Position Details
Job Summary
Facilitates visitation between parents and children in foster care by transporting to and from visitation times. Provides safe and appropriate supervision for children at all times.
Duties and Responsibilities
Provide transportation for foster children and adult clients to and from medical appointments, family visits, and other services.
Supervise children as requested during appointments either at home, office or at other appropriate sites.
Document observations of the child, foster parents and birth parents according to policy; report observations to social worker with case responsibility.
Provide documentation and filing services for the foster care program as needed.
Provide auxiliary services related to center's foster care program in accordance with center, division, organization, and contract requirements.
Job Qualifications
Education, Training, and Licensure/Certification
Experience
- One year experience working in a child welfare or related service setting preferred.
At Samaritas, we ask you to join us - to "Be The Rock That Starts The Ripple". A ripple of transformation in the individual lives of the 15,000 people we help each year, and a ripple of positive change throughout our community. Our team is growing at Samaritas! We are seeking more Rocks to join our team. We are always looking for additional employees who want to make a big impact and have a lot of fun doing so as part of an enthusiastic, collaborative team. We want you to be our rock!
Samaritas, one of the state's largest faith-based nonprofits, has been sending ripples of positive change into Michigan communities since 1934. Prior to 2016, Samaritas operated as Lutheran Social Services of Michigan.
Samaritas provides a continuum of care to all in need with approximately 70 different programs in 40 different locations in Michigan. We believe in diversity and inclusion, for the people we serve and the people we employ. Employing nearly 2,000 employees in opportunities ranging from direct service to management in Michigan's Lower Peninsula, we hope that you will consider joining the Samaritas team and help work in making a difference in communities across Michigan.
We walk with people in need, offering hope and compassion while upholding their dignity, advocating for equality and justice, and seeking creative solutions with those who place their trust in us.
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Samaritas is an Equal Opportunity Employer: M/F/Vets/Disabled
Requisition Number2020-5769
Employee TypePart-Time
Hours Per Pay Period48
ShiftVaried
Work HoursVaried
Weekends and/or Holidays RequiredNo
On Call RequiredNo
Position LocationUS-MI-Grand Rapids