StepStone Family & Youth Services
Foster Care Case Manager
StepStone Family & Youth Services, Winterville, North Carolina, United States, 28950
Location
Winterville, NC
Salary USD $44,000.00 – $48,000.00 per year
Responsibilities
Deliver case management services, individual and family counseling and training, and supervise foster families.
Assist Program Manager in developing individualized treatment plans for troubled children and families.
Maintain weekly contact with foster families, children, and biological families, monitoring progress throughout placement.
Assist with training, home studies, and evaluation of foster parents.
Use standardized tools to measure social and emotional progress and prepare written treatment plans and progress reports.
Make decisions regarding placement and treatment of neglected, abused, disturbed, and medically complex children; act independently or seek advice as appropriate.
Attend court hearings and treatment planning meetings as required.
Duties (examples)
Review referrals and match children with appropriate foster families.
Place children in state-licensed or certified foster homes.
Obtain all required documentation for child in care.
Provide weekly documented contact and bi‑weekly visits to child and foster home.
Visit each assigned child at least once a month away from the foster home.
Prepare treatment plan within 21 days of placement and quarterly thereafter.
Prepare monthly progress reports.
Provide Independent Living training and monthly ILP progress reports.
Provide reunification services to biological families when required.
Coordinate visitation with biological parents, siblings, and relatives.
Provide supervised visits as required by court.
Act as liaison with placing agencies, schools, and community agencies.
Attend staff meetings and conferences for annual training.
Conduct/participate in at least two foster parent support group meetings yearly.
Maintain flexible working hours, including weekends or holidays as needed.
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in social work, sociology, psychology, counseling, or related human‑services field.
At least two years of experience working with children and families.
Five years of experience with a placing agency working with troubled children and families may be considered in lieu of a graduate degree.
Good verbal and writing skills.
Capable of working with children, parents, foster parents, client agencies, and courts.
Creative, pragmatic, assertive, and able to determine when to act independently.
About StepStone Family & Youth Services StepStone Family and Youth Services, an affiliate of BrightSpring Health Services, provides a full spectrum of support to children in need of alternative, safer, and more positive living environments, including residential and family services. StepStone connects children and youth with foster families, offers foster care training, respite care, and support services, and provides personalized guidance and training on basic life skills for young adults transitioning to independent living.
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Salary USD $44,000.00 – $48,000.00 per year
Responsibilities
Deliver case management services, individual and family counseling and training, and supervise foster families.
Assist Program Manager in developing individualized treatment plans for troubled children and families.
Maintain weekly contact with foster families, children, and biological families, monitoring progress throughout placement.
Assist with training, home studies, and evaluation of foster parents.
Use standardized tools to measure social and emotional progress and prepare written treatment plans and progress reports.
Make decisions regarding placement and treatment of neglected, abused, disturbed, and medically complex children; act independently or seek advice as appropriate.
Attend court hearings and treatment planning meetings as required.
Duties (examples)
Review referrals and match children with appropriate foster families.
Place children in state-licensed or certified foster homes.
Obtain all required documentation for child in care.
Provide weekly documented contact and bi‑weekly visits to child and foster home.
Visit each assigned child at least once a month away from the foster home.
Prepare treatment plan within 21 days of placement and quarterly thereafter.
Prepare monthly progress reports.
Provide Independent Living training and monthly ILP progress reports.
Provide reunification services to biological families when required.
Coordinate visitation with biological parents, siblings, and relatives.
Provide supervised visits as required by court.
Act as liaison with placing agencies, schools, and community agencies.
Attend staff meetings and conferences for annual training.
Conduct/participate in at least two foster parent support group meetings yearly.
Maintain flexible working hours, including weekends or holidays as needed.
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in social work, sociology, psychology, counseling, or related human‑services field.
At least two years of experience working with children and families.
Five years of experience with a placing agency working with troubled children and families may be considered in lieu of a graduate degree.
Good verbal and writing skills.
Capable of working with children, parents, foster parents, client agencies, and courts.
Creative, pragmatic, assertive, and able to determine when to act independently.
About StepStone Family & Youth Services StepStone Family and Youth Services, an affiliate of BrightSpring Health Services, provides a full spectrum of support to children in need of alternative, safer, and more positive living environments, including residential and family services. StepStone connects children and youth with foster families, offers foster care training, respite care, and support services, and provides personalized guidance and training on basic life skills for young adults transitioning to independent living.
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