Foster Care Case Manager

Oakland Family Services • Pontiac, MI

3d • $43,000 - $45,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Foster Care Case Manager provides services to children placed in foster care and their families, ensuring children’s protection and stabilization while helping families develop and complete a successful reunification plan. The role includes coordinating services, monitoring progress, supporting children, families, and foster parents, and working toward timely permanency for each child. The position reports to the Foster Care Supervisor and maintains an individual caseload ratio of 13:1. The role offers hybrid work options and flexible scheduling.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in social work or a related field.
• Demonstrated competence in issues of separation and loss as they relate to the foster care population.
• Successful completion of Child Welfare Training Institute (CWTI) training is required.
• Flexibility in work schedule to accommodate the needs of the agency and program.
• Sensitivity to the diversity of the agency’s service population, including differences in culture, race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, and socioeconomic status.
• Provide documentation of personal vehicle liability insurance with minimum coverage of $100,000 per person and $300,000 per incident.
• Provide documentation of a valid driver’s license annually and proof of vehicle registration.

Responsibilities

• Assist with intake, placement, and replacement of children referred to the Agency by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS).
• Develop, implement, document, and review behavioral goals, service-delivery methods, and objectives in Parent Agency Agreements.
• Monitor and document progress related to behavioral goals and objectives in service plans.
• Maintain an individual caseload ratio of 13:1.
• Attend case review meetings, staff meetings, and conferences for professional development.
• Provide referrals for family and individual counseling in coordination with service plans.
• Consult regularly with community services and interagency programs, and make referrals as appropriate.
• Provide crisis intervention and case management services to children, families, and foster parents.
• Link and advocate with other agencies to help clients receive needed services, and arrange transportation as necessary.
• Document efforts to work toward a speedy permanency plan for each child.
• Prepare reports required by MDHHS and the legal system according to prescribed guidelines.
• Explore appropriate alternative placements with family members or through kinship care to ensure the least restrictive environment and the child’s best-interest placement.
• Facilitate aftercare services when a child returns to family care or becomes a Permanent Ward to support stable and timely placement.
• Assist with support groups for foster parents, birth parents, and kinship or sibling groups.
• Represent the agency positively.
• Participate in outreach and recruitment efforts.
• Incorporate diversity, equity, and inclusion principles into work processes and job functions, and promote a welcoming, belonging, and accepting environment for clients and staff.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• $3,000 signing incentive, or up to $5,000 with completed CWTI.
• Hybrid work options and flexible scheduling.
• Health, dental, and vision coverage.
• Retirement plan with company match.
• Generous paid time off, including 12 paid holidays.
• Professional development.
• Manageable individual caseload ratio of 13:1.
• Supportive team and community-partner collaboration.
• Supportive, mission-driven workplace that values staff well-being, inclusion, and open communication.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time