Foster Care Case Manager

About the role

The Foster Home Case Manager is responsible for performing duties and responsibilities related to the function of the Foster Care Ministry, enabling foster families and children in care to function at the highest level of competency in carrying out the ministry's and Agency's policies, procedures, and programs.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 23 years of age
• Bachelor's of Social Work OR Bachelor's Degree in Human Services or related field, from an accredited University or Accredited Seminary AND one-year experience with population served
• Or Bachelor's Degree in unrelated field, from an accredited University or Accredited Seminary AND two years' experience with population served
• Valid drivers' license and be able to operate an agency vehicle to transport children
• Moves to meet the needs of children and maintaining a positive environment
• Respects the cultural diversity of children, and strives to create a positive relationship

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Serves as a member of the foster home team
• Facilitates FAC, admission, intake, transfer, and discharge conferences
• Provides leadership role in child and family conferences and coordinates and implements the Plan of Service and Plan of Service Reviews with each family
• Recruits and licenses foster families, provides and/or facilities required training
• Supports the team in providing daily care to meet the needs of children and maintaining a positive environment
• Conducts psycho-educational groups to include but not be limited to peer pressure, social skills, anger management, independent living, group building initiatives, communication, decision making, chemical dependency, self esteem
• Supports medical, dental and other appointments for youth in care
• Submits all required paperwork for foster home initial licensing and renewals
• Provides ongoing training to meet state and accreditation requirements and special needs of foster parents
• Assists foster parents with the securing of community resources identified as needed by the team
• Keeps all client files and documentation of case activities current

Skills

• Knowledge of and ability to work as a member of the foster home team
• Knowledge of and supports the roles of other team members
• Respects the right of the team to be involved with the child and his/her family
• Shares with their team members information necessary for foster home and Treatment Team decision making
• Supports the team in providing daily care to meet the needs of children and maintaining a positive environment
• Participates as a team member in team meetings and other staff meetings
• Participates in ongoing monitoring of effectiveness of the team's functioning
• Researches and conducts foster parent training on appropriate subjects as assigned
• Provides leadership in creating and maintaining therapeutic milieu
• Works closely with the Division of Social Services Social Worker
• Respects the cultural and socioeconomic diversity of staff members and children in care and strives to create a positive relationship within BCH
• Participates in the agency's Performance Quality Improvement (PQI) program as needed
• Facilitates FAC, admission, intake, transfer, and discharge conferences
• Provides leadership role in child and family conferences and coordinates and implements the Plan of Service and Plan of Service Reviews with each family
• Recruits and licenses foster families, provides and/or facilities required training
• Supports the team in providing daily care to meet the needs of children and maintaining a positive environment
• Conducts psycho-educational groups to include but not be limited to peer pressure, social skills, anger management, independent living, group building initiatives, communication, decision making, chemical dependency, self esteem
• Supports medical, dental and other appointments for youth in care
• Sets the tone that clarifies BCH's "Family Systems" approach to family work, if the goal is family reunification
• Conducts routine home visits to the foster home
• Recruits foster families by presenting need for foster homes to individuals and groups
• Conducts foster home application studies in keeping with BCH policies and procedures and licensing standards
• Submits all required paperwork for foster home initial licensing and renewals
• Orients and trains new foster parents to achieve understanding of their roles, responsibilities, expectations, etc.
• Provides ongoing training to meet state and accreditation requirements and special needs of foster parents
• Is available to foster parents on a regularly-scheduled and emergency basis to assist with identified issues and crisis needs
• Assists foster parents with the securing of community resources identified as needed by the team
• Keeps all client files and documentation of case activities current

Benefits

Starting pay at $21.91/hr

Pay

$21.91/hr

Schedule

N/A

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