Senior Care Manager (may underfill as Care Manager) - Prevention, Assessment, Connections, Empowerment

Waukesha County•Waukesha, WI

13d•Hybrid

About The Position

Join Waukesha County Child and Youth - Family Services and be part of meaningful work that strengthens families, protects children, and builds lasting community connections! Our team provides high-quality, professional services to children, youth, and families throughout Waukesha County. We are committed to keeping children safely connected to their families and communities whenever possible by using family strengths, natural supports, and collaborative partnerships. Our work is guided by respect, compassion, confidentiality, and a shared commitment to helping families move toward safety, stability, independence, and long-term success. The PACE Senior Care Manager — Prevention, Assessment, Connections, Empowerment — plays a key role in helping families stay together, strengthening kinship and natural supports, supporting permanency, and empowering youth and families through voluntary and court-involved services. Using family-centered, trauma-informed, and strength-based practices, this position leads family finding and engagement efforts, coordinates support networks, assists with placement stabilization and reunification planning, and works closely with families, staff, providers, and legal partners to create safe, lasting solutions.

Requirements

A passion for social work and a strong commitment to making a difference.
Experience providing services under Wisconsin Statutes Chapters 48 and/or 938.
Strong communication, leadership, organization, and collaboration skills.
The ability to build effective relationships with staff, providers, legal partners, families, and community resources.
A family-centered mindset and the ability to build trust with youth, families, and partners.
A bachelor’s degree from a recognized college or university in sociology, social work, psychology, nursing, criminal justice, or a closely related field.
Two years of responsible work experience in social work, counseling, nursing, criminal justice, or a closely related field.
Valid driver’s license.

Nice To Haves

A master’s degree in social work, nursing, psychology, criminal justice, or a closely related field may substitute for one year of the work experience.
Social work certification may substitute for one year of work experience.

Responsibilities

Engage youth and families through prevention, placement, permanency, and aftercare services.
Identify relatives, kinship connections, and natural supports to strengthen family networks.
Support placement prevention, stabilization, reunification, transition planning, and long-term permanency.
Provide voluntary programming and family-centered support.
Lead family finding using ecomaps, genograms, discovery tools, interviews, and approved databases.
Coordinate family-centered meetings, permanency consultations, and case staffings.
Consult with Initial and Ongoing Care Managers on family finding, kinship support, placement planning, and aftercare needs.
Maintain timely documentation, required forms, correspondence, and outcome tracking in eWiSACWIS and other systems.

Benefits

Access professional development through internal and external trainings.
Receive regular guidance from a knowledgeable, experienced, and supportive leadership team.
Excellent health/dental/vision
Life insurance
Generous paid time off (vacation, 10 holidays, 3 floating holidays, ample accrued sick time that rolls over each year)
An exceptional pension plan with employer match and lifetime retirement payment
Optional tax advantaged 457 retirement savings plan.
Pay for performance system
Performance-based merit increases
Non-base performance awards
Balanced work-life culture
Exceptional employee wellness program that offers a variety of programs and tools to help promote an employee's wellness and health, including an on-site health & wellness clinic.
On-site fitness center
Free parking