking opportunities for reunification with family as well as the chance to pursue their education and legal immigration cases. BCC calls this our Caminos program, and we see it as a fulfillment of our purpose as a non-profit: to enrich communities, one family at a time.

What is this company? Board of who?

Board of Child Care (BCC) is not a federal or state agency. It is an independent not-for-profit organization that serves over 1,000 children annually across 12 locations. You would join about 800 teammates across DC, MD, PA, and WV that empower youth and their families to flourish within their community. Talent at BCC are guided by shared Core Values of Safety, Relationships, Empathy, and Impact.

What does this job do specifically?

• Essential Responsibilities:
  • Acts as a primary point of contact and liaison for the youth, family, identified sponsors, and external agencies
  • Responsible for the completion of admission requirements, assessments and Individual Service Plans within regulatory timeframes and including the participation of the youth, family, and potential sponsors.
  • Coordinates the timely collection and completion of required documentation for youth in care.
  • Ensures that the youth received the full range of services identified in the ISP in an integrated and comprehensive manner.
  • Provides assessment of the relationship between the youth and the sponsor, utilizing safe screening methods to ensure that the identified sponsor is appropriate for the youth.
  • Provides direct assistance to the sponsor to ensure thorough completion of documentation required for timely release of the youth.
  • Creates required time-sensitive reports and documentation of progress toward discharge
  • Provides daily, weekly and monthly submission of required updates to internal and external team members.
  • Facilitate regular case management meetings for individuals, groups, and families.
  • Coordinate with the Board of Child Care staff members and community resources to address the youths' service needs.
  • Evaluate the child’s/youth’s/family’s progress toward goal attainment on a designated basis in line with individual service planning and discharge plan goals.
  • Responsible for taking the lead role in making the transfer and release recommendations, as well as coordinating the release of a youth from care in accordance with regulatory timeframes.
  • Maintain effective working relationships with families, children/youth, colleagues, consultants, and community agencies
  • Ensure assigned case records meet documentation standards as defined by both federal and state regulations
  • Ensures required contacts with Treatment Foster Care parents, both by phone and in person take place and are documented in accordance with regulatory expectations.
  • Provide in ratio supervision of youth as required.
  • Identify supervision and /or professional training needs to supervisor as they arise
  • Ensure filing compliance in accordance to ORR and state regulations related to positions documentation responsibility
  • Perform other duties, as requested, to achieve agency goals.

Available shifts: FE Sunday-Thursday & BE Tuesday-Saturday

Eligibility

Required Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in behavioral sciences, human services, or social services field with 2 years’ experience of employment in the fields.
• Must be fluent in Spanish and English.

Preferred Education and Experience:

• Master’s Degree in Social Work from an accredited college or university and 1-year experience in providing direct services to children/youth and families preferred.
• Child Welfare and Case Management experience preferred.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice

The Board of Child Care is an equal opportunity employer committed to excellence through diversity. All eligible candidates, regardless of personal characteristics, are encouraged to apply for vacancies as appropriate.

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