Foster Care Case Manager

Catholic Charities of San Bernardino and Riverside Counties•Lansing, MI

About The Position

At Catholic Charities of Ingham, Eaton, and Clinton Counties, team members advance the mission of serving vulnerable individuals and families with compassion and dignity. The Foster Care Case Manager develops and implements individualized permanency and service plans for each child, ensuring their emotional, social, educational, and medical needs are addressed. The role works collaboratively with foster families, biological families, schools, healthcare providers, and agency staff.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in social work or a related human services field. Accepted fields include social work, sociology, psychology, family ecology, consumer/community services, family studies, family and/or child development, guidance/school counseling, counseling psychology, and criminal justice.
Valid Michigan driver license.
Access to reliable transportation and appropriate insurance.
Ability to meet the role’s physical and work-environment demands, with or without reasonable accommodations.

Nice To Haves

Some clinical and case management experience with children and families is preferred.

Responsibilities

Attend required court hearings, provide reports, and testify as needed.
Prepare children for placement in designated foster homes, determine clothing and personal-item needs, and provide foster parents with relevant background and other necessary information.
Complete an Initial Service Plan within 30 days of a child entering agency care and update the plan quarterly.
Maintain required regular contact with children and foster families, including at least one monthly visit in the foster home, and meet with birth parents in their homes at least quarterly.
Ensure regular visitations or contact between foster children and their birth families in accordance with DHHS requirements.
Supervise parent/child visits at least quarterly.
Arrange services to support family reunification, such as psychological or psychiatric evaluations, therapy, and parenting classes, and maintain contact with service providers.
Monitor each child's school progress.
Work cooperatively with foster parents, foster children, birth families, and agency staff toward each case's goals.
Assist with placement of foster children in foster homes and with return to birth families or other permanent placements.
Attend required state MISACWIS trainings, become proficient in using MISACWIS, and enter reports promptly to document contacts, trainings, and recruitment activities and ensure compliance with the Modified Settlement Agreement.
Complete the Child Welfare Training Institute requirements and be available to attend the full 9–12-week training.
Complete 32 hours of applicable continuing education annually.
Participate in a 24-hour on-call rotation to respond to crisis calls and provide supportive services to foster parents, foster children, and their natural families.
Participate in regular weekly supervision and inform the supervisor of work-related issues as needed.
Perform other reasonable responsibilities as assigned by the Child Welfare Director.