Foster Care Case Manager - Saint Louis, United States - Epworth Children & Family

Description

Job Description

Summary

Provide case management services for children who are entering, re-entering or currently are in out-of-home care through the successful placement, stabilization, and utilization of services for these children and their families, with a primary focus on permanency and safety for the child.

This position demonstrates commitment to the mission, vision and values of the agency by engaging in respectful, cooperative relationships with customers (i.e. clients, employees and external stakeholders); being accountable for providing services and ensuring safety to customers while empowering customers in achieving the agency's mission.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Responsible for making decisions in a timely manner; independently determining next steps related to client services for medical, education, social and emotional supports; monitor and ensure clients receive identified, necessary resources for quality services
• Ensure that emergency availability is provided to the child, family, and state agency via a pager system and telephone number 24 hours/7days a week.
• Formulate permanency goals and plans for assigned clients.
• Prepare records and documentation of all work with clients, including written assessments, treatment plans, case plans, evaluations, and terminations summaries.
• Facilitate meetings twice monthly with the biological parents, the child and/or the caregiver in accordance with contract licensing, and or accreditation requirements. Visits with the child and caregiver must take place in the home.
• Lead Family Support Team (FST) and Team Decision Making (TDM) meetings as required.
• Coordinate parent/child/sibling visits as required by contract and standard.
• Identify and coordinate linkages with community resources for clients.
• Responsible for client successful achievement of outcomes and documentation of achievement progress to show the effectiveness of provided services; includes data collection and outcome measurement reporting
• Coordinate with other Epworth child service staff, Children's Division, the court system, and the out-of-home care provider.
• Attend all court hearings and prepare documents per policy and procedure.
• Transport clients to and from appointments, FST, court, school and moves as needed
• Secure legal permanency for each case managed.
• Participate in Peer Record Reviews for the Children's Division.

Supervisory Responsibilities: None

Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in social work, drug and alcohol education, counseling, psychology, education, sociology, or criminal justice.

Minimum of one year of professional employment in the delivery of protective social services, family preservation services, or targeted case management services in a public or private agency. Demonstrated experience as a positive contributor in a close team and community relationship, and with community resource mobilization.

Job Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Adhere to agency rules, policies and procedures including attendance, program/department specific procedures, workplace safety, code of conduct, social media, training requirements, and confidentiality
• The ability to operate in a non-judgmental manner and to assess client needs.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals or government regulations.
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence and procedure manuals.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, public groups and/or clients.
• Define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions.
• Able to make independent decisions through application of common sense, data, and knowledge gained through training and education.
• Ability to solve problems and deal with abstract and concrete variables in situations and to synthesize information consistent with the organizational strategy and mission.
• Strong ability to lead, organize and plan.
• Email, Typing, and Microsoft Word
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to communicate effectively. The physical requirement of this job includes: sitting, standing, walking and climbing stairs on a regular basis; lifting up to 25lbs, pulling and/or pushing on occasion.
• The majority of this job is performed in the community. Will need to transport clients to activities or appointments

Benefits:

• Eligible for Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, & Disability on date of hire
• 401(k) eligibility begins on the first of the month following hire date; eligible for company match after 1 year and 1,000 hours of work
• 10 paid holidays plus 1 floating holiday
• 40 hours of PTO on date of hire, additional hours after 90 days
• Extended illness leave

Equal Employment Opportunity

Epworth is an EEO/AA employer. Consistent with this policy, Epworth embraces diversity and welcomes colleagues and applicants of all backgrounds. Our goal is to empower every day and build a community that is inclusive, drawing upon the strengths of the diversity of our colleagues to exceed the expectations of our clients.

About Epworth

Founded in 1864, Epworth is a multiservice agency that seeks to empower youth who have experienced trauma to realize their unique potential by meeting essential needs, cultivating resiliency, and building community. Thousands of youth and families turn to Epworth each year for a full range of services including: therapeutic foster care and case management; residential and intensive treatment; individual/family therapy and comprehensive psychological testing; emergency shelter and longer-term housing services; life skills and vocational training; as well as crisis care and outreach through the Drop-In Center, food pantry, and 24-hour crisis help-line. Epworth is headquartered at 110 N. Elm Ave. in Webster Groves, Missouri and has locations in Normandy and South St. Louis City.

Our Mission
Empowering youth to realize their unique potential by meeting essential needs, cultivating resiliency, and building community.

Our Vision
A world in which every youth experiences life in all its fullness.

Our Values

Respect: We recognize the inherent worth and promote the well-being of every client and colleague.

Excellence: We offer evidence-based, high-quality programming and provide exceptional care and service.

Community: We cultivate a sense of belonging and solidarity among colleagues and advocate for racial equality and social

Great Benefits

Epworth offers a comprehensive benefits package with eligibility beginning on hire date for medical, dental, vision, life, and long-term disability. Colleagues may participate in the 401k starting on the first of the month after hire date. We have a generous paid time off plan for full time colleagues, including PTO, sick leave, and holidays.

justice throughout our communities.