Case Manager

HELIX HUMAN SERVICES INC•Springfield, MA

22d•$50,000 - $70,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Helix Human Services provides Comprehensive Foster Care (CFC), a unique program through which foster families provide a home to one or two children and/or adolescents in need of more support. Hiring Full Time / Hybrid.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree with a minimum of three years relevant experience.
Licensed social worker or license eligible.
Valid driver’s license.
Ability to work cooperatively and closely with DCF and collateral agencies, must have Knowledge of Hampden County.
Interpersonal skills, including excellent written and verbal communication.
Comfortable working with diverse teams.

Responsibilities

Provide intensive case management to children and youth referred by the Department of Children and Families (DCF) to the Comprehensive Foster care program (CFC), with the goal of long-term stability and permanency.
Provide intensive case management supports to children and adolescent youth assigned to CFC foster care homes including day-to-day functioning of the home, advocacy, and crisis intervention.
Participate in the screening of potential youth and preparing for their placement in the CFC program, including contact in advance with all collaterals, preparation of placement paperwork, and referrals to health /therapeutic providers in advance of placement to provide for continuity of services.
Visit each assigned foster child a minimum of one time weekly.