Foster Care Case Manager
Benefits:
401(k)
Dental insurance
Health insurance
Paid time off
Tuition assistance
Vision insurance
Northeast Center for Youth & Families, Inc. has a full-time opening for a Foster Care Case Manager for our Malden area office to provide intensive case management to youths. Some duties will include communication and relationship building with client and all collateral partners connected with each client (schools, funding partners, therapists, agencies, foster homes, etc), setting limits for youth, development of interventions, and setting goals toward individual successes in conjunction with client’s guardians, therapist and other providers. Must participate in on-call services as needed.
Responsibilities & Duties:
Providing intensive care management to foster care youths of all ages
Communication and relationship building with youths, foster parents, and collateral partners
Development if interventions and goal setting
Participate in monthly team meetings
Document encounters daily in conjunction with quarterly paperwork and care meetings
Provide after-hours on-call support on a regular, rotating basis
Required Skills & Qualifications:
Bachelor's Degree in the human service or behavioral science field
LSW, LSW-A, or license-eligible
Familiarity with trauma-informed care
Valid driver's license and ability to clear DMV, DCF, and CORI background checks
Verification of adequate personal auto insurance on vehicle(s) to be used (minimum limits of $100,000 per person/$300,000 per accident for Optional Body Injury to others, and minimum limits of at least $100,000 for Damage to Someone Else's Property) *Insurance Policy must be brought to interview.
At Northeast Center for Youth & Families, you can:
Work with a diverse and passionate team
Make an impact on many children’s and families lives
Play an essential role in ensuring that our foster homes are meeting quality standards
Assist in opening new homes which provide a safe space for DCF and DYS involved children
Provide weekly supervision to case managers and resource specialists in the front lines
Who is NCYF? Northeast Center for Youth & Families in Malden is made up of a team of devoted resource specialists, case managers, outpatient therapists, and an admin team who provide quality care to the children and families in our programs. Led by a passionate and involved leadership team based out of our Easthampton location.
NCYF as a wider organization opened our doors in 1972 – we’re an experienced program with 3 locations which provide foster care services, in home therapy, outpatient therapy, residential, and therapeutic day programs. For over 40 years, we have been committed to providing innovative and high quality care to the individuals we serve. Our mission is to empower individuals, children, and families to live healthy and successful lives. Our values include respect, integrity, compassion and hope and compassion. We encompass these values into everything we do.
NCYF provides paid trainings for all employees. We offer competitive wages, a dynamic work environment & the following benefits: Medical/Dental Insurance; Disability; Group Term Life/Voluntary Life; 401k Retirement; Paid Holidays/Vacation Pay; Whole Life, Critical Illness, Accident Insurance; Medical and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts; Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Tuition Reimbursement, and Member Discounts.
AA/EOE: we believe diversity strengthens our organization!