Foster Care Case Manager
About The Position
First Home Care, supported by Health Connect America, provides behavioral health and foster care services to children, families, and communities across Virginia. The Foster Care Case Manager provides compassionate, relationship-driven case management to children and families navigating the foster care system. The role oversees service planning, case coordination, and ongoing support, using clinical coordination, advocacy, and collaboration to help children access the services and support they need. This is a community-based role involving work with children, families, foster parents, schools, healthcare providers, and community agencies. It requires flexibility, organization, relationship-building, communication, crisis management, and problem-solving to coordinate services and advocate for positive outcomes.
Requirements
- A doctorate or master's degree in social work from a college or university accredited by the Council on Social Work Education, or a related field such as sociology, psychology, special education, or counseling, plus either a student placement in casework services to children and families or one year of experience providing such casework services; OR
- A bachelor's degree in social work or a related field, including sociology, psychology, special education, or counseling, and one year of experience providing casework services to children and families; OR
- A bachelor's degree in any field and two years of experience providing casework services to children and families.
- Strong communication, crisis management, and problem-solving skills.
- Flexibility, organization, and strong relationship-building skills.
Responsibilities
- Develop and implement individualized treatment and service plans for children in foster care, monitor progress, and adjust care strategies as needs change.
- Coordinate medical, educational, behavioral health, and community-based services for children and families.
- Build collaborative relationships with foster parents, birth families, community partners, and treatment teams to support child welfare, permanency goals, and family success.
- Maintain accurate case records, documentation, and status reports in compliance with Health Connect America, state, and accreditation standards.
- Support foster parent recruitment, assessment, and training.
- Provide guidance and crisis support to foster families and children in care.
- Coordinate services and advocate for positive outcomes for children and families.
Benefits
- Flexible scheduling
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP), including 8 mental health counseling sessions annually
- Paid time off for full-time employees
- Paid holidays for full-time employees
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Other voluntary insurance products
- Health Navigator access
- Health Savings Account with company contribution
- Dependent Daycare Flexible Spending Account
- 401(k) Retirement Plan
- Benefits Hub
- Tickets at Work
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Job Type
Full-time
