Child Welfare Case Manager I — Start Public Service

Georgia Department of Revenue; Hattiesburg (MS); On-site; USD 40,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

The Georgia Department of Human Services (DHS) is seeking a Child Welfare Services Case Manager 1 in Adel, Cook County, Georgia. Under supervision, you will learn to provide investigative and comprehensive case management for a caseload involving child/adult abuse or neglect.

Responsibilities include timely responses to reports, safety planning, collaboration with families and partners, and ensuring permanency and well-being of children, with a focus on SBC and ongoing professional development.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university.
• Must have reliable transportation, proof of auto insurance, a valid state-issued driver’s license and an acceptable driving history record.

Responsibilities

• Initiates timely, face-to-face responses to screened-in reports of alleged child maltreatment and conducts assessments that identify and address safety concerns.
• Addresses identified safety concerns by immediately developing and implementing safety plans.
• Conducts diligent search efforts to locate the child/family when unable to make contact.
• Implement Solution Based Casework (SBC).
• Partners with children and parents in the development and utilization of the Family Functioning Agreement, Action Plan, and Family Plan to achieve desired individual and family-level outcomes.
• Completes genograms to identify available family support network.
• Collaborate with community partners to create systems of support for children and families.
• Ensures that frequency and quality of visits with children and families are adequate to ensure safety, permanency, and well-being.
• Identifies the physical, educational, and mental/behavioral health needs of children, parents, and foster parents and ensures identified needs are effectively addressed.
• Establishes permanency goals for the child(ren).
• Ensures foster care placements and/or living situations are stable and in the best interests of the child(ren) and are consistent with achieving established permanency goal(s).
• Makes concerted efforts to achieve permanency for children in a timely manner and consistent with regulations contained in the Adoptions and Safe Families Act.

Education

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university.

Job description

The Georgia Department of Human Services (DHS) is seeking a Child Welfare Services Case Manager 1 in Adel, Cook County, Georgia. Under supervision, you will learn to provide investigative and comprehensive case management for a caseload involving child/adult abuse or neglect.

Responsibilities include timely responses to reports, safety planning, collaboration with families and partners, and ensuring permanency and well-being of children, with a focus on SBC and ongoing professional development.