Foster Care Case Manager - Children's Hope Alliance (Charlotte/Statesville, NC)

At Children’s Hope Alliance, our highest priority is to provide a safe home environment for children in need. Our family and therapeutic foster care program is often the first safe home some children have ever known. We specially train and monitor foster families to make sure every child who needs it, has a safe home and loving place to call home.

Children's Hope Alliance is looking for committed candidates to be a part of our professional team of foster care workers who help provide a hope, health and healing for generations. If you want more meaning in your career; this is an incredible opportunity to make a difference in the lives of children.

The Foster Care Case Manager is responsible for coordinating services and resources for youth and families being served. The Case Manager provides ongoing support and training to foster parents as well as ensuring that foster parents maintains compliance with established standards. The Case Manager is responsible for documentation and files for all foster parents and foster children assigned to their caseloads. This position will require travel between Gaston, Mecklenburg, Iredell, Cabarrus, Union, Stanley, with possible coverage in other surrounding NC counties.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

Supervision responsibilities: 

·       Provide documented supervision and support to foster families by completing a minimum weekly visit to Therapeutic foster parents and 2 twice monthly to family Foster Care parents to continuously evaluate strengths and needs and provide ongoing training and support

·       Will meet with the child individually and will provide documentation of the visits on the child's contact log

·       Return all emergency phone calls and text messages within 30 minutes of call; return all general phone calls and text messages within four hours

·       Ensure implementation of Teaching Family Model, by providing consultation in accordance with specified service delivery schedule

·       Maintain contact with involved parents or relatives regarding the child’s life, progress in treatment, and treatment plan - c0ntact to be maintained at weekly intervals or as determined by the Admission Agreement

·       Assess safety, family strength, and needs, as well as access necessary community resources

·       Assist foster family in providing a safe and nurturing environment and be knowledgeable of mental health issues and behavioral management supports

·       Maintain contact with custodians, social workers, and other involved professionals, including periodic updates of the resident’s progress and treatment plan as set forth in the Admission Agreement

·       Represent the agency in activities occurring within the ecosystem of the child (treatment review meetings, court hearings, and other functions involving professionals external to the service team

·       Provide support during monthly in-service training, support groups with the families and co-train in Teaching Family Model (when needed)

·       Provide crisis and on-call support for foster parents during the week and participate in the weekend/holiday on-call

·       Monitor homes ongoing to ensure continued compliance with all licensing standards and conduct quarterly review

We offer an impressive benefits package, competitive wages, and opportunities for growth. Benefits for full-time employees include agency assistance with health insurance coverage, $20,000 life insurance, 403B retirement plan with a company match, supplemental benefits with Allstate and Legal/ID shield and paid time off.

 Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in psychology, social work, or related field from a four-year college or university required

  • Two years of previous work experience in a related field required

  • Qualified Professional (QP) designation required

Interested? For further information: www.childrenshopealliance.org/careers/ or questions contact HR@childrenshopealliance.org

Michele Boguslofski