Contact:
Training and Resource Division
11836 Arbor St
Omaha, NE 68144
Phone: 402-898-8881
Fax: 402-898-8883
Foster Family Resource Parent
Visinet, Inc
Visinet, Inc
Families F.I.R.S.T.
Work in Omaha, Nebraska
11836 Arbor Street (68144)
Equal Opportunity Employer
Foster Family Resource Parent
Position Description
FOSTER FAMILY RESOURCE PARENT
ONE FAMILY ~ ONE TEAM ~ ONE PLAN
GENERAL INFORMATION:
FAMILIES F.I.R.S.T. – FAMILY’S INDIVIDUALIZED RECOVEY & SAFETY TEAM
Help us give children, youth and families hope and direction by becoming a Foster Family Resource Parent with Visinet, Inc.'s Families F.I.R.S.T. program.
We want to commend you for your desire to serve children/youth and families in Nebraska. Foster Family Resource Parents are a part of our Families F.I.R.S.T. teams. We believe that the children/youth and families we service need the consistency of one team and one plan as they work toward stabilization and permanency. Our goal is for the Foster Family Resource Parents to be able to focus on being a resource for the entire family while being a vital member of the Families F.I.R.S.T. team.
When it is not safe for a child/youth to remain in their home, the Families F.I.R.S.T. team will seek a Foster Family Resource Parent to provide a home. A member of the team, the Family Resource Partner, will be assigned to the family and work simultaneously with the Foster Family Resource Parent on identified goals as often as needed for the success of the entire family.
STANDARD RESPONSIBILITIES FOR FOSTER FAMILY RESOURCE PARENTS
1. Provide a safe and comfortable environment for youth to live, having a separate bed and place for his/her belongings.
2. To provide for the youth’s basic physical and emotional needs equitable to that of any adoptive or biological children in the home.
3. To provide for school attendance, monitor progress, note special needs, and accomplishments.
4. To provide appropriate clothing.
5. To attend to medical and dental needs including regular checkups as well as attending to special needs.
6. To help the youth through the grieving and adjustment process that accompanies removal from their home and placement.
7. To help the youth maintain a realistic relationship with his/her family through cooperation with visitation and active consideration for his/her feelings.
8. To provide spiritual, recreational, and enrichment activities that will promote the healthy development of the youth.
9. To provide an allowance equal to that of any other children of similar age in the family foster home who receives an allowance. Monies a child may earn from allowance or employment shall be the child’s and not for the provision of needs otherwise provided by reimbursement payments.
10. To maintain a record for the youth of his/her time in care through a life book including, accomplishments, photographs, report cards, etc.
11. To provide consistent and realistic discipline and guidance that is age appropriate and does not involve corporal punishment.
12. Ensure that upon departure from foster home the following will be sent along with youth:, all of youth’s personal belongings including clothing, earnings and savings, child’s life book and any item purchased specifically for and given to child during placement.
FOSTER FAMILY RESOURCE CARE SUPPORT & TRAINING
Visinet Inc. prides itself on offering an array of supportive services and training to its Foster Family Resource Parents during early and ongoing experiences to ensure they feel encouraged and motivated to endure the challenges that may result from being a Foster Family Resource Parent. We pay special attention to selecting placements based on your input, challenges presented by child/youth and/or family and recommendations from others, such as, Judges and CFS Specialists.
The training and ongoing support will educate and provide the Foster Family Resource Parents with sufficient skills to care, provide a safe home, and understand the individual needs of the children/youth and families that they have chosen to work with through Visinet's Families F.I.R.S.T. program. Our Foster Family Resource Parents are of high value and worth and we pride ourselves on providing ongoing support and training 24 hours per day/7 days per week.
Our training and ongoing support to uphold Foster Family Resource Parents Nebraska Licensing standards includes:
P.R.I.D.E. (Parent Resources for Information Development and Education);
NCI (Non Violent Crisis Intervention);
CPR and First Aid; and
The Nurturing Parent Program (assists you in working with children and youth in your home).
CONTACT INFORMATION
Visinet Inc. wants you to discover more about our Foster Family Resource Care. We would be happy to set up an in-home or an in-office meeting with you. We also have current Foster Family Resource Parents that have volunteered their time for you to call in the event you would like to ask them any questions directly about their fostering experiences.
To obtain more information about joining our team please contact our Resource and Training Division:
Omaha and Surrounding Areas: 402-898-8881
Lincoln and Surrounding Areas: 402-464-8866
Foster Family Resource Parent
This position has been listed under the following classifications:
[Home Care ]
[Child Care ]