Case Manager- Perry

4 Sisters is a family-centered, trauma-integrated, innovative Case Management Company and we are expanding to our new location in Dixie, Levy, Gilchrist, and Taylor counties. 

Role

Based on the vision of this role within the context of the 4Sisters’ full-service case management model the Case Manager is a field-based position responsible for assessment and coordination of the requirements of each case as prescribed in applicable Florida Statute, Florida Administrative Code, and CFOP to ensure that safety, permanency, and well-being goals are met.

Essential Job Functions

• Work in partnership with children, families, caregivers, and other stakeholders to achieve permanency, safety, and well-being.
• Coordinate and communicate regularly with Permanency Primers© and Hope & Healing team about court-ordered tasks and other activities required in meeting Conditions For Return and permanency goals (maintain and strengthen, reunification, permanency guardianship, adoption, independent living).
• Assess, develop, and monitor child safety plans in accordance with Safety Methodology.
• Develop, coordinate, and manage case plans that address underlying conditions that result in behavior change and conditions in the home that are supportive of reunification.
• Responsible for monthly face to face contact with parent to check status of case plan compliance and working relationship between parent and Permanency Primer© and Hope & Healing. 
• Responsible for required face to face contacts with children at a frequency determined by risk.
• Write fact-based, timely reports to the court that are free of grammatical or spelling errors.
• Present fact-based information and recommendations to the court in a calm and concise manner.
• Meet with supervisor and be prepared for scheduled supervisions.
• Attend, participate, and be prepared for case staffings and huddles.
• Attend all required trainings.
• Participate and learn information presented during trainings to gain proficiency in all areas of responsibility.
• Use tools provided to maximize the effectiveness of the Case Manager role.
• Follow agency policy and procedure.
• Enter all case-related activity into FSFN within 48 hours in the required format.
• Advocate and innovate for better ways of doing business. 

Required Education/Training/Certifications

• Bachelor’s degree in social work or related area of study or a master’s degree in social work or a related area of study from an accredited college or university. Related areas of study include bachelor’s or master’s degrees in human services, criminology, juvenile justice, psychology, sociology, counseling, special education, education, human development, child development, family development, marriage and family therapy, and nursing
• Must hold a Child Welfare Certified Professional (CWCP) credential and uphold the FCB Code of Ethical and Professional Conduct
• Experience: It is expected that as the Case Manager is advancing through the Tiers that their proficiency/mastery of their role is advancing as well.  

Required Skills

• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Strong assessment skills related to risk and safety
• Ability to learn and develop the skill of listening/observing and hearing/seeing the need behind the behavior when a stakeholder in their space is dysregulated.
• Ability to ask for and accept help and support
• Adaptive technical skills to navigate software that might be unfamiliar or used infrequently such as Teams, SharePoint, etc. as well as FSFN.

It is the policy of 4-Sister's  as an Equal Opportunity Employer, to recruit, hire and promote to all job classifications without regard to race, color, national or ethnic origin, religion, age, sex, disability, political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status or any other protected class.

We are a drug-free workplace.

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• Health Insurance
• Dental insurance
• Employee discount
• Flexible spending account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance

Schedule: Position is flexible based on client availability, court hearings, and case staffing.