Case Manager (Team East)

Providing transformational change to the child welfare system in Region 5.

Case Managers are responsible for a child's welfare whenever they are removed from their home. They work closely with parents, extended family, and legal parties to help children find a permanent, safe place to live. Case Managers also provide leadership in partnering with families and appropriate others in the community to assure that the therapeutic needs of a designated caseload of children are adequately addressed. The Case Manager will assure the services delivered both to the child/adolescent and to the family are individualized, appropriate to need, child centered, family focused, culturally competent, strengths based, and goal driven.

Essential Roles and Responsibilities

• Work with children, families, and communities to plan for a child’s permanency. The Case Manager will ensure all work is geared toward positive permanency for the child/yout...