Job Description
Job Description
Now Hiring: Permanency Specialist | Permanency Worker
Location: Berks County & Surrounding Counties, PA 19606
Pay: $20.00 per hour
The Children's Home of Reading Youth and Family Services is seeking a Permanency Specialist for our Adoption Program, servicing the Berks and surrounding counties. Position provides SWAN adoption services to children and families preparing them for permanency.
Job Type: Full-time
As a Permanency Specialist, you will help families and children achieve permanency, which can include reuniting with their biological family or finding a permanent placement. In this role, you must have strong organizational, writing, and verbal skills.
We Offer Excellent Perks and Benefits:
- No On-Call, No Weekends
- FLEXIBLE Schedule - Hybrid
- Medical, Dental and Vision benefits
- 401k, Life & Disability Insurance
- Generous PTO
- Paid Training & Career Advancement
- A Great Team Environment
- Competitive Wages
- DailyPay – A benefit that allows you to access your pay when you need it
- HSA & FSA
- Life Assistance Program
- Wellness Programs & more!
Requirements:
- Bachelor's Degree in social work, psychology, or human services field REQUIRED.
- Experience with children, youth and families preferred.
- One year verified experience in SWAN adoption work preferred.
- Must be available and willing to work a flexible schedule.
- Must hold a valid PA driver's license and a good driving record, with proof of auto insurance coverage. Must hold own liability insurance.
- Must be at least 21 years old.
- Bilingual a plus
Responsibilities may include, but not limited to:
- Case management: Creating and implementing case plans for children and their families, and supervising their progress
- Family support: Working with families to strengthen their unit and keep children safe
- Service coordination: Providing and coordinating services for families, and ensuring they have access to service providers
- Foster care visits: Visiting children in foster care facilities at least once every 30 days
- Written reports: Preparing written reports for leadership teams on topics such as client safety and wellbeing
- Data collection: Gathering statistical data on client information and goal achievement
- Problem solving: Serving as a first line of defense for problem solving and de-escalation in crisis situations
- Staff supervision: Supervising assigned staff, including other permanency workers and specialists
Additional Requirements: The candidate must pass required Criminal Record History Clearance, FBI and Child Abuse History Clearance, as well as possess a valid PA Driver's License. The candidate must pass a Physical & Drug Screening & possess the ability to attend and successfully complete all required trainings
Who We Are: The Children's Home of Reading Youth & Family Services (CHOR YFS) an affiliate of Apis Services Inc., is expanding its programs to offer treatment-oriented care rather than custodial care. Today our programs allow us to meet the critical behavioral and mental health needs of over 650 children and families every year! Visit BuildingKidsLives.org to learn more about our programs and who we serve.
Who is Apis Services Inc:. Apis Services, Inc. (a wholly-owned subsidiary of Inperium, Inc.) provides a progressive platform for delivering Shared Services to Inperium and its Constellation of affiliate companies. Allowing these entities to advance their mission and vision. By exploring geographical program expansion and focusing on quality outcome measures to create cost savings that result in reinvestment into the organizations stakeholders through capacity creation and employee compensation betterments.
Apis Services, Inc and affiliate’s provides equal employment opportunities for all employees and applicants for employment in compliance with all federal and all applicable state and local laws and regulations, including nondiscrimination in hiring and employment.
All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, ancestry, age, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, genetic information, marital status, pregnancy/childbirth, veteran status or any other basis protected by law. This policy of non-discrimination and equal employment opportunities extends to every phase and aspect of hiring and employment