CASE AIDE

CASE AIDE

Salary Range: $21.00 To $21.63 Hourly

Job Title: Case Aide

Department: Foster Family Services
Reports To: Program Director

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt
Salary Range: $21.00 - $21.63

Position Summary

A Case Aide provides direct support to the case management team to utilize sound professional judgement and best practices to ensure the swift reunification of Unaccompanied Children and their sponsor(s) while maintaining compliance with established local, state, and federal policies and procedures.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide tangible support to assigned case management team.
• Prepare, compile, submit, and maintain accurate Foster Parent records, files, forms, statistics, and additional relevant information in accord with agency policy, licensing and/or funding requirements.
• Review ORR portal for compliance with upload requirements and ensure updates are input as needed for safety and timely discharge.
• Conduct Resource Family Home inspections.
• Complete calls with sponsors as assigned to gather information.
• Actively participate in safety and service‑related resource development prior to UC discharge.
• Participate in planning, coordinating, implementing, and evaluating designated social service program(s).
• Provide documented information related to identified delays in the processing of UC cases.
• Attend scheduled meetings and participate in team decisions and operations.
• Assist in special projects.
• Case aide will escort UC, verify identification of approved sponsor and release custody of UC to approved sponsor.
• Adhere to Child Abuse and reporting requirements.
• Must be relied upon regarding task completion and meeting deadlines without sacrificing accuracy, work quality, or customer service satisfaction.
• Attend meetings and trainings when needed or requested.
• Perform other duties as requested by the assigned supervisor and or management.

Supervisory Responsibilities

This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

Competencies

• Communications - Expresses ideas and thoughts verbally; expresses ideas and thoughts in written form; exhibits good listening and comprehension; keeps others adequately informed; selects and uses appropriate communication methods.
• Cooperation - Establishes and maintains effective relations; exhibits tact and consideration; offers assistance and support to co-workers; works cooperatively in group situations; works actively to resolve conflicts.
• Ethics - Treats people with respect; keeps commitments; inspires the trust of others; works with integrity and principles; upholds organizational values.
• Planning/Organizing - Prioritizes and plans work activities; uses time efficiently; plans for additional resources; sets goals and objectives; organizes or schedules other people and their tasks; develops realistic action plans.
• Problem Solving - Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner; gathers and analyzes information skillfully; develops alternative solutions; works well in group problem solving situations; uses reason even when dealing with emotional topics.
• Strategic Thinking - Develops strategies to achieve organizational goals; understands organization's strengths & weaknesses; analyzes market and competition; identifies external threats and opportunities; adapts strategy to changing conditions.

Qualifications

Education/Experience
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Associate's degree or equivalent from two‑year college or technical school; or six months to one year related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Requirements
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Must be at least 21 years of age.

Language Ability
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Read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Write routine reports and correspondence. Speak effectively before groups of customers or employees. Bilingual in Spanish preferred.

Mathematical Ability
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Add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals. Compute rate, ratio and percent, and draw and interpret bar graphs.

Reasoning Ability
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Solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Interpret a…