Foster Care & Adoption Case Manager

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$41,000.00/yr - $43,000.00/yr

Salary Range: $41,000.00 To $43,000.00 Annually

Want to be a DIFFERENCE MAKER? Join our team and BUILD BRIGHTER FUTURES.

We know that in order for you to do your best work and meet our mission, you must be able to be your best self. At Oakland Family Services (OFS), we care about our staff as people first. We treat our team members like family and understand the importance of their families  recognize the significance of flexibility and work/life balance.

We also know that your success…is our success. That’s why OFS not only honors the talent and experience you bring; we actively seek to develop it.

Oakland Family Services has proudly been named a Top Workplace for over ten (10) years in a row, voted on by our own staff. We offer a warm, engaging, equitable, supportive, and inclusive work environment.

Oakland Family Services is a private, non-profit service organization serving our community and building brighter futures for more than 100 years. We proudly offer a continuum of prevention, education and treatment services that span the human life cycle.

OUR MISSION: Providing individuals and families the opportunity to build brighter futures.

OUR VISION: Communities of thriving individuals and families.

Between our strong commitment to our mission and a workplace culture that puts our staff first, we enrich the lives of those we serve, strengthen families, and build brighter futures for those we serve and those we employ.

• Competitive compensation.
• Comprehensive medical, dental, prescription, and vision coverage.
• Flexible Spending Accounts and HSA options.
• Retirement plan with a company match.
• Long‑term disability insurance.
• Voluntary short‑term disability.
• Life insurance and AD&D.
• Malpractice insurance.
• Paid time off benefits, including generous vacation, sick, personal, and bereavement days.
• Twelve (12) paid holidays, including a floating holiday of your choice!
• Annual pay increases, as approved.
• Employee assistance program for you and immediate family.
• Network of support for your health & well‑being.
• Mileage reimbursement at the IRS rate.
• Loan forgiveness programs.

The Foster Care and Adoption Case Manager provides services to children placed in Foster Care who are legally available for adoption. This position is a dual role in which the worker assumes Adoption and Foster Care responsibility for their assigned children. As a dual worker, the responsibilities include provision of services to children who are legally free for adoption and the families who wish to adopt them.

The foundation of the role is to ensure a safe and stable home for the child(ren) and satisfactory adjustment for the child(ren) and the adoptive family. The Foster Care and Adoption position reports to the Adoption/Foster Care Supervisor. This is a community-based position that includes driving to and from home visits, court appearances, attending meeting with other community partners, etc.

• Assist in intake, community-based placement and replacement of children who are referred to the Agency by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS).
• Develop, implement, document and review behavioral goals, methodology of service delivery and objectives as listed in a Parent Agency Agreement.
• Monitor and document all progress related to behavioral goals and objectives as listed in the service plan.
• Maintain responsibility for children at an individual caseload ratio of no more than 13:1.
• Recruit and interview prospective adoptive parents to assess their suitability and commitment to be an adoptive parent.
• Evaluate children who are legally free to be adopted to assess their needs and develop a plan that meets all best interest criteria.
• Provision of pre-placement…