Unaccompanied Children Foster Care Case Manager (Spanish Speaking) SIGN ON BONUS
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Job Location:
Redford, MI - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
09-11-2025
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
I. JOB SUMMARY
The Long-Term Foster Care (LTFC) Case Manager is Responsible for coordinating case management services for children in care under the direction of the Lead Case Manager. This includes coordinating timely referrals to external care providers and consistent communication with relevant stakeholders on referral status ensuring consistent care coordination communication between medical and behavioral health staff internally and externally coordinating timely referrals to child advocate services as needed ensuring that the appropriate health interpretation and translation services are available and ensuring the coordination of the proper post-release services that include the continuity of health care services. **$1500 sign-on bonus**
II. DUTIES & ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS
- Acts as a primary point of contact and liaison for the youth family identified sponsors and external agencies.
- Coordinates the timely collection and completion of required documentation for youth in care.
- Ensures that the youth received the full range of services identified in the ISP in an integrated and comprehensive manner.
- Provides assessment of the relationship between the youth and the sponsor utilizing safe screening methods to ensure that the identified sponsor is an appropriate placement for the youth.
- Provides direct assistance to the sponsor to ensure thorough completion of documentation required for timely release of the youth.
- Creates required time sensitive reports and documentation of progress toward discharge
- Provides daily weekly and monthly submission of required updates to internal and external team members.
- Facilitate regular case management meetings for individuals groups and families.
- Evaluate the childs/youths/familys progress toward goal attainment on a designated basis in line with individual service planning and discharge plan goals.
- Responsible for taking the lead role in making transfer and release recommendations as well as coordinating the release of youth from care in accordance with regulatory timeframes.
- Maintain effective working relationships with families children/youth colleagues consultants and community agencies.
- Complete required documentation and reports within the defined time lines.
- Ensure assigned case records meet documentation standards as defined by both federal and state regulations.
- Ensures required contacts with Treatment Foster Care parents both by phone and in person take place and are documented in accordance with regulatory expectations.
- Provide in ratio supervision of youth as required.
- Obtain and maintain certification as a user in BCCs electronic health record software system. Ensure case records and filing are maintained in compliance with ORR and state regulations.
- Perform all other duties as assigned by the Director of Foster Care Services.
III. BASIC COMPETENCIES
Preferred Education and Experience- Bachelors degree in behavioral sciences human services or social services field with 2 years experience of employment in the fields.
- Must be fluent in reading writing and speaking both Spanish and English.
- Child Welfare experience preferred
Additional Eligibility Qualifications
- Ability to effectively express ideas clearly and concisely orally ad in writing; computer literate.
- Able to develop effective behavioral interventions and strategic using sound objective decision making.
- Able to engage children in positive decision making.
- Ability to engage children in a positive and effective manner.
- Able to work cooperatively and collaboratively with others.
- Support BCCs core values of safety integrity empathy and impact through their behaviors.
- RCYCP
- TCI
- CPR/First Aid
- Valid Drivers License
- CPS
- TB
- Physical
- Federal and State Fingerprinting Background Checks
- Drug screening (Pre-Employment and Random)
IV. JOB SETTING
The work environment described here is representative of that which an employee will typically encounter during a normal shift. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.V. Other Information
MCHS is an equal opportunity employer where employment is based upon personal capabilities and qualifications without discrimination because of race ethnicity religion sex age marital status national origin disability sexual orientation veteran status or any other protected characteristics as established by law. This policy extends to all policies and procedures related to the recruitment and hiring compensation benefits termination and all other terms and conditions of employment.Furthermore this description is a summary of the responsibilities duties skills experience abilities and qualifications associated with this position. It is not an exhaustive list and may be changed at any time at the discretion of the CEO and the Leadership Team. Employment is still considered at-will in which MCHS or the employee may with or without notice with or without reason terminate employment. MCHS reserves the right to modify job duties or job descriptions at any time.
Required Experience:
Manager
Key Skills
- Project Portfolio Management
- Motivational Interviewing
- HIPAA
- Computer Skills
- Intake Experience
- Lean Six Sigma
- Conflict Management
- Case Management
- Team Management
- Program Development
- Social Work
- Addiction Counseling
About Company
We offer professional Child Foster Care and Child Adoption Services in Redford and Detroit, Michigan. We also offer Child Foster Care Licensing and Independent Living Services. We provide Residential Treatment and Clinical Therapy for children and our 80 acre campus in Redford, Michig ... View more
