Case Manager - Adoption

Completes initial and ongoing assessments by gathering information from children, their families, and collaterals.

May be responsible for initial contact of children and subsequent placement.

Research and recommend possible kinship placements, giving them priority, whenever viable.

Facilitates and coordinates family meetings.

Develops and implements case plans and permanency goals with children and families, ensuring that goals are reached within established time frames.

Determines and recommends which services are needed for the child and family, including mental health, drug and alcohol services, respite care and supervised or unsupervised visitations/interactions.

Assists families to establish a support network of family, kinship, and community.

Supports kinship and foster families to maintain placements and help children work toward permanency.

Preparing families and/or children for moves, reunification or other appropriate permanency goals.

Provides intervention for children and families in crisis situations.

Assesses ongoing case plan goals and recommends reunification, termination of parental rights or other permanency options.

Ability to work with the court system and follow court protocols including appropriate business attire.

Completes reports for court, participates in court proceedings, including testifying, and makes sure court orders are followed.

Completes and maintains written documentation in child/family's case record accurately and within established time frames.

If a child's permanency goal becomes adoption, complete necessary documents to assist in the adoption process.

Participates in supervisory and team meetings, sharing pertinent information about children/families' progress, critical trends, barriers, and solutions to achieving outcomes; and relationships with other agencies/communities.

Works collaboratively and provides guidance to family support workers assigned.

Supervises and transports children and families as needed.

On-call rotation where you will be available outside of regular working hours to address any urgent issues that arise during your rotation. The essential functions during on-call periods include:

Mandated reporter.

Receives training in trauma informed practice and incorporates knowledge in day-to-day practice.

Ability to work flexible schedule including on-call.

Understanding of family centered practice.

Understanding of the child welfare and state system.

Ability to engage families in working relationships.

Understanding of child and adolescent development.

Demonstrates effective written and verbal communication skills.

Ability to travel throughout the State.

Consistently exercises discretion and independent judgment in performance of duties in conformance with applicable policies, procedures, statutes, rules, and regulations.

Handles multiple priorities.

Independent discretion/decision making within the scope and responsibility of the position.

Manages emotions and can make decisions under pressure.

Works alone effectively.

Works near others and/or in a distracting environment.

Works with others effectively/teamwork.

Ability to work with diverse populations.

Understands and practices Universal Precautions.