Foster Care Case Manager

StepStone Family & Youth Services • Raleigh, NC

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About The Position

StepStone Family & Youth Services provides the full spectrum of support to children in need of alternative, safer, and more positive living environments with residential and family services. StepStone connects children and youth who need homes with foster families, as well as foster care training, respite care and support services. For young adults transitioning from foster care to independent living, StepStone provides personalized guidance and training on basic life skills, including money management and education.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in social work, sociology, psychology, counseling, or related human services field.
• Two years’ experience working with children and families.
• Good verbal and writing skills.
• Capable of working with children, parents, foster parents, client agencies and the courts.
• Creative, pragmatic, assertive, and know when to act independently and when to seek the advice of others.

Nice To Haves

• A bachelor’s degree in social work, sociology, psychology, counseling, or related human services field and five years’ experience with a placing agency working with troubled children and families may be consider in lieu of a graduate degree.

Responsibilities

• Works under the supervision of the Program Manager.
• Responsible for the delivery of case management services, individual and family counseling and training and supervision of foster families.
• Assists the Program Manager in developing individual treatment plans for troubled children and their families.
• Maintains weekly contact with the foster families, children, and bio-families.
• Monitors the progress of the child and family throughout the placement.
• Assists with training, home studies, and evaluation of foster parents.
• Uses standardized tools to measure social and emotional progress and outcomes.
• Prepares written treatment plans and progress reports.
• Makes decisions regarding the placement and treatment of neglected, abused, disturbed, and medically complex children.
• Reviews referrals and matches children with appropriate foster families.
• Places children in state licensed or state certified foster homes.
• Obtains all state and agency required documentation for child in care.
• Provides weekly documented contact and at bi-weekly visits to child and foster home.
• Visits each assigned child at least once each month away from the foster home.
• Prepares a treatment plan for the child within 21 days of placement and quarterly thereafter.
• Prepares monthly progress reports for assigned children.
• Provides Independent Living training and monthly ILP progress reports for assigned clients.
• Provides reunification services to the biological families when required by treatment plan.
• Coordinates visitation of children with biological parents, siblings, and relatives.
• Provides supervised visits with parents, siblings, and relative when required by court.
• Acts as liaison person with placing agencies, schools, and other community agencies.
• Attends court hearings and review hearings.
• Attends staff meetings and treatment planning meetings as required.
• Completes interviews, training and home studies on prospective foster parents as needed.
• Attends conferences and seminars as required for annual training requirement.
• Conducts/participates in two or more foster parent support group meetings each year.

What This Job Offers

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