Case Manager Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Social Work or a comparable Human Services field from an accredited institution.
• Valid driver’s license, reliable transportation, automotive insurance with bodily injury coverage of $100,000/$300,000, and a good driving record.
• Willingness to work flexible and non-traditional hours in service of foster caregivers, families of origin, and persons served.
• Ability to be flexible and responsive to youth, foster caregivers, system partners, and internal customers.
• Ability to remain objective and professional in all areas of job function.
• Tolerance and respect for others’ ideas and actions.
• Ability to work effectively with and show respect and sensitivity toward people from varied cultural, socioeconomic, ethnic, religious, and racial backgrounds.
• Proficiency with desktop and laptop computers, smartphones, tablets, printers, fax machines, photocopiers, and word processing, spreadsheet, and database software.

Nice To Haves

• Two years of direct-service work experience with youth and families is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Support, represent, and extend the organization's mission, vision, and values.
• Complete or revise Family Risk Assessments with household members to assess family strengths and needs and risks of harm; monitor safety and promptly report incidents involving harm or risk of harm to children.
• Maintain regular and planned contact with families, including announced and unannounced visits with parents and children.
• Provide case management, transportation, parent education, counseling, community resource linkage, advocacy, and other professional services, meeting or exceeding established outcomes thresholds.
• Prepare for and participate in administrative and court reviews of case plans and other court proceedings.
• Coordinate with Foster Care Programs and the Treatment Coordinator on visits in foster family homes to improve communication.
• Pursue permanent custody and plan for adoption or other permanent substitute care when children cannot return to their birth families.
• Perform on-call duties and respond to after-hours emergencies when called upon.
• Travel daily to provide community-based services to and on behalf of youth and families in accordance with organizational, contract, and regulatory requirements.
• Complete required documentation and training in a timely manner.
• Regularly review and modify youth-based plans to support progress toward written goals.
• Use Children Welfare Best Practice Principles in decision-making.
• Participate in Continuous Quality Improvement activities monthly or quarterly.
• Follow a team concept and support agency goals and coworkers.

Benefits

• Student loan repayment assistance up to $1,200 per year
• 22 days off each year
• 11 paid holidays per year
• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• 401(k)
• Summer hours off, including half-day Fridays
• Tuition assistance
• Parental leave
• Mileage reimbursement for some positions
• Work anniversary trips