Child Welfare Services Case Manager 1

Georgia Department of Revenue•Sandersville, GA

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About The Position

The Georgia Department of Human Services’ Division of Family & Children Services (DFCS), Child Welfare, is seeking a Child Welfare Services Case Manager 1 in Sandersville, Washington County, Georgia. Under supervision, the case manager learns to provide investigative and comprehensive case management for a caseload involving child or adult abuse or neglect. The role reports to the Child Welfare Services Supervisor and includes routinely serving on after-hours on-call duty. The position uses a privately owned vehicle for work-related travel and duties, including transporting children. Employees may temporarily telework, but may be required to report to the office as needed.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university.
Pass the standard agency testing protocol for the position to maintain employment.
A privately owned vehicle is used for work-related travel and duties, including transportation of children.
May be required to assist with the department’s emergency responsibilities in the event of an identified emergency.

Responsibilities

Initiate timely, face-to-face responses to screened-in reports of alleged child maltreatment and conduct assessments to identify and address safety concerns.
Develop and implement safety plans immediately to address identified safety 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-level 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 occur with adequate frequency and quality to support safety, permanency, and well-being.
Identify the physical, educational, and mental or behavioral health needs of children, parents, and foster parents, and ensure identified needs are addressed.
Establish permanency goals for children.
Ensure foster care placements and living situations are stable, in the child’s best interests, and consistent with established permanency goals.
Make concerted efforts to achieve timely permanency for children consistent 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 neighborhoods, communities, faith, extended family, tribe, schools, and friends.
Promote and support positive, nurturing relationships between children in care and their biological parents or caretakers, including facilitating activities and interactions beyond visitation.
Document case management activities within policy-established 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.