Foster Care Case Manager

Apis Services Inc•Reading, PA

11h•$40,000

About The Position

The Case Manager is responsible for safety and services to children and families in foster care. Tasks include facilitating team meetings, development of individualized service plans, coordination of individualized services across all settings, including the home, school, and community environment, and documentation of support related activities and services.

Requirements

Case Managers shall possess a bachelor’s degree in social work, psychology, guidance and counseling, education, criminal justice, nursing, or related field human services field.

Responsibilities

Ensures one’s own training requirements are completed and up to date and reported to the Program Manager.
Completes the intake process for new clients, obtaining the appropriate documentation for placement. facilitates and writes individualized service plans and ensures on-going coordination of the service plan.
Orients new youth and families to SafeGuards programming.
Maintains a caseload of 12 to 15 children and their foster families.
Has face-to-face contact with each referred child and his/her foster family at least on a bi-weekly basis (may require extensive travel based on the individual needs of the child and family).
Has telephone contact with each child’s referring agency each week to provide updates and youth activities within the program.
Transports assigned clients to and from home visits and other locations as necessary.
Plans, arranges, and/or provides crisis intervention services as needed.
Maintains client files according to standards and as required by policy and procedures.
Maintains confidentiality and HIPAA standards for all assigned clients and families.