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FOSTER CARE CASE MANAGER
Oakland Family Services
is a private, not-for-profit, human services organization that
provides programs from four offices and within our community located
throughout Oakland County. As a leader in child
and family-focused services, Oakland Family Services reaches more
than 40,000 individuals and families each year. We offer a
warm and engaging work environment; ability to work with dedicated
professionals in addition to excellent benefits and programs.
The Foster Care Case Manager I provides services to
children placed in Foster Care and their families to ensure
protection and stabilization for the children and to assist the
families in developing and completing a successful plan for
reunification.
Responsibilities include:
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Assist in intake, placement and replacement of children who are
referred to the Agency by the Department of Human Services (DHS) or
brought voluntarily by the parents.
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Develop, implement, doument and review behavioral goals, methodology
of service delivery and objectives as listed in a Parent Agency
Agreement.
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Monitor and document all progress related to behavioral goals and
objectives as listed in the service plan.
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Maintain responsibility for children at an individual caseload ratio
of no more than twenty-five, with the ideal caseload ratio of no
more than eighteen.
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Provide family and individual counseling in coordination with the
service plan.
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Provide crisis intervention and case management services to the
child, the family and the foster parents.
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Prepare all necessary reports as required by DHS and the legal
system according to prescribed guidelines.
QUALIFICATIONS
· Master’s
or Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work or related field with
appropriate licensure.
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Demonstrated competence in the issues of separation and loss as they
relate to the foster care population.
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Special abilities and skills necessary to perform the required tasks
and that best meet the needs of the Agency also will be considered.
Any standard above may be waived when compensating specifications or
circumstances exist.
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Flexibility in work schedule to accommodate the needs of the agency
and the program.
OAKLAND FAMILY SERVICES IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
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