Impactful Child Welfare Case Manager - Public Service

Family and Children Services, Division of; Spalding (NE); On-site; USD 40,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) plan

457 plan

13 paid holidays

Vacation & sick leave

Medical, dental, vision insurance

Life insurance

Telework opportunities

Job summary

Georgia Department of Human Services (DHS) is seeking a Child Welfare Services Case Manager 1 to join the Division of Family & Children Services in Covington, Newton County. You will initiate timely responses to reports of maltreatment, assess safety, implement safety plans, and collaborate with families and partners to ensure child well-being and permanency.

Responsibilities include conducting genograms, coordinating visits, and addressing health, educational, and behavioral needs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university.

Responsibilities

• Initiate timely, face-to-face responses to screened-in reports of alleged child maltreatment and conduct assessments that identify and address safety concerns.
• Address identified safety concerns by immediately developing and implementing safety plans.
• Conduct diligent search efforts to locate the child/family when unable to make contact.
• Implement Solution Based Casework (SBC).
• Partner 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.
• Complete genograms to identify available family support network.
• Collaborate with community partners to create systems of support for children and families.
• Ensure that frequency and quality of visits with children and families are adequate to ensure safety, permanency, and well-being.
• Identify the physical, educational, and mental/behavioral health needs of children, parents, and foster parents and ensure identified needs are effectively addressed.
• Establish permanency goals for the child(ren).
• Ensure 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).
• Make concerted efforts to achieve permanency for children in a timely manner and consistent with regulations contained in the Adoptions and Safe Families Act.
• Ensure that siblings in foster care are placed together unless a separation is necessary to meet the needs of one of the siblings.
• Maintain child's connections to his or her neighborhood, community, faith, extended family, tribe, school, and friends.
• Promote, support, and otherwise maintain a positive and nurturing relationship between the child(ren) in care and their biological parents/caretakers by encouraging and facilitating activities and interactions beyond visitation.
• Document case management activities within time frames established by policy.
• Celebrate positive outcomes with children and family.
• Utilize privately owned vehicle for work-related travel and duties (including transportation of children).
• Routinely serve on after-hours on-call duty.
• Embrace ongoing learning and professional development opportunities.

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Georgia Department of Human Services (DHS) is seeking a Child Welfare Services Case Manager 1 to join the Division of Family & Children Services in Covington, Newton County. You will initiate timely responses to reports of maltreatment, assess safety, implement safety plans, and collaborate with families and partners to ensure child well-being and permanency.

Responsibilities include conducting genograms, coordinating visits, and addressing health, educational, and behavioral needs.