Foster Care Case Manager/Social Worker

Adanech is a rapidly growing, fast-paced locally owned and operated foster and adoption agency. Our focus is on providing loving homes to children in need.

We are seeking a dynamic, organized, personable and detail-oriented Foster Care Case Manager (Social Worker). The Case Manager is responsible for protecting the health, safety, and well-being of the children on their caseload and provide clinical and technical support to foster parents through case management services, crisis management, home visits, weekly contact, monitoring of service compliance, documentation, ongoing training and advocacy. The successful candidate will effectively work towards achieving permanency for children while actively assessing the needs of the child and the foster parent and coordinating interventions when necessary.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provides case management services for all assigned children. Maintains average caseload of 15-20 children and families total.
• Conducts face to face interviews with each family and child (individually) at least twice per month or more often if needed.
• Maintains a working relationship with the foster parents, teachers, therapists, JFS caseworkers, attorneys, child advocates, birth family, and significant others in order to implement successful treatment for each
• Writes individualized service plans (ISP), admission assessments, and monthly progress notes
• Trains and supervise foster parents in the implementation of individualized service delivery for each child placed in their home.
• Maintain appropriate boundaries between field professional, foster parents, and personal issues
• Respect the dignity and worth of children, foster parents
• Maintain child’s confidentiality per agency standards and all applicable codes of ethics
• Consider the environmental, cultural, safety, diversity issues and needs for the child, foster parent and child
• Identify and understand the strengths, abilities and competencies of the child, foster parent
• Complete assignments on time
• Other duties as assigned

Education and Experience

• Graduate degree from an accredited college or university in social work, sociology, psychology, or related human services field.
• At least two (2) years of documented full-time work experience in a child-placing agency providing individualized therapeutic services to children and adolescents with developmental disabilities and their foster families.
• An undergraduate degree in a human service field and five years of experience may be considered in lieu of a graduate degree.

Qualifications and Skills

• Must have own transportation
• Must maintain a clear criminal background
• Must maintain a clear driving record
• Must be organized as well as have excellent verbal, written and communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively with children, families, collaborating agencies, community professionals and treatment teams.
• Able to effectively manage significant documentation
• A self-starter, able to work with minimal supervision
• Able to prioritize and be accountable for timeliness to complete projects in a timely manner
• Ability to organize, multitask and prioritize duties and responsibilities efficiently
• Ability to work independently

Adanech is an equal employment employer F/M/Disability/Vet/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity.

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Pay: From $20.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Referral program
• Vision insurance

Work Location: In person

Salary : $20