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Foster Care Coordinator/Case Manager

Shawano County
8 hours ago
Full-time
On-site
Shawano, Wisconsin, United States
Bachelor's
Shawano County is organized according to Chapter 59 of the Wisconsin Statutes. The following is the County’s Mission Statement and Policy on Quality:
 
“The primary mission of Shawano County is to provide all County citizens with cost-effective, prompt and high-quality County services. Quality is the extent to which a product or service conforms to requirements and meets or exceeds customer expectations.”

*It is the policy of Shawano County to recruit and select the most qualified persons for positions in the County's service. Recruitment and selection shall be conducted in an affirmative manner which ensures open competition and provides equal employment opportunity as protected by state or federal law. If you need any accommodations during the recruitment or employment process because of a disability, please notify Human Resources to ensure appropriate accommodations can be made.

Shawano County is pleased to offer our full-time employees (30+ hours/week) a comprehensive benefits package including:
  • Paid Time Off - Earn just under 5 weeks in your first year when working 40 hours/week
  • Nine (9) Paid Holidays
  • Health Insurance including vision coverage with option of a high or low deductible health insurance plan.
  • County-funded Health Reimbursement Account or HSA depending on health plan selection.
  • Prescription Drug Plan
  • Gym Membership Discounts
  • Dependent Flexible Spending Account
  • Dental Insurance
  • Long and Short-Term Disability
  • Critical Illness and Accident Insurance
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Life Insurance
  • State Pension Plan
  • Deferred Compensation (457) Retirement Plans
Shawano County is pleased to offer our part-time employees (regularly scheduled to work 24-29 hours/week) a comprehensive benefits package: 
  • Paid Time Off
  • Paid Holidays
  • Life Insurance
  • State Pension Plan
  • Gym Membership Discounts
  • Employee Assistance Program

  

Job Summary:
This position is responsible to provide, coordinate, and monitor out of home placement services in accordance with local, state, and federal standards. This position will recruit, license, train, and support foster families while ensuring children in out-of-home care have safe and stable placements. This position is also responsible for Kinship Care and Independent Living duties.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

-Recruit, license, train, and supervise foster homes. Conduct background checks and fingerprinting as required by law. Complete required reviews.
-Provide ongoing consultation, guidance, and support to licensed foster families.
-Assist Child Protective Services staff in identifying appropriate foster care/relative placements. -Support placement stability by working collaboratively with caregivers, case managers, and services providers.
-Collaborate with neighboring counties, tribal agencies, and private child placing agencies to secure appropriate Placements when necessary.
-Consult and collaborate with agency staff and outside resources to assure ongoing communication and service coordination.
-Develop and implement recruitment strategies to increase the number and diversity of licensed foster home.
-Promote foster care, respite care, and relative/kinship caregiving opportunities.
-Process Kinship Care applications, determine eligibility and document placement and payroll information.
-Monitor ongoing Kinship Care eligibility and maintain accurate records.
-Provide Independent Living Skills training to youth in out of home care according to State and Federal requirements.
-Assist in writing of grants and funding proposals to support existing services and to develop new programs and community resources.
-Accept requests and referrals for services and determine through interviews, home visits and collateral investigations the range of services needed.
-Maintain accurate and current case records, reports, and other types of correspondence.
-Attend in-service training and staff development activities.
-May speak before community groups on Foster Care, Kinship Care, and Independent Living.
-Perform other related duties as required or assigned.

Work Requirements:

-Bachelor's of Social Work degree (BSW) from four-year college or university, preferred; or Bachelor's Degree and one to two years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
-One to two years related experience.