Foster Care Placement Specialist - Child Welfare

State of South Carolina; South Carolina; Vor Ort; USD 42.000 - 51.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

The South Carolina Department of Social Services is seeking a CWS Case Manager-Placement to coordinate foster care placements, assess referrals, and match children with suitable homes while maintaining professional communication with families and partner agencies.

This role also involves updating CAPSS, participating in trainings, and handling on-call duties with attention to safeguarding Personal Identifying Information.

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor's Degree in Social Work, Behavioral Science, or Social Science.
• Bachelor's Degree in any other field and one year experience in a related field.
• Masters degree or higher may be substituted for required work experience.

Aufgaben

• Receive information from DSS staff regarding children in need of a foster care placement and facilitate matching with available DSS foster homes, partner agency foster homes or group care facilities.
• Record and assess referral information from DSS staff and explore placement options with foster families or partner agencies.
• Review and update CAPSS as needed concerning a placement search.
• Participate in staffings, workgroups and trainings as appropriate.
• Update database of families and prepare monthly placement statistics as requested by supervisor.
• Participate in hours/holiday on call duties as assigned.
• Ensure that Personal Identifying Information (PII) is properly used, accessed, gathered, shared and disposed.
• Perform Red Cross shelter duties and other related job duties as required or requested.

Ausbildung

Bachelor's Degree in Social Work, Behavioral Science, or Social Science

Bachelor's Degree in any other field and one year experience in a related field

Masters degree or higher may be substituted for required work experience

Jobbeschreibung

The South Carolina Department of Social Services is seeking a CWS Case Manager-Placement to coordinate foster care placements, assess referrals, and match children with suitable homes while maintaining professional communication with families and partner agencies.

This role also involves updating CAPSS, participating in trainings, and handling on-call duties with attention to safeguarding Personal Identifying Information.