Foster Care Case Manager

Purpose

The Foster Care Case Manager will collaborate with DCFS, youth, birth families, foster parents, and other identified supports to facilitate the achievement of permanency for youth in care. Foster Care Case Managers will visit with members of the child and family team as required and work to identify any barriers to permanency and help secure supports and services to overcome identified barriers.

Refer to the updated organizational chart for reporting structure and responsibilities.

• Provides case management services to children and families in foster care
• Maintains and monitors youth in care placements to ensure safety, permanency, and well-being objectives are met as well as compliance with contract/program plan requirements.
• Maintains current and accurate documentation of contact notes, case notes, and client records.
• Coordinates and provides linkage to appropriate agency and community resources necessary for effective, efficient achievement of the permanency goal by established timeframe.
• Establishes a therapeutic alliance and engages families, caregivers, and other service providers in the treatment process.
• Maintains effective, consistent contact with therapists, attorneys, CASA, and/or any other community service providers, which includes facilitating and attending Child and Family Team meetings.
• Prepares for and actively participates in all required meetings with DCFS.
• Attends and testifies in court hearings, as necessary.
• Meets with foster parents, birth parents, and youth monthly as required by policy, at minimum.
• Develops & maintains service plan outcomes and interventions in correlation with the recommendations of the integrated assessment, needs of the family and youth, and timely permanency achievement, as well as family progress in reunification efforts.
• Partners with Licensing Specialist to ensure professional collaboration with foster parents.
• Maintains communication with Foster Care Case Assistant to ensure an appropriate visitation plan for the family and youth.
• Participates in on-call system and schedule, as necessary.
• Attends and participates in supervision to ensure monthly supervision occurs on all cases with assigned Foster Care Supervisor.
• Completes all Caritas paperwork and complies with program expectations as related to the position.
• Identifies learning needs to develop and actualize educational and/or professional development goals.
• Willingness to travel as this position requires frequent travel and vehicle use; follows agency and state guidelines regarding driving, rules of the road, and safety.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Degree/Field

Required:

Bachelor's Degree (Related fields will be considered.)
Degree/Field Preferred:
Bachelor's Degree in Social Work or in Human Services (Related fields will be considered.)

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