Foster Care Case Manager

Are you tired of large caseloads and little support? Are you seeking an opportunity to work with an innovative and growing agency? If so, join us as we implement our new start-up program to revolutionize Treatment Foster Care in the state of Illinois under our Project Reach initiative! To assist us in achieving our mission, we are currently seeking a Foster Care Case Manager in our Rockford, Illinois office.

At Our Children’s Homestead our mission is to build a strong, stable foundation of support for each youth we serve, and develop opportunities that enable them to discover and sustain a positive future.

If you or you know someone who is looking to help us achieve this mission, we are currently accepting resumes to fill the position of Foster Care Case Manager.

The Foster Care Case Manager will be responsible for the permanency and case management duties for youth assigned to their caseload. In addition, Case Managers participates, maintains, monitors and records each child’s rehabilitative service plans and progress towards goals. The Foster Care Case Manager will also maintain all files in accordance with Medicaid, DCFS, OCH, and COA standards.

This position will provide a sign-on bonus of $3,000. Sign-on bonus will be distributed to person selected for this position after 6 months of successful employment with the agency.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following:

• Places child, with the assistance of supervisor, and is responsible for children and foster or adoptive homes.
• Refers child and parent or guardian to community resources, according to needs of child and/or family.
• Maintains case history records and reports.
• Records progress related to rehabilitation goals through home visits with the child and the foster parents. Revises goals as necessary.
• Responsible for facilitation and potential transportation of child’s transition into, out of, or in between OCH foster homes.
• Responsible for maintaining any paperwork related to the movement of child.
• Responsible for required home visits and the required amount of Behavioral Health Services each month for all assigned cases, ACR attendance, court hearings, school staffings, biological family visits, psychiatric staffings, team meetings and any other case management activities.
• Responsible for submitting Activity/Service Log Time Sheet on a weekly basis and recording weekly schedule in accordance with Agency policy. Maintain an awareness of all updates and active DCFS policies and procedures regarding foster care and adoption.
• Other duties as assigned

Education and/or Experience

Bachelor’s degree (B.A. or B.S.) from four year college or university in a social service related field required; one year of child-welfare related experience and/or training required. Experience working with adolescents is preferred

Must possess reliable transportation, a State of Illinois Driver’s License, valid vehicle insurance and vehicle registration.

State of Illinois CWEL (Child Welfare Employee License) and CERAP (Child Endangerment Risk Assessment Protocol) Certification preferred.

COVID-19 Vaccination Policy

Our first responsibility as a business is to ensure the safety of our current workforce, our stakeholders and our community in addition to adhering to any legal executive orders/mandates to ensure the agency remains legally compliant.

With this being said, we are now required by executive order/law to comply with state and federal COVID-19 vaccination mandates. We are taking all necessary precautions to promote public health and safety and for these reasons, all employees will be required to offer proof of receipt of an FDA-approved vaccination against COVID-19 or be subject to weekly testing. With fines for employers not adhering to the mandate being $14,000 per incident/occurrence, Our Children’s Homestead will adhere to this mandate.

Employees of Our Children’s Homestead who are authorized to transport clients in the performance of their job duties will be reimbursed $0.62.5 per mile for all authorized travel at the rate established by OCH.

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Our Children’s Homestead is an equal opportunity employer. All aspects of employment including the decision to hire, promote, discipline, or discharge, will be based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $45,000.00 - $50,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Cell phone reimbursement
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible schedule
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Mileage reimbursement
• Paid time off
• Referral program
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Experience:

• Child welfare: 1 year (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• Driver's License (Required)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $45,000 - $50,000