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 foster family supervision.
• Develops and implements individual treatment plans for troubled children and their families.
• Maintains weekly contact with foster families, children, and bio-families and monitors their progress.
• Aids in training, home studies, and evaluations of foster parents.
• Uses standardized tools to measure social and emotional progress and outcomes, preparing written treatment plans and progress reports.
• Plays a key role in decision-making regarding placements and treatments for neglected, abused, disturbed, and medically complex children.
• Coordinates visitation between children and biological parents, siblings, and relatives as required by court.
• Attends court hearings, review hearings, staff meetings, and treatment planning meetings as required.
• Completes interviews, training, and home studies on prospective foster parents as needed.
• Attends conferences and seminars for annual training requirements.
• 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

• Bachelor’s degree in social work, sociology, psychology, counseling, or related human services field with two years of experience working with children and families.
• Five years of 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