Child Welfare Case Manager

Thompson Child & Family Focus • Knoxville, TN

3d • $20 - $24 • Hybrid

About The Position

Get to know Thompson! Thompson was founded in 1886 as an orphanage and has grown into an organization operating across the Carolinas, Florida, Tennessee, and Kentucky. Thompson’s continuum of care encompasses three domains: prevention, mental health services, and foster care. All Thompson programs are trauma-informed and evidence-based/evidence-informed with the intention of building resilience in our clients (ages 0-18) and their families, both virtually and in person. Our values are Excellence, Innovation, Commitment, Caring and Integrity.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university
• Experience equivalent to one (1) year of full-time professional work providing child welfare services including, but not limited to, one or a combination of the following: social, psychological, or correctional counseling or case management; volunteer services coordination for a children's service program; and/or juvenile classification coordination.
• Must have a valid driver's license
• Must pass a drug screen and all required background checks including but not limited to fingerprinting

Nice To Haves

• Passion for working with youth & adolescents!
• Enjoy knowing you’re making an IMPACT on the lives of others!
• EXCELLENCE, INNOVATION, COMMITMENT, CARING, AND INTEGRITY are important to you!

Responsibilities

• Provide dependency case management services to families whom have verified abuse history and an open dependency case.
• Provide services/linkage/coordination care of high need youth in out of home care.
• Engage kin and fictive kin adults to increase protective capacities and ultimately provide a stable safe home for the youth served.
• Manage crisis.
• Link youth/caregivers to service providers.
• Write court reports.
• Testify in court.
• Complete face to face engagement with youth/family in the community.
• Spend a large amount of time face to face with high need teenagers.
• On-call schedule for after hour coverage (nights/weekends).

Benefits

• 3 weeks paid time off (PTO) first year plus 10 paid holidays!
• Health, Dental, Vision, Short-Term and Long-Term Disability and Life insurance options
• 401K Match
• Education Reimbursement
• Referral Bonus
• Eligibility to apply for the state loan repayment program that repays up to $50,000 of student loans
• Paid time off for volunteering in the community
• Free EAP services
• Mileage Reimbursement
• iPhone and Laptop provided for eligible roles
• Growth opportunities

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level