Foster Care & Adoption Case Manager

Job description

I. JOB SUMMARY The Foster Care Case Manager acts as an advocate for children and families by working in conjunction with the state and courts to place abused, neglected or abandoned children into temporary foster homes to prepare them to return home or move to a permanent placement; provides professional contracted case management services to children, birth parents, and foster parents; formulates and assesses case plans and appears in court when necessary. II. DUTIES & ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS: - Oversee and ensure the well-being of the child as well as the birth and foster family by providing casework and supportive services; ensure services are completed for the child and family, following up as necessary; provide referrals to the child and the birth parents. - Formulate case plans, write case reports, complete required legal documentation, and maintain case records within agency and DHHS time frames and requirements; perform associated office work, such as compiling statistics, preparing reports, maintaining files as necessary. - Represent the agency in court and accurately testify to the progress of cases; attend all required hearings and meetings pursuant to cases, clients, ch...