Community Connections Case Manager

Caritas Family Solutions • Mount Vernon, IL

13h • Remote

About The Position

The Community Connections Case Manager maintains and strengthens family units, by providing intensive in-home services designed to prevent children from entering the foster care system. This program works with family strengths, monitors the family dynamics, provides linkages to community resources, assists with immediate needs and concerns, as well as provides general case management services. The emphasis is on child safety and keeping the family together.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in social work, or a related human services field.
• 0-6 months case management experience preferred but not required
• Child Welfare Employee License and any additional certifications as mandated by the Department of Children and Family Services.

Nice To Haves

• Related fields will be considered.

Responsibilities

• Meets with families in their homes at various hours of the day as well as on call duties as scheduled in potentially high-risk neighborhoods.
• Facilitate connections to community-based resources and supportive services to address challenges impacting family stability and well-being.
• Serves as a conduit of information between all parties to the case and identified stakeholders, including medical, educational and mental health providers.
• Conducts visits with children, parents and/or caregivers that include the on-going assessment of child safety, permanency and well-being.
• Develops & implements a plan for delivery of services & supports in collaboration with the family that meets the immediate needs of the children and the family
• Performs case management responsibilities in accordance with state and federal laws, Department of Children and Families Administrative Codes and Operating Procedures, funding source policies and internal policies on child abuse, abandonment, and neglect within required timeframes.
• Willingness to travel as position requires frequent travel; follows agency and state guidelines regarding driving, rules of the road, and safety.

What This Job Offers

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