Case Manager [Foster Care]

The Case Manager position is designed to provide the foster-adopt family and child with quality case management and support services. These in-home services are high quality, family centered, and culturally competent. The objective is to effectively reduce maltreatment, improving caretaking and coping skills, enhancing family resilience, supporting healthy and nurturing relationships, and children’s physical, mental, emotional and educational well-being.

Company Description:

Safe Haven Community Services is non-profit 501© (3) organization, licensed and funded by the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services since 2005, which operates as a Foster Care and adoption agency that focuses on recruiting families to foster and/or adopt children specifically with special needs.

MISSION

Our mission is to provide a temporary safe haven, for children and youth who have had some traumatic experience with abuse, neglect, and abandonment until permanency is achieved. Safe Haven is able to facilitate its mission by partnering with individuals and families from our local community, who serve as licensed foster parents, adoptive parents and relative care providers.

VISION

As active members of the community, we share a vision that all children, youth, and families reach their fullest potential in a safe and nurturing environment by creating an environment where everyone can thrive.

VALUES

We believe our leaders, employees, foster families and volunteers wear a badge of INTEGRITY, COMMITMENT and QUALITY while guiding and protecting the children we serve.

Responsibilities and Duties:

The Case Manager services to foster children includes, but not limited to advocating on behalf of the child with foster-adopt family, social service agencies, court, police, medical, school and other mental health professionals. The Case Manager will conduct home visits at least once a month and provides on-going assessments to ensure that the foster-adopt family and their home remain viable for the child until permanency is reached. This position requires good organizational, time management, and communication skills, as well as the ability to work independently.

Qualifications and Skills:

A bachelor’s degree from and accredited college or university in social services or other human service field; and a minimum of (1) year of documented full-time work experience in meeting basic needs and therapeutic services of children and youth with special needs.

Other Requirements:

Must possess a valid Texas Driver’s License, and the ability to use private car to transport children as needed, and must comply with the state policy concerning minimum car insurance coverage.

Work Schedule:

The preferred candidate must be able to work at least 35-40 hours each week between Monday-Friday by working a flexible schedule to meet obligations with home visits, medication review appointments, and child placements activities that may arise after hours and weekends as necessary. This position works 70% Field and mobile, and 30% in office.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $36,000.00 - $40,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday
• Weekends as needed

Experience:

• Social work/Case Management: 1 year (Preferred)

Work Location: In person