Team Leader - Foster Care

NECCO (ED Necco & Associates Inc.); Savannah (GA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

NECCO (ED Necco & Associates Inc.) in Savannah, GA seeks a Foster Care Team Leader/Supervisor to oversee case management and maintain a client caseload supporting program goals.

You will supervise service coordination, develop the ISP, mentor staff, and coordinate intakes, with travel to home and community sites as needed.

This role emphasizes quality assurance, collaboration, and alignment with Necco's core virtues of humble, hungry, and smart.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in human services or related field.
• Master’s degree with one year of paid experience or DCS waiver approval.
• Three years experience with children, individuals and/or families with emotional or behavioral disabilities.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Excellent organizational skills and self-motivation.
• Successful completion of all required criminal background checks.
• Valid driver’s license and auto insurance.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the case coordination of program services under supervision of the Program Director or designated treatment staff.
• Oversee the development of the ISP.
• Collaborate with case manager in development and planning of treatment program matters (visitation, health, education, safety, permanency).
• Participate in monthly case consultations with the case manager.
• Transfer caseload to newly hired case managers and mentor them.
• Oversee placement and home assignment process for new staff.
• Maintain an abbreviated caseload and comply with duties in the Case Manager description.
• Deliver services to clients in home and community settings and travel between locations as needed.

Skills

Written & verbal communication

Organizational skills

Self-motivated

Education

Bachelor's degree in human services

Master's degree with 1 year experience or DCS waiver

Job description

Savannah
400 Mall Blvd
Bldg 440, Suite B
Savannah, GA 31406, USA

Necco has an opportunity for a career as Foster Care Team Leader/Supervisor. This role will add the most value to the company by providing oversight, supervision, and support to Case Managers. This role will also maintain a client caseload and perform the duties as outlined in the corresponding program job description.

Service and Case Coordination

• Oversee the case coordination of program services under the supervision of the Program Director or designated treatment staff


• Oversee the development of the ISP


• Collaborate with case manager in the development and planning of treatment program matters, including, but not limited to: visitation, health, education, safety and permanency goals


• Participate in monthly case consultation with the case manager to review status of each service recipient


• Transfer caseload to newly hired case managers and mentor/support them through the transitional period


• Oversee the placement and home assignment process as it applies to new staff


• Maintain an abbreviated caseload and complies with the duties required under the Case Manager job description


• Delivers services to clients across multiple environments, including in-home and community-based settings, and is required to transport clients as needed and travel between locations as essential functions of the position

Leadership and Staff Development

• Supervise the thorough completion of intakes and all necessary assessments


• Complete individual performance scorecards and provides clear expectations to those he or she supervises


• Assign mentors to those he or she supervises

Quality Assurance

• Assist and recommend to case manager client support services


• Assist the Program and Treatment Directors in ongoing review of cases to ensure that client records meet quality standards


• Ensure therapeutic services are provided as needed through coordination with the Treatment Director


• Practice ruthless pragmatism


• Engage in peer to peer feedback


• Know and live the Necco Corporate Culture Principles


• Embody the three essential virtues of humble, hungry and smart


• Drive your Individual Performance Scorecard


• Adhere to and contribute to the Necco meeting structure

Position Qualifications

• Minimum of 21 years of age


• Bachelor degree in human services discipline (West Virginia, Ohio, Kentucky and Georgia)


• Master’s degree with one year of paid experience or DCS approval through waiver (Indiana)


• Three years experience working with children, individuals and/or families with emotional or behavioral disabilities.


• Excellent Written and Oral Communication Skills


• Excellent Organizational Skills and Self Motivated


• Successful Completion of all required criminal background checks


• Valid Driver’s License and 100/300/100 Auto Insurance

At Necco, we value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive and equitable work environment. We embrace individuals of diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. We believe that a diverse team fosters innovation and creativity, and we actively seek candidates from all races, ethnicities, religions, genders, sexual orientations, abilities, and ages to join our organization. We are dedicated to providing equal opportunities for employment and advancement to all qualified individuals, and we encourage applicants of all backgrounds to apply.

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