In-Home & Foster Care Case Manager

Overview

Case Manager – position # (31-31-6006)

Mountrail McKenzie Human Service Zone (Serving Clients in Mountrail and McKenzie Counties) – Stanley, ND

This Case Manager Will

• Be the case manager for In Home and Foster Care clients; determine required actions to ensure the safety of children.
• Provide family assessments and supports, complete referral to services, follow-up services, and complete case management plans. Work with clients in their home and assist them with building/maintaining natural supports.
• Accept on call referrals and respond to emergency requests from law enforcement; provide crisis intervention and emergency services to children and family.
• Develop and implement case management plans with parents of children where abuse or neglect has been substantiated in an In Home Case.
• Arrange alternative care placements for children who are removed from their home as a result of child abuse or neglect assessment.
• Provide permanency planning and case management for children needing guardianship or adoption.
• Coordinate services for children in temporary county custody or under the custody and control of the zone.
• Write affidavits to the court and testify in court.
• Complete ND Child Welfare Certification.
• Primary job duties include In Home and Foster Care Case management.

Qualifications

To be considered for this position, you must have a bachelor’s degree in one of the following areas: social work, psychology, sociology, counseling, human development, education, human services, child development and family science, behavioral health, applied behavior analysis, nursing (bachelor’s level degree) or criminal justice. Plus, one of the following:

• Family Service Specialist III (SC7005):
  • Two (2) years of professional work experience as a social worker, child protective services worker, or professional case manager is required. Qualifying experience includes work in healthcare, behavioral health, child welfare, developmental disabilities, case management in a corrections setting, or social services. This experience must involve direct client interaction, service coordination, and documentation responsibilities.
  • A master’s degree may substitute for one (1) year of the work experience requirement.
  • A bachelor’s degree as listed above
• Family Services Specialist II (SC7004):
  • One (1) year of professional work experience as a social worker, child protective services worker, or professional case manager is required. Qualifying experience includes work in healthcare, behavioral health, child welfare, developmental disabilities, case management in a corrections setting, or social services. This experience must involve direct client interaction, service coordination, and documentation responsibilities.
  • A master’s degree in one of the above areas may substitute for the work experience requirement.
  • A bachelor’s degree as listed above
• Family Services Specialist I (SC7004):
  • No work experience required
  • A bachelor’s degree as listed above

About Team ND

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Application Procedures

Your resume should include information to demonstrate how you meet the minimum qualifications as posted. If the Department's Human Resource Division is unable to determine that you meet the minimum qualifications credit will not be given. All application material must be received on or before the closing date by 11:59 PM Central Standard Time (CST).

Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States. The Department of Health & Human Services does not offer or provide sponsor ships.

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A copy of your qualifying degrees transcript and any applicable certifications or licensures must be provided at the time of an interview.

For more information about the position or if you need an accommodation, please contact Desiree Sorenson

Employing Unit:
Mountrail McKenzie Human Service Zone

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Equal Employment Opportunity

The State of North Dakota and this hiring agency do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including sexual orientation and gender identity), genetics, religion, age or disability in employment or the provisions of services and complies with the provisions of the North Dakota Human Rights Act.

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