Good Shepherd Children & Family Services provides the highest quality foster care and treatment foster care, adoption, expectant parent counseling, maternity shelter, pregnancy services and advocacy. In response to the call of Jesus Christ, the Good Shepherd, to help those in need, we connect children with families and keep families connected.
The PPS Worker provides individual and family case management , counseling and educational services to pregnant women, their families and significant others with a primary focus on promoting healthy birth outcomes and enhancing parenting to ensure a safe, stable environment for the child/children. This position provides all services in accordance with the teachings of the Catholic Church.
This position is focused on serving clients residing in St. Louis County and St. Louis City.
Reach out and engage new clients in a timely manner.
- Schedule and keep appointments with clients. Frequency of contact is individualized to the client. Optimally, clients should be seen at least bi-weekly and must be seen at least once a month.
- Maintain a caseload of up to 25 active clients.
- Engage the client in an assessment of areas of strength and need and create a service plan to guide service according to that assessment.
- Provide assigned clients with case management and counseling services to enhance the successful maintenance of the pregnancy and healthy birth outcomes for mother and child.
- Present and explore the birth options of parenting, adoption or guardianship with a relative and assist client in the decision-making process to determine the best plan for her and her baby.
Bachelor’s degree from an accredited program of Social Work, Counseling or Psychology with 3 years experience; master’s degree preferred. Thorough understanding of issues relate to pregnancy, birth and parenting. Working knowledge of community resources. An understanding of family systems, the impact of abuse and neglect; substance abuse; mental illness; poverty; grief and loss; and trauma on children and their families. Thorough understanding of the service requirements of the contracts and grants that provide funding for the PPS service.
Good Shepherd Children & Family Services does not discriminate on the basis of handicapped status in the admission or access to, or treatment or employment in, its federally assisted programs and activities. Good Shepherd Children & Family Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, or disability.
Pre-Employment Screening
All candidates receiving an employment offer must submit a pre-employment screening. The screenings will include criminal background check and other background checks (as needed), Family Care Safety Registration, drug screen, an employment and education or licensure/certification verification, and Covid-19 and Influenza vaccination. Various positions will require physical examination, Tuberculosis screening and Hepatitis A. All offers are contingent upon successful completion of required screening.
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Our Mission
To bring the healing, help, and hope of Jesus Christ to those in need with a compassionate, caring presence.
Connecting children with families and keeping families connected by providing pregnancy and parenting support, foster care programs, and adoption services.
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Benefits
"Teach a youth about the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it."
Proverbs 22:6
