Permanency Case Manager

FAMILY CARE FOR CHILDREN&YOUTH INC; Dunmore (Lackawanna County); Hybrid; USD 42,000 - 63,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Compensation

Paid Time Off

Paid Holidays

403(b) Plan

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

WFH Days

½ Day Friday

Job summary

Family Care for Children & Youth, Inc. seeks a Foster Care Permanency Case Manager to support children in care and their resource families. You will monitor progress, prepare service plans, and collaborate with the team to ensure safety and stability.

The role involves attending court hearings, testifying when required, and recruiting families while maintaining meticulous files and coordinating services for children and families.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in social work, social sciences, or related field.
• Valid Pennsylvania driver’s license.
• Childline, FBI, PA State Police, and National Sex Offender Clearances required.
• Evening hours and on-call weekends availability.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Meet with children in care and resource families to monitor progress.
• Complete Contact Logs, Progress Reports, and Individual Service Plans.
• Attend court hearings and testify as required.
• Recruit resource families and conduct family studies and reevaluations.
• Maintain client and family files and coordinate services.

Skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Time management

Court testimony

Education

Bachelor's degree in social work, social sciences, or related field

Job description

Family Care for Children & Youth, Inc. works to provide foster children in the Child Welfare System with homes where they feel connected and loved. We believe every child deserves stability in a safe, warm, caring home with resource families who can provide all the love and attention they need.FOSTER CARE PERMANENCY CASE MANAGER SPECIFIC DUTIES:Learn, understand, and implement agency policy and DHS regulations.Meet with children in care and their resource families regularly to monitor their progress.Complete Contact Logs, Progress Reports, and Individual Service Plans for children and youth in our care as required.Complete unannounced safety checks in the resource homes.Attend court hearings and testify as required.Recruit resource families and complete family studies and yearly reevaluations.Track and maintain compliance items for resource family files.Help resource families and clients resolve issues and establish and receive appropriate services.Communicate with the clients’ birth families.Maintain client and family files.Help with transportation to visits and appointments as necessary.Participate in the office intake and on-call schedule.Attend required meetings, conferences, trainings, and other agency functions.Manage work time appropriately on a forty-hour per week flex time schedule.Be punctual for appointments, and complete assignments and reports on time.Support resource families and the children in their care to build strong, positive relationships.Help lead and implement services that support children’s well-being, happiness, problem-solving skills, and personal growth.Anticipate potential concerns, communicate with appropriate parties, take preventive action, and promote positive opportunities for children’s development.Communicate respectfully in a manner that promotes professionalism, cooperation and teamwork.Keep supervisor, administration, and referring agency fully informed, in a timely manner, of important issues.BENEFITS:Competitive CompensationPaid Time OffPaid Holidays403(b) PlanHealth and Dental InsuranceForty-hour per week flex time scheduleWork from Home Days and ½ Day Friday OpportunitiesREQUIREMENTS:Bachelor’s degree in social work, social sciences, or related human services fieldValid Pennsylvania driver’s licenseChildline, FBI, PA State Police, and National Sex Offender ClearancesAbility to work evening hours/on-call weekendsExcellent verbal and written communication skills