Child Welfare Case Manager
About The Position
Camelot Community Care employs more than 500 professionals dedicated to helping children reach their fullest potential. The organization gives local programs and staff autonomy to design and deliver services suited to their communities, supported by corporate guidance, resources, and local leadership. Child Welfare Case Managers work with children, families, coworkers, supervisors, and community resource providers. They support child safety and permanency, coordinate services and placements, maintain case documentation, and participate in court proceedings. The role includes ongoing professional development and maintaining child welfare certification through training. The position is based in Orlando, Florida, with travel of up to 50% and a flexible/non-traditional shift.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in Social Work or another related human services field.
- One year of relevant social services experience working with children and families.
- All positions require screening through the Florida Background Screening Clearinghouse.
Responsibilities
- Participate in staff development and maintain child welfare certification through ongoing training.
- Work cooperatively within the unit, back up team members, and assist with cases.
- Maintain relationships with supervisory staff and seek guidance appropriately, especially in unusual circumstances.
- Maintain relationships with community resource providers, facilitate referrals, and support continuity of care for families.
- Establish and maintain relationships with children and families, attending to permanency, service satisfaction, and child safety.
- Complete factual, current, descriptive case notes and enter them into the required data system according to policy and contractual outcomes.
- Prepare for and attend court activities, including hearings; testify about case status and progress toward permanency; interact appropriately with attorneys; and make court recommendations.
- Complete judicial reviews, initial and quarterly assessments, child well-being assessments, medical reviews, reunification packets, termination reports or summaries, and other required reports on time.
- Attend individual case staffings.
- Conduct initial and ongoing child safety assessments.
- Make service referrals as needed.
- Arrange emergency placements, emergency medical treatment, and emergency services for children at risk.
- Conduct and document diligent searches for parents and family members as needed.
- Complete home studies for prospective placements as required.
- Plan and facilitate visits between children in care and family members.
- Conduct at least monthly face-to-face contacts with children, parents, relatives, and others on the caseload.
- Review and assess family progress toward case plan goals.
- Support foster and adoptive families.
- Negotiate subsidy agreements with adoptive parents when applicable.
- Complete assigned adoption paperwork leading to finalization when applicable.
- Meet adoption goals when applicable.
Benefits
- Health insurance plan
- Dental insurance plan
- 401(k) plan
- 11 paid holidays
- Generous vacation and sick time
- Tuition and CEU reimbursement
- Flexible spending accounts
- Supplemental insurance packages, including disability and life insurance
- Ongoing training and CEU opportunities
- Promotional opportunities
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
