Description Family Support Social Worker II.          QUALIFICATIONS: A Master's Degree from an accredited university in Social Work or Social Welfare, Marriage, Family, and Child Counseling, Child Psychology, Child Development, Counseling Psychology, or Social Psychology (if not MSW, ability to receive an exception to adoption regulations) Social work experience with children and families at a Master’s level meeting the qualifications in the Interim Licensing Standards Demonstrated working knowledge of Child Development, Family Systems, Diagnosis and Treatment, Adoption Issues SAFE Certified preferred Demonstrated organization and time management skills Excellent writing skills Ability to function in a team-oriented working environment Ability and experience to work in a multi-cultural environment Bilingual Spanish/English preferred III.         REPORTS TO:          Foster Care/Adoption Coordinator or designee IV.        POSITION DESCRIPTION:            The Foster Care/Adoption Family Support Social Worker has direct responsibility for the support and training of prospective and approved resource families (minimum 4 pre-approval cycles per year and 1 ongoing group per year), develop current and former resource parents to provide informal support to prospective and new resource parents, and annual updates to the resource parent written assessment (average of 8 per month).   V.         DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Home Identification/Approval/Training Recruits, orients and assess prospective resource parents Evaluate and assess applications of prospective resource parents Facilitation of pre-approval, on-going training and resource parent support groups Identify and coach resource families to be speakers at information meetings and trainings, as well as develop them as co-facilitators Encourage families throughout the approval process Develop and facilitate online resources such as closed support groups Support/Develop Resource Families Interview resource parents and collect necessary documents for annual update Develop resource parent advisory committee Develop current and former resource parents to informally mentor and support other resource parents Engage families while they are waiting for a child to join their family Provide case carrying coverage, when needed 3.         Documentation Complete resource parent annual written report and supporting documentation Complete contact notes, pre-assessments and other related documents Ensure each individual sign in for trainings Provide meeting notes for advisory committees  4.         Community Establishes/maintains effective relationships with the community, related agencies, agency staff and volunteers Develops and maintains effective working relationships with all external personnel/agencies Networks to develop/maintain high quality community profile Develops/maintains effective working relationships with all individuals and agencies impacting CB program VI.        GENERAL: Maintains confidentiality in matters of agency operations, personnel, and clients Maintains positive communications and relationships with all agency staff, clients and visitors Exercises good judgment in performance of duties and responsibilities Supports existing agency policies, principles and mission Keeps supervisor informed Participates in staff development, individual and group supervision consultations, and trainings Assists with daily office responsibilities as appropriate and other duties as assigned