Foster Care Case Manager

Looking for meaningful work where you can make a lasting difference? At Oakland Family Services (OFS), our Foster Care Case Managers help children find safety and stability while supporting families on their journey toward reunification. With flexible scheduling and a supportive work environment, you can build a rewarding career while maintaining the work-life balance that matters to you..

About the Opportunity

The Foster Care Case Manager 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. The Case Manager reports to the Foster Care Supervisor.

What you'll do:

• Assist in intake, placement and replacement of children who are referred to the Agency by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS).
• Develop, implement, document and review behavioral goals, methodology of service delivery and objectives as listed in a Parent Agency Agreement.
• Monitor and document all progress related to behavioral goals and objectives as listed in the service plan.
• Maintain responsibility for children at an individual caseload ratio of 13:1.
• Attend case review meetings, staff meetings, and conferences for professional development.
• Provide referrals for family and individual counseling in coordination with the service plan.
• Consult regularly with other community services and interagency programs to serve the client more effectively and make referrals as appropriate.
• Provide crisis intervention and case management services to the child, the family and the foster parents.
• Link and advocate with other agencies to ensure that the client receives needed services and arrange for transportation as necessary.
• Document that all efforts have been made to work toward a speedy permanency plan for the child.
• Prepare all necessary reports as required by MDHHS and the legal system according to prescribed guidelines.
• Active and ongoing exploration of appropriate alternative placements with family members or kinship care to ensure the least restrictive environment and best interest placement for the child.
• Facilitate aftercare services when a child has returned to family care or becomes a Permanent Ward to ensure that the placement is stable and timely.
• Assist in support groups for foster parents, birth parents and kinship or sibling groups.
• Represent the agency in a positive manner.
• Participate in outreach and recruitment efforts.
• Responsible for incorporating principles of diversity, equity and inclusion in work processes and in job functions. Responsible for promoting a feeling of welcoming, belonging, and acceptance to all clients and staff.
• Other duties as assigned.

What you'll get:

• Manageable caseload: Maintain a 13:1 individual caseload ratio.
• Flexibility: Hybrid work options and flexibility that promotes a healthy balance between client responsibilities and personal commitments.
• Benefits that support you: Competitive compensation including a $3,000 signing incentive (or $5,000 with completed CWTI), health, dental, and vision coverage, retirement plan with company match, generous paid time off including 12 paid holidays, professional development, and more.
• Professional collaboration: Work with a supportive team and community partners who share your commitment to children and families.
• A supportive workplace: Join a mission-driven organization that values staff well-being, inclusion, and open communication.

Does this Describe YOU?

• Master’s or bachelor’s degree in social work or related field.
• Demonstrated competence in the issues of separation and loss as they relate to the foster care population.
• Successful completion of Child Welfare Training Institute (CWTI) training is required.
• Flexibility in work schedule to accommodate the needs of the agency and the program.
• Selected candidates for this position must possess a sensitivity to the diversity of the agency’s service population including (but not limited to) differences of culture, race, religion, gender, sexual orientation and socioeconomic.
• Special abilities and skills necessary to perform the required tasks and that best meet the needs of the agency also will be considered. There may be some standards above that may be waived when compensating specifications or circumstances exist.
• Although employees have use of the Agency vehicle fleet to conduct business and are covered under our insurance, employees must provide documentation of personal vehicle liability insurance with minimum coverage of $100,000 per person/ $300,000 per incident. Employees also must provide documentation of a valid driver’s license on an annual basis as well as proof of registration.

Join Oakland Family Services and help children find stability, families move forward, and brighter futures take shape.