Case Manager - Therapeutic Foster Care - Hernando, MS
About The Position
Apelah, Inc., a Mississippi-based health, human, and social services nonprofit, is seeking a compassionate candidate to join its Specialized Foster Care team as a Case Manager. 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.
Requirements
- A Bachelor's Degree in Social Work, Sociology, Psychology or a related social services field
- Two (2) years experience working in a human services field.
Responsibilities
- Be the child's advocate
- Assess health and social needs on an initial and continuing basis
- Make linkages to a variety of agencies
- Support foster families and children experiencing emotional, behavioral, and/or medical issues in the state foster care system
Benefits
- Voluntary health, dental, vision, life, and disability insurances
- 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
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
