Foster Care & Adoption Supervisor - Level II

We are seeking a Foster Care & Adoption Supervisor to join our Foster Care & Adoption Program. As a Foster Care & Adoption Supervisor, you will Shine Hope as you are responsible for the day-to-day recruitment, coordination and provision of services to foster children, foster families, and foster adoptive families. You will provide foster parent training and monitor homes for compliance to state minimum standards, promote foster care and adoptive services in the community, and supervise home development and recruitment activities to ensure compliance with state regulatory and contract guidelines. You will also supervise caseworkers and ensure compliance with all contracts and regulatory standards. Join our team and shine hope in the lives of others! 

What you'll do:

• Source, hire, supervise, monitor, evaluate and provide direction to direct reports. Provide professional growth and development; develop and communicate annual goals and objectives; monitor and provide constructive feedback; conduct annual performance evaluation.
• Timely and accurately address personnel issues including commendations and disciplinary actions using appropriate professional documentation.
• Support the location operations to ensure operations are effective and efficient including timely and effective resolution of all issues and problems; help to ensure effective organization through appropriate departmentalization and delegation of duties.
• Assist with the preparation of the budget for the assigned foster care programs and provide continuous monitoring of the budget and other program resources to ensure they are used efficiently and appropriately.
• Oversight of administration, operations, and management of services, including those inherent in the T3C service packages.
• Prepare developmental plans or corrective action involving caseworkers that are out of compliance with minimum standards, T3C expectations as well as Buckner policies and procedures.
• Prepare developmental plans or corrective action involving foster families that are out of compliance with state standards. Document corrective action and progress toward goals in the family’s file.
• Complete thorough documentation in a timely manner for home files in order to meet minimum standards. Maintain all documentation of foster home files in accordance with established guidelines. Audit home files on a regular basis to ensure that all requirements are met.
• Review and approve all child placement activities, investigation findings, and corrective and adverse action plans involving clients.
• Review all service plans of children and care and complete documentation as required by T3C standards and requirements.
• Review and approve admission forms, initial and subsequent placement documents, investigation reports, initial plans of service, updated plans of service, discharge or transfer plans and summaries, any restrictions imposed on a child and documentation regarding contacts with the client.

 What you’ll bring:

• Requires basic understanding of a comprehensive field of knowledge normally associated with the attainment of a Master’s Degree in a related field. Bachelor’s degree required in a human service field. Involves ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw conclusions dealing with abstract variables. Knowledge and experience must meet at least one of the following options for qualifying as child placement management staff based on Texas Minimum Standards for Child Placing Agencies:
  • Master’s Degree specializing in human services field, nine credit hours in graduate level courses that focus on family and individual function, with at least 2 years documented child placement experience working in a Child Placing Agency; or
  • Master’s Degree from an accredited college or university, nine credit hours in graduate level courses that focus on family and individual function and interaction with 3 years documented experience in a child placing agency; or
  • Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university in social work or other human services field, nine credit hours in undergraduate level courses that focus on family and individual function and interaction with 4 years documented experience in a child placing agency; or
  • Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with 5 years documented experience in a child placing agency.
• Licensed Child Placing Agency Administrator (LCPAA) license required to obtain after two years of employment.
• Requires ability to drive assigned vehicle(s) or personal vehicle, with appropriate state license, following all laws applicable; must provide proof of liability insurance and must be eligible to be insured under Buckner’s insurance policy. Must be age 21 or older to drive on behalf of Buckner.
• Requires ability to use up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force continuously to move objects and/or people.
• Requires ability to walk, stand and sit, sometimes for prolonged periods of time.

The above description reflects the details considered necessary to describe the essential functions of the job and should not be construed as a detailed description of all the work requirements that may be performed in the job. 

The same way we treat our employees is how we treat all applicants – with respect. Buckner is an equal opportunity employer (EEO is the law). You will be treated fairly throughout our recruiting process and without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status in consideration for a career at Buckner.