Foster Care Worker Resume Examples

Highly dedicated and conscientious Foster Care Social Worker with an exceptional work ethic and successful client satisfaction record. Thorough and skilled researcher in child and family histories to ensure optimal placement. Adept coordinator with law enforcement mental health personnel and attorneys to maximize child safety and development in a foster care environment.

• Wide breadth of foster family management and assessment experience
• Excellent familiarity with a variety of foster care programs and related social services
• Superior expertise in early and adolescent child development and protective services
• Outstanding logical and creative thinking skills
• Exceptional oral and written communication abilities
• Strong skills in dealing with a variety of ethnic client populations

• Evaluated all individual foster child requirements and circumstances on a regular basis.
• Attended and testified in family court hearings as necessary.
• Conducted case management and counseling services as required.
• Oversaw birth family visits on a regular basis.
• Educated foster parents in child behavior modification techniques.
• Assessed foster care situations in coordination with legal and medical personnel.

• Facilitated foster parent and family court attorney meetings on a regular basis.
• Researched prospective foster family histories for potential risk factors.
• Assisted with permanent placement of foster children as necessary.
• Drafted and submitted psychosocial profile reports on a monthly basis.