Foster Care Case Manager: Championing Safe, Stable Futures

St. Vincent Catholic Charities; Lansing (MI); Vor Ort; USD 42.000 - 60.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Catholic Charities of Ingham, Eaton, and Clinton Counties is seeking a Foster Care Case Manager to develop individualized permanency and service plans for each child, coordinating with foster and birth families, schools, and providers.

The role focuses on meeting emotional, social, educational, and medical needs, completing service plans on schedule, and maintaining compliance with state requirements and MISACWIS documentation.

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor’s Degree in social work or related human service field.
• Some clinical and case management experience with children and families preferred.
• Valid Michigan Driver License and access to reliable transportation.

Aufgaben

• Attend, provide reports, and testify for required court hearings (Preliminary, Pre-Trial, Dispositional, Review, Permanent Wardship, etc.).
• Prepare and place child in his/her designated foster home, determine child’s need of clothing and personal items, and inform foster parents of child’s background and other necessary information.
• Complete Initial Service Plan within 30 days of the child entering agency care.
• Complete Updated Service Plan quarterly for each child in care.
• Follow DHHS requirements for regular contact with the child and foster family including at least one visit per month in the foster home. Meet with the birth parents in their home(s) at least quarterly.
• Follow DHHS requirements for regular visitations or contact between foster child and the birth family.
• Supervise parent/child visits quarterly, at minimum.
• Arrange for any necessary services to assist in reunification of families, including psychological or psychiatric evaluations, therapy, parenting classes, etc., and maintain contact with the professionals providing these services.
• Maintain contact and monitor each child’s school progress.
• Work cooperatively with the foster parents, foster children, birth families, and agency staff in respect to the goals of each case.
• Assist in placement of foster children into foster homes or in their return to the birth family or other permanent placement.
• Attend required MISACWIS trainings provided by the state and become proficient in utilizing MISACWIS as a day-to-day tool in order to document contacts, trainings, and recruitment activities.
• Meet all Child Welfare Training Institute requirements – be available to attend entire training of 9-12 weeks.
• Annually complete 32 hours of ongoing applicable continuing education.
• Participate in 24-hour on-call rotation to answer crisis calls and provide supportive services to foster parents, foster children, and their natural families.
• Participate in regular, ongoing weekly supervision and informing the supervisor on work related issues as needed.
• Participate in any additional, reasonable, responsibilities as deemed necessary by the Child Welfare Director

Kenntnisse

Case management

Foster care experience

Communication

Documentation

Ausbildung

Bachelor’s Degree in social work or related field

Tools

MISACWIS

Jobbeschreibung

Catholic Charities of Ingham, Eaton, and Clinton Counties is seeking a Foster Care Case Manager to develop individualized permanency and service plans for each child, coordinating with foster and birth families, schools, and providers.

The role focuses on meeting emotional, social, educational, and medical needs, completing service plans on schedule, and maintaining compliance with state requirements and MISACWIS documentation.