Foster Care Case Manager Team Lead
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Job Location:
Royal Oak, MI - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
30+ days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
POSITION DESCRIPTION
Child Safe Foster Care
Job Title: Foster Care Case Manager Team Lead
Reports To: Foster Care Supervisor
Status: Full Time
FLSA Status: Exempt
Our Mission: To provide expert comprehensive services in southeastern Michigan that strengthen children adults and families impacted by abuse and neglect autism developmental disabilities and mental health challenges so they are successful in their communities.
General Acknowledgement:
To perform this job successfully an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge skill and /or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Job Summary:
The Foster Care Team Lead provides case management services to the children in foster care and their families. The Foster Care team lead also assists the Foster Care Supervisor.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities:
- Develops and implements a permanency placement plan for each assigned child.
- Participates in required trainings and meetings.
- Assist in orienting and training newly hired staff as a mentor.
- Attend case conferences and court review hearings with workers in training to model and support.
- Assist new staff in learning to navigate and utilize MISACWIS.
- Assists the supervisor and program manager in the development management and quality improvement of the program.
- Assesses needs and finds resources for children and families throughout the program.
- Attends outside meetings for supervisor as needed.
- Assists with late night supervisor coverage as needed.
- Assists with emergency situations by covering shift(s) as necessary.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Job Qualifications:
- A minimum of two years of experience as a social service worker in a child welfare agency a child caring institution or in an agency performing a child welfare function.
- Knowledge of and experience with Michigan Statewide Automated Child Welfare Information System (MiSACWIS) required.
- Experience with resource development for children and families in need.
- Use of personal vehicle as needed with mileage reimbursement.
- Proficient in Microsoft Word Outlook and Excel.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Ability to provide culturally competent services that shows sensitivity to the service populations cultural and socioeconomic characteristics.
Core Competencies:
- Customer Service regularly respond to customers in a courteous and timely manner with focus on providing quality services.
- Job Knowledge demonstrate mastery of basic principles techniques and skills related to job consistently applying technical and procedural competence.
- Professionalism consistently present a positive image of self and the agency operating with integrity and credibility.
- Planning & Organization of Work reliably demonstrate time management skills through advance planning in order to deliver high quality work product within deadlines.
- Relationship / Leadership exhibit ability to develop cooperative relationships based on mutual respect and trust treating others fairly consistently listening openly and actively encouraging others to express candid and differing views.
- Judgement & Problem Solving show ability to review facts and information using sound judgment to arrive at the most effective solution and when appropriate seek supervisory assistance.
- Quality & Accuracy consistently present work product that is thorough accurate and effective in accomplishing intended purpose of assignments.
- Initiative & Independence demonstrate ability to effectively complete work tasks with minimal direction from supervisor and take initiative to increase effectiveness of work and that of the department.
- Reliability / Dependability exhibit consistency in performance and reliably follows through on tasks and assigned responsibilities.
- Temperament maintain emotional control a positive perspective and effectively respond to stress on the job.
Education Certificates Licenses Registrations:
- Bachelors degree in a social work or related human services field.
- Must provide documentation of completion of 9-week foster care pre-service training through the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). Completion is achieving a passing score.
- Valid Michigan Drivers License appropriate insurance and use of own vehicle.
Working Conditions:
- Works in an office environment and in the community as needed.
- Non-traditional hours occur often due to the need for evening and weekend visitation for children and birth parents as well as accommodation of foster parents schedules
- Possible stressful environment working with families and court system.
- Fast paced enthusiastic and team oriented workplace.
Physical requirements:
None
Direct reports:
None
This description is intended to describe the type and level of work being performed by a person assigned to this job. It is not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities of a person so classified. The employee is expected to adhere to all company policies and perform other duties as assigned for the good of the consumers the program the department and the agency. |
Required Experience:
Manager
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About Company
The Judson Center provides expert, comprehensive services that strengthen children, adults, and families impacted by abuse, autism, developmental disabilities, and mental health challenges so they are successful in their communities.
