Therapeutic Foster Care Case Manager

Position:Therapeutic Foster Care Case Manager- $5,000 Sign on Bonus

Location: Waukegan, IL

Job :7729

# of Openings:1

Therapeutic Foster Care Case Manager

Under the assigned Therapeutic Foster Care Supervisor, provide case management services for a caseload of ten treatment foster care children and their families. Will ensure that the child’s needs for safety, permanency, wellbeing and placement stability are met within the context of an evidence-based model of treatment foster care using a trauma informed approach.

• Meet individually with the youth at least three times per month, with at least two in-person visits occurring in the Therapeutic Foster Home.
• Meet with the Therapeutic Foster Parent(s) at least once per month.
• Coordinate all treatment services to ensure developmentally appropriate therapeutic services are provided to all youth as recommended by the assessment process and included in the treatment plan to meet individualized goals.
• Create Service Plans based on Integrated Assessments and needs of the youth/family identified in the IM+CANS, including actionable steps to meet desired permanency outcomes.
• Document all case-related interactions and events with youth and service providers, as prescribed by DCFS policy, and maintain client files by submitting and filing documentation within prescribed time frames.
• Facilitate transitions into, out of, and between homes and/or treatment facilities.
• Assist in placement stabilization by supporting Treatment Foster Parents through increased contact, as needed.
• Ensure required and recommended visitations occur, e.g. sibling, parent-child.
• Attend all court hearings, Administrative Case Reviews, school staffings, etc. and interact professionally with outside providers and case-related personnel.
• Provide crisis intervention as needed with 24-hour access, as needed.
• Maintain required contact with and ensure recommended support for biological families.
• Work independently on an individual basis with the youth surrounding their treatment and service needs.
• Communicate pertinent events/aspects of a youth’s case with all team members on an ongoing basis
• Organize, manage and lead document Child and Family Team Meetings per DCFS policy.
• Assists in family reunification and stabilization efforts with the youth’s primary family or other permanent living arrangement consistent with the youth’s case plan.

Education:BSW/BA degree or related

Experience:2+ years of direct child welfare experience
required

Licensure:CWEL, CANS, CERAP, Placement Specialty
required

Other
:
Valid driver’s license and acceptable driving record with OHU required levels of coverage for auto insurance

• Availability to participate in evidence-based model training, coaching and fidelity to certification once hired required.
• Ability to work independently.
• Ability to produce results while working in a hybrid location.
• Willingness to work flexible and non-traditional hours, including evening and weekends, as needed.
• Demonstrate the ability to communicate in a clear, comprehensible manner, both verbally and in writing.
• Demonstrate the ability to motivate children, their families and foster parents to participate in a highly detailed treatment model.
• Valid driver’s license, in good standing for the state of residency required.

Tuition assistance up to $2500 per fiscal year

Up to 4 weeks paid Vacation Days, up to 6 paid Personal Days, 1 paid Mental Health Day, and up to 5 paid Sick days annually

Medical, dental, vision, 403 (b) retirement, flexible spending accounts, health savings account, dependent care, commuter and transit

Agency-paid Life&ADD insurance up to $50K based on salary and short-term disability

Agency-paid long-term after 1 year of employment

Voluntary Supplemental Life&ADD, Critical Illness, Accident and Hospital for Employee, Spouse, and Child(ren)

Voluntary Legal Plans

Voluntary Pet Insurance

Employee Assistance Program with 6 free counseling sessions

Career ladders, professional development, and promotion opportunities

Free LCSW and LCPC Supervision hours available in some locations

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