Foster Care Case Manager- Hillsborough

About the role

The Case Manager is a non-exempt position responsible for direct case management services to children, birth families, foster families, and primary caregiver(s) to ensure they receive services appropriate to their needs and continuity of care focused on resolving or preventing child abuse or neglect.

Responsibilities

• Identify strengths, limitations, risk factors, and needs to refer and coordinate the provision of services to the child, primary caregiver, and other case participants.
• Maintain face-to-face contact with children and other parties as required according to state laws, funder requirements, and program policy.
• Maintain ongoing communication with all parties as required.
• Notify all parties and ensure attendance at court dates, staffings, and other required meetings with documentation required.
• Notify parents, caregivers, and other case participants of any changes in status, placement, medical/mental health treatment, etc., relative to the child.
• Provide information and accompany children to appointments, as necessary.
• Transportation and supervision of children and case participants, including individuals with medical and behavioral health needs.
• Provide, strengthen, and maintain a positive mentoring role by providing support, training, and crisis intervention to foster parents, birth parents, primary caregiver(s), and other team members involved in the case, to ensure child safety and well-being.
• Provide recommendations and documentation related to services rendered within required timeframes to case participants.
• Participate in on-call rotation in accordance with agency policy and program procedure.
• Maintain client confidentiality in accordance with established policies and federal and state statutes, as evidenced by obtaining required releases of information.

Qualifications

• A minimum of a Bachelor's degree in a related field, or an Associate's degree from an accredited college or 60+ college credits from an accredited college or university, and one of the following: two (2) years of full-time social work or human services experience.
• Reliable transportation & ability to use personal car to transport clients.
• Valid driver's license and proof of auto insurance coverage.