Trauma-Informed Child Welfare Case Manager — Foster

Thompson-Child-; Knoxville (TN); On-site; USD 27,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO & Holidays

Health/Dental/Vision

401K Match

Education Reimbursement

Referral Bonus

Student loan repayment

Volunteer PTO

EAP services

Mileage Reimbursement

Tech devices

Growth opportunities

Job summary

Thompson is a Tennessee-based organization delivering prevention, mental health services, and foster care for youth 0-18 across multiple states. As a Case Manager, you will support high-need youth in out-of-home care, engage kin and fictive kin to build protective capacities, and help ensure stable, safe homes for the youth served.

The role involves coordinating crisis response, service linkage, and engagement with families in the community, with hours that vary and an on-call schedule for

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• At least 1 year of professional work in child welfare or related fields.
• Valid driver’s license; background checks and fingerprinting required.

Responsibilities

• Provide dependency case management services to families with verified abuse history and open dependency cases.
• Manage crisis, connect youth and caregivers to service providers, write court reports, testify in court, and conduct face-to-face engagement with youth/family in the community.

Skills

Case management

Crisis intervention

Court testimony

Education

Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university

Job description

Thompson is a Tennessee-based organization delivering prevention, mental health services, and foster care for youth 0-18 across multiple states. As a Case Manager, you will support high-need youth in out-of-home care, engage kin and fictive kin to build protective capacities, and help ensure stable, safe homes for the youth served.

The role involves coordinating crisis response, service linkage, and engagement with families in the community, with hours that vary and an on-call schedule for