What are the responsibilities and job description for the Foster Care Case Manager position at Wellroot Family Services?

Position : Case Manager - Foster Care

Department : Foster Care Programs

Reports To : Foster Care Supervisor (Newnan / LaGrange)

Location : Statewide

FLSA Status : Exempt

Job Summary : The Case Manager - Foster Care, a full-time position, is employed by and is directly accountable to the Foster Care Supervisor (Newnan / LaGrange). Position is primarily responsible for the placement of children in foster homes; maintenance of children while in the foster home; dismissal and follow-up of children upon leaving the foster homes; supervision and training of the foster parents; provision of casework services to birth families and / or children in foster homes. In addition, this worker needs :

Responsibilities :

To be a viable team member by investing in all activities and functions of the agency's services.
To participate in conferences and other training opportunities when requested by the Foster Care Supervisor or Program Manager; and to make use of professional consultation by learning from the experience and knowledge of others.
To operate in an organized manner consistent with reasonable economy and to keep the Foster Care Supervisor or Program Manager aware of the full range and expected needs of clients in order that priorities can be considered.
To meet deadlines on compliance standards for foster youth as well as foster parents' records including ORCC, DHS, and COA regulations.
To meet monthly deadlines for preparing financial vouchers for the foster parents as well as RBWO per diems for DHS.
To actively coordinate and participate in service and permanency planning for each family on his / her caseload.
To be involved in the quarterly quality assurance peer monitoring of children's and foster parents' records.
To make the minimum monthly visits to the regular foster homes and to the available birth parents.
To participate in outcome planning for foster care, and the keeping of data to support outcomes.
To enter required data in the state's GA Score systems, meeting the monthly deadlines.
To enter and annually gather data used for the agency's annual report.
To understand and practice the use of appropriate confidentiality.
To follow agency personnel and program policy.
To be a positive factor in public relations by representing the agency well in contact with visitors and people from the community.
To be involved in the activities of the agency's quality assurance program.
To perform other duties as delegated by the Foster Care Supervisor or Program Manager.

Preferred Attributes :

Understanding of complex trauma and ability to implement strategies to guide families to help children through trauma.

Spirit of collaboration and teamwork that fosters positive relationships with internal and external stakeholders

Positive, uplifting, and inviting demeanor that opens the door for easy rapport building with families and children.

Alignment and commitment to the agency's strategic goals and objectives. Extraordinary attention to case level details that incorporates strong case management skills.

Requirements :

Have a minimum of a bachelor's degree from an accredited college / university in a human service or behavioral science field.

Have a minimum of two years' experience of working with children and families.

Own, drive, and maintain an automobile in good working condition, receiving a reimbursement for agency business mileage

Understand that this job will require some evening and weekend hours of employment, and some after-hour on call responsibilities.

Be computer literate, including word processing and excel spread sheets

Be organized and detailed oriented

Possess good communication and writing skills

Work Environment : This position is located at a Wellroot assigned office, the work is conducted in an office setting and across the campus. Fast-paced, working with vulnerable clients. The ability to maintain a flexible work schedule which will include evenings and weekends is required. Must be able to lift up to 25 pounds. Usually sits in front of a computer 60% of the time.

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