Full Time Community Home Based Case Manager Opening Job at WHITINGTON HOMES AND SERVICES, Fort Wayne, IN

  • WHITINGTON HOMES AND SERVICES
  • Fort Wayne, IN

Job Description

Job Description

Job Description

Job Summary
Works under the supervision and direction of the Home-based supervisor for the purpose of providing family centered casework services to families and children involved with DCS/Probation. Includes pre-adoption and post-adoption services. Case Manager should help to safely maintain children in their homes (or foster home); prevent children’s initial placement or reentry into foster care; preserve, support, and stabilize families; and promote the well-being of children, youth, and families.

Full and part-time positions are available.  Whitington allows for Monday-Sunday availability to provide direct care services and hours can flex with schedules of families demands and will include a need for evening and weekend availability.

Responsibilities

Case Managers work under the direct supervision of a home-based case manager supervisor and Program Director.  Families served come as a direct referral from the Department of Child Services or probation and reflect the following service options:
Tutoring
Truancy/Termination
Home Based/Community Based case management services
Parenting Education
Supervised parenting time
Case planning, initial assessment and ongoing treatment planning efforts
Transportation using personal or company vehicles
Team Meetings
Family reunification/preservation efforts

This position is an interactive role in assisting families in the reunification process and/or referral process to improve a situation identified in their lives that requires education, role-modeling, consistent family planning for meals, time management, symptom management, advocacy and much more.

Skills Required
* Ability to meet a family in a non-biased strengths-based format either in the home, community, or office setting.
* Ability to develop a goal-oriented plan of treatment
* Devleop a consistent schedule of interaction
* A belief in the family preservation philosophy

Qualifications

* A Bachelor's degree preferred position, Whitington will consider an Associate's degree, High School diploma or equivalent with at least 4 years of full-time employment experience providing direct services to children and families.
* Experience must include service to families that have required assistance in the protection and care of children.
* Must have a valid driver's license and proof of insurance.
* Have strong organizational skills 
* Work well as a team or independently
* Skillful use of evidence-based strategies
* Have a strong desire to recognize and strive for a strengths-based perspective of change.

* Ability to maintain confidentiality of all appropriate information.
* Ability to communicate effectively and efficiently, orally and in writing.
* Be able to provide factual feedback to the Department of Child Services/Probation or the courts in person, telehealth and in writing.
* Weekly staffing is mandatory and occurs on Monday mornings at 9:00 a.m.


Benefits
403b, Mileage, Vacation, Sick, and Holiday pay. 


Job Tags

Full time, Part time, Work at office, Trial period, Flexible hours, Weekend work, Day shift, Afternoon shift

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