Case Manager: 90 Day Opportunity. Henry County, GA

Nitelines Usa•McDonough, GA

3d•Hybrid

About The Position

NiteLines USA is seeking a Case Manager to work with DFCS in Henry County, Georgia, on either the Foster Care unit or CPS investigations unit. The assignment is for 90 days and pays $30.00 per hour. The schedule is Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., for a 40-hour workweek. Under general supervision, the Social Services Specialist 1 provides investigative and comprehensive case management for cases involving child or adult abuse or neglect. The role includes taking immediate and follow-up action for at-risk clients who need protective services or placement, responding face to face to screened-in reports of alleged child maltreatment, assessing safety concerns, and developing and implementing safety plans. Case Managers typically work in the office, with documentation permitted from home when submitted on time; they should expect to work in the office more than telework. The posting also describes work with children and families in DeKalb County and surrounding metro Atlanta areas. The position requires use of a privately owned vehicle for work-related travel, including transporting children, and routinely serving on after-hours on-call duty. Mileage is reimbursed at $0.725 per mile.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university.
At least one year of child welfare experience.
Previous DFCS case management experience.
Ability to use a privately owned vehicle for work-related travel, including transportation of children.
Ability to routinely serve on after-hours on-call duty.

Responsibilities

Provide investigative and comprehensive case management for a caseload involving child or adult abuse or neglect.
Take immediate and follow-up actions for at-risk clients in need of protective services or placement.
Respond in a timely, face-to-face manner to screened-in reports of alleged child maltreatment and assess safety concerns.
Develop and implement safety plans to address identified concerns.
Conduct diligent searches to locate children and families when contact cannot be made.
Implement Solution Based Casework (SBC).
Partner with children and parents to develop and use the Family Functioning Agreement, Action Plan, and Family Plan to achieve individual and family outcomes.
Complete genograms to identify available family support networks.
Collaborate with community partners to create support systems for children and families.
Ensure visits with children and families are sufficiently frequent and of adequate quality to support safety, permanency, and well-being.
Identify children’s, parents’, and foster parents’ physical, educational, and mental or behavioral health needs, and ensure identified needs are addressed.
Establish permanency goals for children.
Ensure foster care placements and living situations are stable, in children’s best interests, and consistent with their permanency goals.
Make concerted efforts to achieve timely permanency in accordance with the Adoptions and Safe Families Act.
Ensure siblings in foster care are placed together unless separation is necessary to meet a sibling’s needs.
Maintain children’s connections to their neighborhood, community, faith, extended family, tribe, school, and friends.
Promote and support positive, nurturing relationships between children in care and their biological parents or caretakers, including by facilitating interactions beyond visitation.
Document case management activities within policy time frames.
Celebrate positive outcomes with children and families.
Use a privately owned vehicle for work-related travel and duties, including transporting children.
Routinely serve on after-hours on-call duty.
Participate in ongoing learning and professional development opportunities.