Foster Care Case Manager

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Join our team at Family Services of America Corporation in Fayetteville, NC and make a difference in the lives of children and families in need. As a Foster Care Case Manager, you will have the opportunity to provide essential support and guidance to those who need it most. If you are passionate about social services and want to work for a company that values your contributions, then this is the perfect role for you.

• Facilitate placement of children into foster care, ensure suitable and well-considered
• matches between children and foster families.
• Provide clinical guidance, behavioral intervention and supervision to families in therapeutic foster care.
• Ensure families or parents offer a supportive, consistent, and stable home environment.
• Work collaboratively with qualified staff to address the educational and treatment needs of children placed in homes.
• Act as a supervisor and consultant to licensed therapeutic foster parents who implement therapeutic interventions for youth in care.
• Conduct hourly supervision weekly to assist with the care offered by foster parents.
• Evaluate foster parents ability to provide care, compile a thorough social history, conduct a comprehensive psychosocial assessment, develop an effective service or treatment plan, and ensure appropriate follow-up.
• Administer placement services in residential facilities, provide provisions for essential support, and targeted interventions in areas such as removal from environments involving neglect or abuse, assist with employment, vocational, medical, health, and behavioral concerns.
• Ensure that case files and documentation are maintained in compliance with agency policies and procedures.
• Assess callers with urgent and critical needs and expedites their connection to a clinician for prompt assistance.
• Perform other duties assigned. social work services to individuals and families

• Experience in social services or related field
• Knowledge of social work/mental health/cae management practices
• Strong understanding of mental health assessment and crisis intervention
• Ability to conduct home visits and provide care management
• 2 years post Bachelor's Degree in human service field experience
• Valid Driver's License

• Experience in juvenile justice or child welfare
• Training in trauma-informed care
• Ability to understand clinical assessments

• Minimum Salary: $42,000.00
• Maximum Salary: $48,000.00
• Benefits:
  Health Savings Accounts (HSAs), Flexible Schedules, Tuition Reimbursement, Health & Wellness Programs, Vacation Leave, Holiday Pay, Paid Time Off, Short-Term Disability

Family Services of America provides foster care, therapeutic foster care, outpatient therapy, non-emergency medical transportation, and in-school therapy services to children and families in North Carolina.

At Family Services of America Corporation, we are committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion in all aspects of our work. We strive to create a welcoming and inclusive environment for all employees and clients.

Family Services of America Corporation is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Employment Type:

Full Time

Years

Experience:

3 - 5 years

Salary: $42,000 - $48,000 Annual

Bonus/Commission:
No