Certified Child Welfare Case Manager

About the role

As a Certified Child Welfare Case Manager, you will work with other dedicated professionals who share your passion for helping individuals in need.

Responsibilities

• Conduct child safety assessments.
• Assess client needs and develop service plans.
• Coordinate the delivery of services, plan referrals and linkages to clients and families.
• Monitor service plan progress and evaluate reports from multiple service providers.
• Develop and maintain case and program documentation according to contract and CCKids standards (assessments, treatment/service plans, progress notes, termination summaries, etc.).
• Prepare case/status reports and make recommendations/testify at courts or other prescribed body regarding reunification, termination of parental rights or other permanency plans.
• Conduct diligent searches as required by Dependency laws.
• Coordinate services with other professionals and paraprofessionals.
• Conduct community outreach as needed.
• Provide specialized services that may include detainment, interstate compact, post placement supervision, relative/non-relative caregiver home studies, court testimony, termination of parental rights and judicial review staffing.
• Provide support to children, caregivers and family members to assure stable placement and timely achievement of permanency.
• Assist family/caregivers in accessing subsidy, medical coverage and other needed services for children.
• Coordinate cases with supervisor, team members, providers, DCF and CLS attorneys as needed.
• Facilitate placement and independent living.
• May remove and place children.
• May facilitate mediation staffing for reunification, TPR and detainment.
• Arrange or provide transportation of clients when needed.
• Arrange for drug/alcohol screens as necessary.
• Testify in dependency court proceedings and provide court work to CLS attorneys.
• Provide on call support as required or scheduled.
• Maintain required child welfare certification.
• Other assigned duties as required.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree required from an accredited university in social work or related area of study. Related degrees include criminology, juvenile justice, psychology, sociology, counseling, special education, education, human development, child development, family development, marriage and family therapy, or nursing. Will also consider human services and criminal justice with DCF authorization.
• Must hold current certification as a Child Protection Professional.
• Valid FL State Issued Driver's License.
• Background screening in accordance with FS 435.12 required.

Benefits

• Low-cost, high-coverage health insurance
• Generous time-off
• Competitive 403b retirement
• 30-day benefit eligibility waiting period for new hires

Pay

Salaries starting at $49,000 for certified child welfare case managers.

Schedule

Work schedule hours will be a core Monday - Friday, dayshift; however flexibility to work outside of regular business hours is required including evenings and weekends due to the needs of the clients.