Permanency Social Worker; Bilingual

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Aspiranet is a one-of-a-kind social service agency dedicated to building a world where all children and youth are loved and cared for, and all families have the resources to thrive. Founded in 1975, Aspiranet's services include foster resource family support, residential care, adoption services, and support for youth making the transition from foster care to adulthood, mental health services, intensive home-based care, and community-based family resources.

Aspiranet staff gain inspiration from human connection and understand that success is the product of teamwork. We seek champions for our mission and those committed to excellence. You'll join a group of like-minded people who care deeply about the children and families in our care.

The Permanency Social Worker provides comprehensive supportive services to adoptive and guardianship families focused on resources, education, advocacy, crisis intervention and hope. The Permanency Social Worker is responsible for information and referral, support groups, training and education, resource linkage, case management, and in-home supportive services.

Aspiranet’s foster care and adoption agency has been a leader in providing services to children and families in California for over 45 years. Aspiranet strives to connect children to safe, caring relationships that can last a lifetime. We prepare and approve skilled and caring parents; guiding them in becoming a healing resource to the children in their care. We work in partnership with our families by providing ongoing support, training and monitoring until children are able to reunify with their families.

When returning home is not an option, we partner with children and families to develop a plan for life long connections that may include adoption. In working with our families our goal is always the same – to maximize opportunities for the best possible outcomes. The difference you make in your daily work can change lives.

• Provide individualized support and case management services for family, children and youth.
• Link clients to information and referral resources, adoption competent professionals, and services/programs for at risk children and families.
• Provide access to educational and resource materials, including agency adoption libraries.
• Provide crisis assessment/intervention and follow-up services.
• Facilitate support groups for children, youth and adults.
• Provide support to families, children, and youth after the legal finalization of an adoption to ensure families have ongoing long‑term supports and services.
• Provide 1:1 and group education specific to parenting through a permanency lens.
• Provide support counseling and coaching to parents related to implementing trauma, attachment, and permanency informed techniques.
• Strengthen families and children in the early phases of the adoption process to increase protective factors that will minimize the likelihood of disruption/dissolution.
• Prepare and support adoptive and guardianship families as they move through the permanency process.
• Develop, implement and monitor client support plan and complete other case specific documentation as required.
• Identify and maintain community based relationships that promote effective service delivery to adoption and guardianship families and promote increased resource linkage to relevant pre and post adoptive supports.
• Develop resources for families that are permanency sensitive and adoption competent.
• Contribute to creation of quarterly newsletter.
• Support county partners that promote adoption of children within the foster care system, including promoting community based adoption promotion campaigns/activities, adoption trainings and forums.
• Coordinate with county partners on recognition of National Adoption Month and take part in associated activities.
• Understand and apply the following identified organizational practices:
  Strengthening Families 5 Protective Factors Framework, the Community Resiliency Model (CRM), Life Space Crisis Intervention (LSCI) and Trust…