Unaccompanied Children Home Study/Post Release Case Manager
Unaccompanied Children Home Study/Post Release Case Manager
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Lutheran Services Carolinas Refugee and Immigrant Services Department provides culturally appropriate trauma-informed comprehensive services to refugees and immigrants across North and South Carolina.
Please note that you must be fluent in Spanish for this position.
The Post Release and Home Studies Program Case Manager works with Unaccompanied Children (UCs) who are fleeing their country of origin and arrive in the U.S. without a parent or legal guardian. UCs are placed into the custody of the Office of Refugee Resettlement and often released to caregivers in local communities across the country. Lutheran Services Carolinas works in collaboration with the Office of Refugee Resettlement and Lutheran Immigrant and Refugee Service to provide case management to UCs who are reunified with caregivers in North and South Carolina.
Must be able to commute to Columbia SC
This role is required to serve only Home Studies completing up to 3 reports simultaneously. The role will involve significant amounts of writing and travel with most cases requiring being fly-out. A case can be assigned and travel must happen within 1-2 days of that assignment for the in-person part of the home visit. The amount of travel anticipated for this role is between 75% and 80%.
Essential Functions:
1. Conduct home visits and phone contacts with the dual purpose of assessing safety and appropriateness of childs placement with his/her caregiver (sponsor) and connecting child to services in the community to address risk factors.
2. Perform ongoing case management with a focus on screening and making appropriate referrals to address childs needs in the following domains: placement issues safety issues education health mental health legal/immigration proceedings substance abuse independent living juvenile/criminal justice and child enrichment activities.
3. Provide crisis intervention services directly as needed or connect family to services to ensure minors safety and well-being in a crisis situation.
4. Submit detailed and thorough documentation in compliance with LSC policies and procedures. Utilize social work best practices for thorough assessments of childs progress and services provided.
5. Maintain regular and timely communication with supervisor around any issues concerning the childs safety stability or well-being in the placement.
6. Participate in ongoing supervision.
7. Report trends challenges and successes in working with the population as appropriate to supervisor or designee.
8. Participate in LSC trainings on cultural competence service provision and policies and procedures.
9. Other duties as assigned by supervisor.
Qualifications
Education: Bachelors degree in social work or other relevant degree or equivalent experience;
Masters degree preferred
Experience: At least one year experience in child welfare or trafficking survivors. Experience working with refugee or immigrant children preferred. Cross-cultural or international experience preferred.
Specific skills/abilities: Fluency in Spanish required. Excellent clinical and crisis intervention skills. Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Critical assessment and analysis skills. Motivated organized flexible and able to navigate multiple service priorities.
Specialized knowledge licenses etc: Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications. Must carry a valid NC or SC drivers license. Knowledge of community resources and ability to connect families to community services.
Required Experience:
Manager
Employment Type
Full-Time
