CASE MANAGERS
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Job Description
This role holds the utmost responsibility of safeguarding the health, safety, and overall welfare of the children under their care. It entails offering clinical and technical assistance to foster and adoptive parents through meticulous case management services, crisis management, home visits, regular communication, diligent monitoring of service adherence, thorough documentation, continuous training, and unwavering advocacy. The primary aim of this position is to diligently strive towards attaining permanency for children, all the while actively evaluating the requirements of the child and the foster/adopt parent, and orchestrating necessary interventions when deemed essential.
Qualifications
An accredited college or university must have awarded a Bachelor’s degree in social work or any other human service field. Additionally, the applicant should possess at least one year of full-time work experience in a child-placing agency. This experience should involve providing personalized therapeutic services to children and adolescents with special needs, as well as their foster or adoptive families.
- Must have own transportation
- Must maintain a clear criminal background
- Must maintain a clear driving record
- Must be organized as well as, have excellent verbal, written and communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively with children, families, collaborating agencies, community professionals, and NorthWest Outeach treatment team
- Able to effectively manage significant documentation
- A self-starter, able to work with minimal supervision
- Able to prioritize and be accountable for timeliness to complete projects in a timely manner
- Proven ability to assess children’s needs and determine appropriate placement
- Possess sensitivity to the service population’s cultural and socio-economic characteristics
- Ability to organize, multitask and prioritize duties and responsibilities efficiently
- Ability to work independently