Case Planner

Salary: $66,300 - $70,000 / year

About the Role

The Case Planner works collaboratively with therapists, education specialists, and social workers to manage a caseload of approximately 10 children with varying mental health needs. The role focuses on providing intensive casework and field services to support permanency goals.

Responsibilities

• Understand and promote the organization’s Mission, Vision, and Core Values to ensure alignment with organizational policies and procedures.
• Work with a dynamic team of professionals including therapists, education specialists, and social workers in our foster care program for children.
• Manage a caseload of approximately 10 children with varied levels of mental health needs.
• Provide intensive casework services and fieldwork services for children and their birth and foster families with the goal of providing permanency as quickly as possible.
• Conduct outreach to connect children and families with agency and community treatment resources.
• Utilize CONNECTIONS, the child welfare computer system.
• Coordinate Family Team Conferences.
• Actively participate in case consultations.
• Maintain written case records.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Master’s Degree in Social Work, Psychology, or related field.
• Foster Care experience preferred.
• Bilingual (Spanish/English) preferred.
• Valid Driver’s License.

Skills

• Excellent verbal, writing, and organizational skills.
• Flexibility and ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
• Computer literacy.

Schedule

The incumbent is expected to work a schedule, whether in-person or hybrid, as determined by the department's needs to facilitate effective collaboration with the team.