Foster Parent Support Worker

7 days ago

Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada Archway Community Services Full time

JOB POSTING #

Caregiver Support Program

Foster Parent Support Worker

Wage:
$26.00 per hour

Part Time: 18 hrs per week, possibility of more hours per week, negotiable.

Temporary until March 31, 2024

Liaise with Caregivers to Support, Strengthen and Sustain Foster Placements

for Long-Term Success

Join Our Team at Archway

Come Help Us Help People

Location:
Abbotsford, BC

On Site

Job Summary:


The Foster Parent Support Worker works with Caregivers in their homes and community to sustain successful foster placements and reduce problems leading to moves.

This position assesses the needs and strengths of Caregiver families and accesses community resources, as necessary.

The Foster Parent Support Worker actively collaboratives in Care Team Meetings with Caregivers, Social Workers, and other professionals in a wrap-around care model.


Your Role:

  • Archway's Foster Parent Support Worker with the Caregiver Support Program contributes by:
  • Working with a caseload of Caregivers in their homes and community with the goal of sustaining successful placements and reducing challenges leading to moves.
  • Providing oneonone and group support to Caregivers aimed at reducing conflict and increasing the ability to manage challenging behaviours.
  • Creating trainings and facilitating to support Caregivers' professional development and learning.
  • Assisting Caregiver families in making successful transitions with children/youth entering or leaving their home.
  • Assessing strengths and needs of Caregiver families and accessing appropriate community resources for both.
  • Building and maintaining strong working relationships with clients, coworkers, and other professionals.
  • Maintaining files and completing notes and reports in a timely and professional manner.
  • Working with Resource Social Workers and other professionals within the Care Team.
  • Deescalating and providing support to Caregivers in contentious or heightened situations.


This position is a great fit for someone who has good facilitation skills, presentation skills, networking and relationship building skills, and demonstrates genuine empathy when working with a diverse client population.


Our Offer:

  • Wage: $26.00 per hour, starting salary
  • A parttime position at 18 hours per week, availability Mondays to Fridays; some evening work may be required. Possibility of more hours per week.
  • Temporary until March 31, 2024.
  • Benefits include:
  • Three weeks' prorated vacation in your first year.
  • A great benefits plan including extended health, and dental, you choose your plan.
  • Employee and Family Assistance Program that includes online access to wellness resources.
  • Great inhouse training opportunities.
  • Rewarding work in a positive environment.

Getting An Interview - You will be considered if you have:

  • A degree in social services or a related field. Equivalent education and experience will be considered.
  • Experience working with families and youth in a social services setting.
  • Experience related to or working with foster placements, and youth and children who for a variety of reasons cannot live with their original families.
  • Experience training, supporting and debriefing foster parents and/or caregivers.
  • Experience conducting group facilitation and teaching skills to various groups.
  • Experience navigating the BC Foster Care System.

The Job Requires you to have:

  • Strong facilitation, conflict resolution, and informal counselling skills.
  • Working knowledge of Child Development, family meeting formats, FASD, and autism spectrum disorder.
  • Genuine empathy, patience, and skill in working with diverse clients, youth, and children.
  • Working knowledge of Attachment Theory, the dynamics of broken trust, and Trust-Based Parenting Strategies.
  • A valid BC Class 5 Driver's License and use of your own vehicle.
  • The ability to work in multiple capacities: independently, as a collaborative team member, and in a leadership role.
  • Working evenings to facilitate training for caregivers.
  • A flexible schedule.
  • A satisfactory criminal record check is a condition of employment.
  • Certification in Emergency First Aid may be required.

Closing date is August 14, 2023

TO APPLY

Please submit your cover letter and resume to:

Subject:
Job Posting #

No phone calls please. Only short-listed applicants will be contacted

Must be legally entitled to work in Canada.

  • We invest in the mental health and wellbeing of our employees._

Job Types:
Part-time, Fixed term contract

Contract length: 8 months

Part-time hours: 18 per week

Salary:
From $26.00 per hour

Benefits:

  • Casual dress
  • Company events
  • Dental care
  • Employee assistance program
  • Extended health care
  • Paid time off
  • Vision care
  • Wellness program

Flexible Language Requirement:

  • French not required

Schedule:

  • Day shift
  • Monday to Friday
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