Case Manager - Therapeutic Foster Care - Jackson, TN

MERITAN INC•Jackson, TN

6d•$45,284 - $51,634

About The Position

Meritan, Inc., a Tennessee-based health, human, and social services nonprofit, is seeking a compassionate candidate to join its Specialized Foster Care team as a Case Manager. If you are seeking flexibility with your schedule, a smaller caseload, and the ability to build meaningful connections with community partners, Meritan may be the perfect fit for you! This full-time position will support foster families and children experiencing emotional, behavioral, and/or medical issues in the state foster care system by being the child's advocate, assessing health and social needs on an initial and continuing basis, and making linkages to a variety of agencies. The agency recruits and trains families for therapeutic support statewide as well as facilitates adoptions and home studies as appropriate. Meritan provides homes of refuge and healing to special needs foster children and in-home services to the elderly and disabled so that they may remain living independently in their own homes. Meritan is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Requirements

Positions in Tennessee: Case Managers must have a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university.

Responsibilities

being the child's advocate
assessing health and social needs on an initial and continuing basis
making linkages to a variety of agencies
recruits and trains families for therapeutic support statewide
facilitates adoptions and home studies as appropriate

Benefits

Voluntary health, dental, vision, life, and disability insurances
Within the first month of hire, the agency provides 24/7 access to FREE, co-payless, basic medical and behavioral health benefits with U.S.- based, prescription-writing physicians to the employee and all household members through Teladoc.
403(b) retirement savings plan with agency match.
Annual longevity bonus
Referral bonuses
10 paid holidays per year
12 sick days per year with rollover
15 vacation days per year (increases with longevity)
8 hours volunteer leave per year
3 days bereavement leave per year
Cellular phone stipend
Company-sponsored group life insurance, LTD/STD
Infant-at-Work Program/Child Care Stipend
Employee discounts on shopping, entertainment, travel, and wellness through Vizient Member Perks Program
Employee Emergency Assistance
Educational Incentive Bonus for completion of certificates and degrees
Remote work environment
Travel reimbursement
On-call pay
Automatic salary increases commensurate with experience