Agency Culture

Unification around the agency's mission and vision through decentralized management, operational accountability, recognition of every employee and clear communication while upholding high ethical standards.

Interested?

If you are up to the challenge of a career in child welfare, you could make a great difference in the life of a young person in our community. Growing Home Southeast offers competitive salaries and an excellent benefits package.

In addition to full-time employment, we also offer temporary and part-time positions, depending on the needs of the Agency.

Training
We provide a comprehensive training and orientation program, including on-the-job training. In addition we provide an in-house training calendar that is developed yearly, and opportunities to attend external training and development courses. We support the ongoing development of our staff by offering financial support to those who wish to attain additional related skills and broaden their career options.

Open Positions

Clinical Specialist

Position: Clinical Specialist

Department:  Sumter, Clarendon, and surrounding areas

Basic Function:  Growing Home SE Clinical Specialists supervise the foster placement of youth and families in therapeutic care and have primary responsibility for case management and coordination. Clinical Specialists are supervisors and consultants to contracted treatment parents of therapeutic family foster care.

Scope:  Position responsibilities include, but are not limited to, assessing families for foster care licensure, conducting home studies, matching client needs with skills of treatment parents, facilitating placement goals and desired outcomes with the placement team, monitoring and documenting progress toward goals, and planning transitions for discharges.  Clinical Specialists supervise the performance of treatment parents and are responsible for maintaining quality care for each youth or family in placement in accordance with Growing Home SE's Performance Improvement Plan.  Clinical Specialists are members of an empowered clinical work team and may coordinate or assist with team based budgeting, recruitment and hiring of team members, and continuous quality improvement.

Credentials: Clinical Specialists should have knowledge of developmental and attachment theory, child psychopathology, behavior management, family systems dynamics, community organization theory, demonstrated ability to effectively work cross-culturally, and be able to approach interventions from an ecological framework.  Skills in group and team facilitation, family assessment, and networking with community resources are essential.  Clinical Specialists must demonstrate an ability to work independently, possess effective organizational and time management skills, and demonstrate professional oral and written communication skills.  Clinical Specialists must be able to function under various amounts of stress and must have the self-knowledge to assure proper self-care and wellness.  Clinical specialists must possess a valid driver's license, have reliable transportation, be willing to work irregular hours, and be eligible for licensure by the SC Licensing Board. Clinical specialists must also posses a Master of Social Work and have a minimum of two years experience working with the population that we serve.

Rate of pay:  Salaried

Position Open/Close Date: May 18, 2011-May 25, 2011

Skills Trainer

Policy:  Skills Trainer Position                                           

Department: Sumter/Clarendon

Status: Part-Time

Basic Function:  The Skills Trainer is responsible for assisting youth and/or adults in the home to develop the skills necessary to support adjustment in the home, school, community and their adoptive and/or biological family.

Scope:  The Skills Trainer works with the youth and/or adult in care to facilitate the learning of necessary skills.

Principle Responsibilities:

1.      Under the guidance of the supervising clinical specialist, the Skills Trainer will work with the youth and/or adults in an identified setting to teach, model, practice and reinforce healthy, functional behavior.

2.      Participate in weekly clinical team meetings, as necessary.

3.      Complete all necessary documentation.

4.      Transport youth and/or adults on skills training activities, as necessary.

5.      Provide those services in accordance with federal, state, or county grants/awards.

Position Supervised:  None

Knowledge, Skill and Experience Required:    High school diploma with two years experience working the population to be served. Skills Trainers must be comfortable working with youth and adults from diverse backgrounds and should have knowledge of family systems, emotional disorders, developmental stages and strong behavior management skills.  Must possess a valid driver’s license and have a good driving record.

The Skills Trainer must be committed to understanding and conducting their work consistent with Growing Home Southeast’s mission and core principles.  Must also have the ability to forge mutually respectful partnerships; conviction about the capacity of people to grow and change; the ability to maintain the helping role of the practitioner to meet the needs of persons served or other family members; and the ability to work in partnership with other team members.