Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in a human services field required. Experience providing services for children and case management needed. Experience working with children in the foster care system or with behavioral health challenges preferred. We have a great team of people who genuinely CARE about our children and foster families. Candidates who care about children and families preferred. Ideal candidate will demonstrate ease in scheduling and interviewing through effective and professional communication skills.
In-person interviews will be held this week with the most qualified candidates whose experience most relates to the position description and who offer timely response, professional communication and are available to interview. We will communicate via indeed messaging, so please check indeed regularly.
Starting salary range is posted with ad and specific offers will be based on how closely a candidate's education and experience relate to the position. Salary starting point is between $39,000 to $44,000. Only apply if you can accept this salary range.
Job Environment:
Works in an office-based setting with a team of other professionals with a focus on the best interest of the child served. Ensuring foster parents are provided with consistent attention and support necessary to meet children's needs. Regular travel within the service area in and around Middle Georgia, visiting with children and foster parents at home and in the community.
Benefits: Full array of employee benefits; 403B for retirement investments (non-profit version of 401K).Mileage reimbursement. Agency cell phone provided.
Responsibilities:
- Provides case management for children with a range of behavioral health, developmental and medical diagnoses who are in foster care program.
- Responsible for ensuring children's medical, dental and mental health needs are consistently met.
- Creates a master service plan to guide foster parents, and assists foster parents with plan implementation.
- When needed, provides support for birth families of children assigned.
- Makes referrals for services to community mental health, dental and medical providers.
- Identifies and works with community resources for needed services and supports, including extra-curricular activities, after school care, summer enrichment programs for children assigned.
- Rotates after hours, holiday and weekend on-call support duties with other case management staff to provide crisis intervention and support related to emergencies for children served.
- Maintains the child record by documenting progress and contacts with children and foster families, filing documents, requesting needed documents and ensuring the file is consistently up to present date.
- Assists foster parents with utilizing each child's clothing allowance by tracking spending and submission of receipts.
- Secures respite placements within the program to support regular breaks for foster parents.
- As primary support for the foster parent, works to solve problems and prevent problems through effective communication and monitoring of placement services.
- Provides a variety of support services for children as needed, such as transportation, child care and advocacy with outside agencies.
- Responsible to consistently communicate and share information with the Department of Family and Children's Services case manager.
Note: A detailed description of duties will be given to candidates selected to move forward.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $39,000.00 - $44,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 403(b)
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Mileage reimbursement
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Application Question(s):
- Do you currently live in Middle Georgia within a 40 minute drive to Warner Robins?
- Do you have experience working with children and/or families?
- Do you have a minimum of a Bachelor's Degree in a human services field such as psychology, sociology, criminal justice, social work, human services or other closely related field?
Work Location: In person
