Adult Services Case Worker

Forest County Potawatomi Community; Town of Crandon (WI); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Five weeks paid time off

Three weeks paid holidays

Premium health insurance

Flexible spending accounts

Short term disability

Life insurance

401k with match

Job summary

Forest County Potawatomi Community seeks a Family Service Case Manager to provide outreach to families, develop individualized service plans, and coordinate placements and home safety checks. You will prepare case reports for Tribal Court updates and schedule services for clients, collaborating with tribal and county programs.

The role requires on-call duties, evening/weekend hours, and travel. A strong ability to build professional relationships, maintain confidentiality, and stay emotionally

Qualifications

• Associates Degree in human services or related field.
• Three years’ social services and case management experience.
• Ability to maintain on-call responsibilities (approx. 18 weeks/year).
• Evening/weekends, extended hours, irregular shifts and travel required.
• Ability to establish and maintain professional relationships with individuals of varying social and cultural backgrounds and with co-workers at all levels.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality of all privileged information.
• Ability to maintain emotional stability to cope with human suffering, emergencies, and other stresses.
• Must have a valid, clean driver’s license and be eligible for coverage under the Tribe’s insurance.

Responsibilities

• Provides outreach services to families and develops individualized service plans.
• Assists with family placements, home safety checks, and monthly and regular client visits.
• Prepare case reports and documentation to present updates in Tribal Court.
• Arranges and schedules appointments and services for families as needed.
• Meets with Family Service Division programs and other tribal/county programs to provide information for case management for clients.
• Develops case plans concerning any tribal member, if an investigation supports an administrative or judicial finding that the tribal member is in need of care.

Skills

On-call responsibilities

Communication skills

Relationship building

Confidentiality

Emotional stability

Driver’s license

Education

Associates Degree in human services or related field

Job description

This position is partially or fully grant funded. Employment beyond the term of the grant award may be subject to approval by Executive Council.

What you’ll be doing

• Provides outreach services to families and develo ps individualized service plans .
• Assists with family placements, home safety checks, and monthly and regular clie nt visits .
• Prepare case reports and documentation to present updates in Tribal Court.
• Arranges and schedules appointments and services for families as needed .
• Meets with Family Service Division programs and other tribal/county programs to provide information for case management for clients.
• Develops case plans concerning any tribal member , if an investigation supports an administrative or judicial finding th at the tribal member is in need of care .

What you’ll need to be successful

• Associates Degree in human services or related field
• T hree years’ social services and case m anagement experience
• Ability to maintain on-call res ponsibilities : on-call approximately 18 weeks out of the year, as determined by staff schedules
• E vening and/or weekends , extended hours, irregular shifts and travel required
• Ability to establish and maintain professional relationships with individuals of varying social and cultural backgrounds an d with co-workers at all levels.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality of all privileged information
• Ability to maintain emotional stability to cope with human suffering, emergencies, and other stresses
• Must have a valid, clean driver’s license and be eligible for coverage under the Tribe’s insurance

Background Checks and Screening Requirements

• Basic Background and Drug Screen (National Federal Criminal, State Criminal, County Criminal, National
• Sex Offender, Education Verification, Previous Employment Verification
• DOJ Fingerprinting
• DOJ Caregiver (Health or DCF Childcare Positions)
• DOT (Driver’s/CDL Checks)

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work , Human Services, Education, Communication, and Psychology or related fiel d
• Knowledge and understanding of the Indian Child Welfa re Act (ICWA)
• Knowledge of reunification guidelines, processes and practices

Benefits you’ll love

• Approximately 5 weeks of paid time off annually
• 3 weeks of paid holidays
• Premium free health insurance
• Flexible spending accounts
• Short term disability
• Life insurance
• 401k with match

Equal Opportunity Employer

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