Foster Care Case Manager - Flint and Surrounding Areas

About the role

The Ennis Center for Children is a professional organization dedicated to helping children achieve lasting permanence through foster care case management. Founded in 1978, the center assists over 10,000 children in Michigan's child welfare system.

Responsibilities

• Advocate for children and families with the goal of achieving permanency (reunification, adoption, guardianship, permanent placement with a fit and willing relative, Another Planned Permanent Living Arrangement).
• Maintain accurate, professional, and timely completion of all required reports, logs, notes, and other paperwork.
• Carefully coordinate or provide timely services and casework needs to all assigned Agency consumers, families, and foster families.
• Monitor and provide necessary services to Agency consumers, families, and foster families, coordinating treatment services with appropriate local, state, or federal agencies and/or community resources.
• Attend, conduct, or participate in case conferences, hearings, assessments, home visits, etc., as required.
• Provide 24-hour crisis on-call availability to clients and families on a rotating basis.
• Manage initial placements through the intake process.
• Maintain a flexible work schedule.
• Perform other Agency-related duties as assigned.

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.

Core Responsibilities

• Promote a positive working environment within the Agency.
• Maintain a professional and respectful demeanor with Agency employees, consumers, visitors, and the public.
• Participate in training, staff meetings, and Agency activities as required.
• Participate in special projects or additional assignments as required.
• Comply with the Agency's Employment Policies & Procedures and Standards of Conduct.
• Maintain confidentiality regarding Agency affairs and refrain from discussing internal or external issues related to employees, consumers, financial, or administrative matters.