Case Manager - Foster Care Job Opening

Position: Case Manager - Foster Care
Supervisor: Team Leader

We are social entrepreneurs and we are changing the face of child well-being. To do that, we need to win the war on talent. Our formalized recruiting and hiring process is an essential ingredient to finding the right people to help us build families stronger, faster, and smarter than anyone else.

Position Summary:
Necco has an opportunity for a career as Case Manager - Foster Care . This role will work with the child and foster parent(s) to help the child reach their goals. This role will be working with clients in an office, community, school setting, and in the foster home. This position will add value to the company by equipping the child and foster parent (s) with the support and resources needed to achieve permanency.

You should be accurately described as:
A happy warrior who thrives on leading from the front with strategic thinking. A solid communicator in search of decisions that deliver real results. A problem-solver, financial steward, and one who excels at collaboration. Ridiculously passionate about the company’s success, growth, and program quality.

The candidate selected will be responsible for the following:

Placement/Intake/Assessment

• Participate in the referral matching process for children and families, while advocating for best possible home match.
• Facilitate and develop each child’s Initial Treatment Plan and Comprehensive Treatment Plan
• Facilitate and/or ensure completion of appropriate Assessments, i.e. Biopsychosocial, Independent Living, Diagnostic, etc.
• Ensure initial legal documentation is obtained prior to placement or service delivery
• Ensure that appropriate safety plans are developed during intake

Ongoing Treatment/Discharge

• Develop and facilitate each consumer’s Individualized Treatment Plan (ITP)
• Assist foster parents and the foster child with the implementation, tracking, and

monitoring of the Comprehensive Treatment Plan

• Meet and/or exceed all state and licensure regulations regarding contact with the

foster children on your caseload

• Serve as liaison between Necco and placement agency and all necessary

community resource entities

• Provide transportation as needed
• Participate in service meetings which may include community support

representatives, consumer’s guardian, state worker, outpatient clinician, foster
parents, school system, and other invested parties

• Establish relationships with school and education personnel to ensure the child is

meeting education goals/requirements

• Provide ongoing training and support to foster parents and children
• Monitor and review documentation to ensure that it meets all state, licensure and

accreditation requirements

• Maintain confidentiality as outlined in policy
• Provide input and/or assist team members in Corrective Action Plan (CAP) for

foster parents and execute any assigned tasks related to the CAP.

• Monitor and review medication logs to ensure foster parents are compliant

medication administration.

Crisis Prevention/Management

• Participate in weekly rotating “on-call” schedule to provide on-call advisory and support to children and foster parents,
• Document and report any on-call activities and follow-up with team leaders
• Report to supervisor or to designated authorities any instances of

non-compliance with Necco, regulatory rules/policies, reports of abuse or
suspected abuse, neglect, or suicidal ideations

• Ensure all critical incidents are staffed with team leaders and entered into the

Electronic Health Record within established timeframes.

Data Entry

• Complete and Submit Medicaid documentation as appropriate
• Ensure complete and accurate data is entered into the Electronic Health Record

in accordance with state rules and regulations and company protocol, i.e. ECEM, General Contact, Academic supports, medical information, etc.

Team Responsibilities

• Attend and participate in self-directed team meetings and activities
• Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned by immediate supervisor
• Participate in achieving our mission: We Build Families
• Participate in the performance quality improvement process and execute any

assigned tasks related to the process

• Ensure that all employee-related documents are current and up to date for your employee personnel file

Corporate Citizen

• Practice ruthless pragmatism
• Engage in peer to peer feedback
• Know and live the Necco Corporate Culture Principles
• Embody the three essential virtues of humble, hungry and smart
• Drive your Individual Performance Scorecard
• Adhere to and contribute to the Necco meeting structure

Position Qualifications:

• 21 years of age
• Current LSW or LPC or Bachelor's Degree in a human services-related field and

a minimum of 2 years experience working with children with emotional or
behavioral problems

• Valid Driver’s License
• Limited Liability Auto Insurance Coverage of 100/300/100
• Organizational, and Written/Oral Communications skills
• Must have the skills necessary to navigate and execute several software’s (i.e.

Microsoft offices, Databases, Electronic Health Records, Dashboards, etc.)

• Successful completion of all required Criminal Background checks and drug

screenings per state and company regulations

• Ability to adhere to scheduled and unplanned deadlines
• Willingness to travel and attend training
• Successful completion of all required training pertaining to job