Foster Care Case Manager

About the role

The Foster Care Case Manager plays a vital role in supporting youth and foster families through service coordination, advocacy, and individualized support that promotes safety, stability, permanency, and positive outcomes. This role is ideal for a professional who understands the impact of trauma, loss, and disrupted family systems and is committed to helping youth and families build resilience and long term success.

Responsibilities

• Works under the supervision of the Program Manager to deliver case management services, individual and family counseling, and training and supervision of foster families.
• Develops individual treatment plans for troubled children and their families and maintains weekly contact with foster families, children, and bio-families.
• Makes decisions regarding the placement and treatment of neglected, abused, disturbed, and medically complex children.
• Prepares a treatment plan for the child within 21 days of placement and quarterly thereafter.
• Prepares monthly progress reports for assigned children.
• Provides independent living training and monthly ILP progress reports for assigned clients.
• Provides reunification services to the biological families when required by treatment plan.
• Coordinates visitation of children with biological parents, siblings, and relatives.
• Attends court hearings and review hearings.
• Attends staff meetings and treatment planning meetings as required.
• Completes interviews, training, and home studies on prospective foster parents as needed.
• Attends conferences and seminars as required for annual training requirement.
• Conducts/participates in two or more foster parent support group meetings each year.
• Maintains flexible working hours and works weekends or holidays as needed.

Qualifications

• A bachelor’s degree in social work, sociology, psychology, counseling, or related human services field and two years’ experience working with children and families.
• A bachelor’s degree in social work, sociology, psychology, counseling, or related human services field and five years’ experience with a placing agency working with troubled children and families may be considered in lieu of a graduate degree.

Pay

USD $50,000.00 - $52,000.00 / Year