ICPC/OCS Case Manager

Community Partnership For Children; Daytona Beach (FL); On-site; USD 45,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Community Partnership for Children in Daytona Beach, FL, is seeking a skilled case management professional to identify needs, assess families, and coordinate services to ensure essential supports are provided. You will counsel individuals and families, delineate options, and help articulate goals with timely information.

The role requires extensive coordination with ICPC agencies, home visits, court reporting, and documentation in FSFN, with a focus on protecting children and supporting foster

Qualifications

• Excellent assessment skills and intervention strategies.
• Ability to identify environmental stressors.
• Ability to observe and report accurately on the functioning of individuals and families.
• Ability to handle confidential information appropriately.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Knowledge and respect of socio-cultural characteristics of service population.
• Ability to work flexible hours as required.
• Knowledge of professional ethics relating to child protection and counseling.
• Skill in employing family-centered practice.
• Ability to use and proficiency in computer software applications.
• Ability to act decisively when necessary to protect clients.
• Will demonstrate ability to initiate and carry out teamwork functions.
• Will have attained full credentials from the Florida Certification Board.
• Will have successfully demonstrated the ability to use creative thinking to solve complex problems.

Responsibilities

• Maintain contact with Case Managers from out-of-state/out-of-county child welfare agencies with regards to clients placed within Volusia and Flagler Counties
• Document all efforts and responsibilities related to the case in the Florida Safe Families Network system (FSFN).
• Conduct home study assessments on incoming requests from other counties and out of state, non-jurisdictional cases on an as needed basis.
• Conduct home visits, a minimum of every 30 days, with clients placed from out-of-state/out-of-county child welfare agencies.
• Complete all related court reports within mandated time frames, if applicable.
• Provide quarterly reports to primary workers on cases open to the Interstate Compact Placement of Children (ICPC).
• Provide monthly contact and FSFN documentation with parents for any case plan assistance cases from out of county.
• Provide counseling services to individuals, families and/or groups.
• Provide case management services (information, plan referrals and linkages).
• Develop and maintain service documentation according to working agreement between counties and ICPC compact and the agency’s standards.
• Testify in court as necessary.
• Coordinate services with other professionals and paraprofessionals.
• Arrange for transportation of clients to appointments, community agencies, visitations, etc., as needed.
• Participate in the quality improvement process.
• Provide and/or refer families to services, understand and use information from service providers, psychological reports and psychosocial evaluations.
• Conduct child safety assessments.
• Arrange with the out-of-county/out-of-state agencies for emergency placement for children at risk.
• Explain rights and responsibilities to children and family members.
• Provide support to foster homes, non-relative, adoptive and relative placements within the Volusia/Flagler counties.
• Respond to on-call situations as assigned on the on-call calendar and by the on-call supervisor.

Skills

Excellent assessment skills

Intervention strategies

Environmental stressors

Confidential information handling

Verbal and written communication

Socio-cultural knowledge

Home visits and travel

Professional ethics in childProtection

Family-centered practice

Computer software proficiency

Teamwork

Florida Certification Board credential

Education

Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university

Certified Child Welfare professional

Job description

Location: Daytona Beach, FL
Salary Range: $49,500.00+DOE
Employment Type: Full-Time, Exempt
Department: Case Management

POSITION SUMMARY

To identify and assess child and family needs and evaluate, coordinate and ensure necessary services are provided; provide services to clients; assist and counsel individuals and families by using such activities as delineating alternatives, helping to articulate goals and providing needed information.

PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Maintain contact with Case Managers from out-of-state/out-of-county child welfare agencies with regards to clients placed within Volusia and Flagler Counties
• Document all efforts and responsibilities related to the case in the Florida Safe Families Network system (FSFN).
• Conduct home study assessments on incoming requests from other counties and out of state, non-jurisdictional cases on an as needed basis.
• Conduct home visits, a minimum of every 30 days, with clients placed from out-of-state/out-of-county child welfare agencies.
• Complete all related court reports within mandated time frames, if applicable.
• Provide quarterly reports to primary workers on cases open to the Interstate Compact Placement of Children (ICPC).
• Provide monthly contact and FSFN documentation with parents for any case plan assistance cases from out of county.
• Provide counseling services to individuals, families and/or groups.
• Provide case management services (information, plan referrals and linkages).
• Develop and maintain service documentation according to working agreement between counties and ICPC compact and the agency’s standards.
• Testify in court as necessary.
• Coordinate services with other professionals and paraprofessionals.
• Arrange for transportation of clients to appointments, community agencies, visitations, etc., as needed.
• Participate in the quality improvement process.
• Provide and/or refer families to services, understand and use information from service providers, psychological reports and psychosocial evaluations.
• Conduct child safety assessments.
• Arrange with the out-of-county/out-of-state agencies for emergency placement for children at risk.
• Explain rights and responsibilities to children and family members.
• Provide support to foster homes, non-relative, adoptive and relative placements within the Volusia/Flagler counties.
• Respond to on-call situations as assigned on the on-call calendar and by the on-call supervisor.

This list of essential functions is not intended to be exhaustive. Community Partnership for Children reserves the right to revise this job description as needed to comply with actual job requirements.

EXPERIENCE/PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS (Knowledge, skills and abilities):

• Excellent assessment skills and intervention strategies
• Ability to identify environmental stressors
• Ability to observe and report accurately on the functioning of individuals and families
• Ability to handle confidential information appropriately
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Knowledge and respect of socio-cultural characteristics of service population
• Ability to make home visits and to travel
• Ability to set appropriate limits and boundaries with clients
• Knowledge of community resources
• Ability to work flexible hours as required
• Knowledge of professional ethics relating to child protection and counseling
• Skill in employing family-centered practice
• Ability to use and proficiency in computer software applications
• Ability to act decisively when necessary to protect clients
• Will demonstrate ability to initiate and carry out teamwork functions.
• Will have attained full credentials from the Florida Certification Board.
• Will have successfully demonstrated the ability to use creative thinking to solve complex problems.

EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS REQUIRED:

• Bachelors degree from an accredited college or university.
• Certified Child Welfare professional as issued by Florida Certification Board

LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS

• Possess a current Background Clearance Screening Letter as required by DCF; and successfully complete the background screening requirements for Community Partnership for Children.
• If local travel is required, a Valid Florida driver’s license and documentation of current automobile insurance, with $100,000/$300,000 bodily injury liability limit, is required.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT

Employee will work in an office/clerical environment. The employee will work predominantly seated with recurrent need to walk, stand, and bend from the waist. Occasional light lifting, stooping, and climbing may be required. Occasional local travel.

GENERAL INFORMATION

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by individuals assigned to this position. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, and skills required of personnel so classified. This job description should not be construed to constitute contractual obligations of any kind or a contract of employment between Community Partnership for Children and any employee. Employment at Community Partnership for Children is “at-will” and either party can terminate the employment relationship at any time, with or without just cause.