Foster Care Support Worker and Permanency Support

2 months ago

Calgary, Canada TRELLIS SOCIETY FOR COMMUNITY IMPACT Full time

**Hi. We’re Trellis.**

Trellis works with young people, adults, families, and communities to unlock their potential and support their growth. We are focused on generational change by providing a spectrum of services for people of all backgrounds, including those with complex needs. Our programs improve access to resources, develop family and community supports and build people’s capacity to deal with life’s challenges.

With our support, people from all walks of life are empowered to move beyond systemic barriers, cultivate great outcomes and reach their full potential. We’re Trellis - and we’re always growing

**Our Values**
- Our values not only define who we are but also support Trellis to achieve our vision of everyone reaching their full potential.
- ** Courage**: We willingly embrace growth, and don’t see it as optional
- ** Empathy**: We relentlessly care about the growth of others and won’t let anyone go unsupported
- ** Learning**: We choose to grow through uncertainty, even when the status quo feels easier
- ** Impact**: We go beyond what seems doable and prove that growth is possible.

**Our Commitments**

We are committed to fostering a culture of inclusion and connectedness, where everyone is welcomed. We believe in creating a workplace that celebrates diversity of our teams, our program participants and reflects the communities we serve.

We are committed to active reconciliation in alignment with the Truth and Reconciliation Commission 94 calls to action and the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. Reconciliation is a highly valued and integrated part of our culture and work. Trellis’ reconciliation journey is intentional with meaningful engagement from team members both collectively and as individuals.

**What Trellis Offers**
- We provide people with meaningful work and are committed to offering equitable total compensation to all staff. This includes the following benefits:

- Flexible Health & Wellness Benefits
- RRSP Group Savings Plan
- Free and confidential support through the Employee & Family Assistance Program
- Paid Vacation, Sick Days, Wellness Days and your Work Anniversary off
- Ability to swap statutory holidays for other days of importance to you
- Consistent Training & Development Opportunities
- Diversity and Inclusion embedded into everyday practice.

**The Role: Foster Care Support Worker and Permanency Support (Full Time)**
- This dual role supports foster families to maximize their abilities to care for foster children. The Foster Care Support Worker supports families through providing robust case management to ensure their needs are met so that in turn they can provide a trauma informed, safe home for foster children. This position also supports the Permanency program, a partnership through Children Services, by providing educational in-services to prospective Permanency / Adoptive parents who are awaiting a child placement.

**This position requires a flexible schedule with evening and weekend work as required.**

**Key Duties and Responsibilities**

**Permanency Promotion**
- Host and co-facilitate with Children Services, monthly orientation and training events to prospective adoptive parents, as well as to current adoptive caregivers (Virtual and in-person)
- Coordinate and host training events (min. 3 weekday evenings per month) with the goal of providing education, tools, and resources to prepare and support caregivers in their adoption and private guardianship journey
- Promote adoption and permanency planning for children and youth in collaboration with the Children’s Services Adoptions and Permanency Team
- Attend regular program-related meetings, including meetings with the Children’s Services Adoptions and Permanency Team
- Create, coordinate, and facilitate adoption events and activities with the purpose of child and family matching, as well as to provide opportunities for celebration and recognition of adoptive families and children.
- Complete administrative duties including and not limited to trainings and event invitations, RSVP list management, participant tracking, physical training certificate distribution and other administrative duties as assigned.

**Foster Care**
- Provide support, guidance, leadership, and supervision to foster parents tailored to meet the needs of each individual child and youth placed in their care
- Liaison and collaboration with Alberta Children’s Services to support each individual child and youth in being able to access the supports and resources needed to thrive
- Supporting foster parents in developing the skills to connect their foster children and youth to their natural supports and to become an active support and participant in reunification with natural family
- Engaging with foster children and foster families from a trauma-informed lens, a loss and grief perspective, and a culturally sensitive approach.
- Engaging and modelling respectful and appropriate relationship

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