Foster Care Case Manager - Field-Based Impact

Camelot Community Care; Orlando (FL); On-site; USD 43,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance Plan

Dental Insurance Plan

401K Plan

11 paid holidays

Generous vacation and sick time

Tuition and CEU reimbursement

Flexible spending accounts

Supplemental insurance packages

Job summary

Camelot Community Care in Orlando, FL is seeking a Child Welfare Case Manager to support children and families in our community. You will complete case notes, prepare for court activities, conduct home studies and coordinate placements to ensure safety and permanency goals.

Requires an Associate degree in Social Work or related field with 3–4 years of relevant experience; Child Welfare Certification and a valid driver’s license are required. The role offers full-time hours and up to 50% travel.

Qualifications

• Associates degree in Social Work or related field; 3–4 years of relevant social services experience.
• Bachelor’s degree may substitute for two years of required experience.
• Credentials: Child Welfare Certification, background clearance, valid driver’s license, and strong Microsoft Office skills.

Responsibilities

• Participates in staff development opportunities and maintains child welfare certification through on-going training.
• Works as a cooperative member of the unit particularly in the area of backing up other team members and assisting on cases.
• Maintains relationships with supervisory staff, emphasizing proper response to and use of supervision and appropriate reliance on supervisory staff to guide their activities during unusual circumstances.
• Maintains relationships with community resource providers, particularly emphasizing facilitation of the referral process and providing continuity of care to the families on the caseload.
• Establishes and maintains relationships with children and families including awareness of and attention to achievement of permanency, satisfaction with services, and overall safety of children.
• Accurately completes case notes on a continual basis which are factual, up to date and descriptive. All case notes are entered into the required data system according to current policy and contractual outcomes.
• Prepares for and attends all court activities as necessary. This includes court hearings, testifying concerning the status of cases and progress toward permanency, appropriate interactions with attorneys, and making recommendations to the court.
• Develops and completes judicial reviews, initial and quarterly assessments, child well being assessments, medical reviews, reunification packets and termination reports/summaries as well as all other required reports on time according to current policy and contractual outcomes.
• Attends individual case staffings.
• Conducts initial and ongoing child safety assessments.
• Makes referrals for services for all cases as needed.
• Arranges for emergency placement, emergency medical treatment and emergency services for children at risk.
• Conducts diligent searches for parents and family members as needed and thoroughly documents that the effort has been made to locate parents and family members.
• Completes home studies as required for prospective placements.
• Plans and facilitates visits between children in care and their family members.
• Conducts minimum monthly face-to-face contacts with children, parents, relatives and others for their caseload.
• Reviews and assesses the familys progress made toward achieving case plan goals.
• Supports foster and adoptive families.
• Negotiates subsidy agreements with adoptive parents when applicable.
• Completes required adoption paperwork leading to finalization as assigned and when applicable.
• Meets adoption goals when applicable.

Education

Associates degree in Social Work or related field

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Camelot Community Care in Orlando, FL is seeking a Child Welfare Case Manager to support children and families in our community. You will complete case notes, prepare for court activities, conduct home studies and coordinate placements to ensure safety and permanency goals.

Requires an Associate degree in Social Work or related field with 3–4 years of relevant experience; Child Welfare Certification and a valid driver’s license are required. The role offers full-time hours and up to 50% travel.