Foster Care Case Manager

About the role

The Ennis Center for Children is a professional organization established in 1978, dedicated to helping children in the state of Michigan achieve lasting permanence. Approximately 10,000 children in Michigan are currently involved in the child welfare system.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in social work or other related field as required by the State’s licensing guidelines.
• Experience in a child placing agency preferred.
• Excellent written and verbal communication/presentation skills.
• Excellent organizational and interpersonal skills.
• Reliable transportation.
• Satisfactory completion of all employment eligibility and Agency hiring requirements.

Responsibilities

• Advocate for children and families with the goal of permanency (reunification, adoption, guardianship, permanent placement with a fit and willing relative, Another Planned Permanent Living Arrangement).
• Maintains cases in various counties within the Ennis Center service area.
• Accurately, professionally, and timely completes all required reports, logs, notes, and other paperwork as required, including service contracts and treatment plans.
• Coincides or provides timely services and casework needs to all assigned Agency consumers, families, and foster families as required by Program-specific procedures, applicable contract terms, and/or applicable local, state, and federal regulatory and/or other accrediting agencies.
• Maintains and provides necessary services to Agency consumers, families, and foster families. Coordinates treatment services with appropriate local, state, or federal agencies and/or community resources.
• Assists with Foster Care responsibilities across all agency offices as needed, including carrying caseloads outside the employee’s designated home office.
• Attends, conducts, or participates in all case conferences, hearings, assessments, home visits, etc. as required.
• Provides 24-hour crisis on call availability to clients and families on a rotating basis.
• Provides case management of initial placements through the intake process.
• Maintains a flexible work schedule.
• Performs other Agency-related duties as assigned.

Core Responsibilities

• Promotes a positive working environment within the Agency.
• Maintains professional and respectful demeanor with Agency employees, consumers, visitors, and the public.
• Participates in training, staff meetings, and Agency activities as required.
• Participates in special projects or additional assignments as required.
• Complies with the Agency’s Employment Policies & Procedures and Standards of Conduct.
• Maintains as confidential all matters related to Agency affairs and refrains from internal and external discussions related to any employee, consumer, financial, or administrative issue except as required as part of job performance.

Benefits

• Health Insurance
• Flexible Spending Account option available
• Health Saving Account option available
• Vision Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Paid Time Off
• Life Insurance
• Retail Plan