Home Study Writer

Our Company

StepStone Family & Youth Services

Overview

Make a Difference as a Home Study Writer!

StepStone Youth and Family Services | BrightSpring Health Services family

Help children build brighter futures by identifying safe, loving, and supportive homes! As a Home Study Writer, you’ll assess prospective foster, kinship, and adoptive families, conduct home visits and interviews, and prepare comprehensive reports that support safe, successful placements.

If you’re a compassionate, detail-oriented professional with strong communication and writing skills, a commitment to child welfare, and a passion for helping families thrive, this is your opportunity to make a lasting impact.

Responsibilities

ESSENTIAL JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

·       Conduct interviews with prospective foster, kinship, and adoptive families.

·       Perform in-home visits to assess family dynamics, home safety, and caregiver readiness.

·       Collect and review required documentation, including background checks, references, medical records, financial information, and training records.

·       Prepare detailed, accurate, and objective home study reports within established timelines.

·       Assess family strengths, needs, parenting capacities, support systems, and ability to meet the needs of children in care.

·       Evaluate compliance with agency policies, licensing standards, and state regulations.

·       Develop recommendations regarding caregiver approval, licensure, or placement suitability.

·       Maintain regular communication with applicants throughout the assessment process.

·       Collaborate with foster care, adoption, licensing, and permanency teams regarding placement recommendations.

·       Maintain complete and accurate electronic case records.

·       Participate in staffing meetings, supervision, training, and quality assurance reviews.

·       Respond to requests for updates, revisions, or addendums to home studies as needed.

·       Ensure confidentiality and ethical handling of all client information.

·       Conduct interviews with prospective foster, kinship, and adoptive families.

Qualifications

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE

·       A bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in social work, psychology, childhood education, education counseling and psychology, or other human service, behavioral science field or public administration field.

LICENSE/CERTIFICATION/OTHER SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

·       A valid driver’s license from state of Georgia, satisfactory driving record, and reliable transportation.

·       SAFE certified Home Study Writer

KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS/ABILITIES

·       Demonstrated knowledge of vast recruiting strategies, including savvy social media platforms

·       Strong attention to detail, highly organized, highly energetic, positive,

·       Effective at cold calling, pursuing warm leads, and transforming candidates into new colleagues.

·       The ability to remain customer focused and use independent judgement in problem solving required

·       Strong interpersonal skills

·       Strong project management, new business development and customer retention skills a must.

·       A documented track record of achieving targeted objectives is required.

·       Possess critical thinking skills, supported by intellectual curiosity and sound business judgment

·       Outstanding telephone presence and superior written communication skills; team player and natural leader; competitive

·       The candidate will possess considerable initiative, judgment, creativity, enthusiasm and leadership ability; excellent organizational, communication, problem solving, interpersonal, and customer service skills; ability to consistently represent the agency in a professional manner; be adept in problem solving skills; able to work in a stressful, fast-paced environment; ability to handle confidential information in a professional manner and interact with people of all ages in a supportive manner; have a clear understanding of administrative policies and procedures regarding client and program management, structure, regulatory and licensing standards with ability to effectively implement them at a departmental and program level. Candidate must be flexible with work schedule and job duties, with the ability to effectively meet changing priorities and deadlines.

TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS

Percentage of Travel:  50-75%

·       Must be willing and able to travel on a regular basis, using his/her personal vehicle. Vehicle must meet the agency’s minimum safety and overall general condition requirement.

WORK ENVIRONMENT AND PHYSICAL DEMANDS

Driving Position:  YES

About our Line of Business

StepStone Family and Youth Services, an affiliate of BrightSpring Health Services, provides the full spectrum of support to children in need of alternative, safer, and more positive living environments with residential and family services. StepStone connects children and youth who need homes with foster families, as well as foster care training, respite care and support services. For young adults transitioning from foster care to independent living, StepStone provides personalized guidance and training on basic life skills, including money management and education. For more information, please visit www.stepstoneyouth.com. Follow us on Facebook and LinkedIn.