Family Case Manager

$47,320 - $47,320/Yr

State of Indiana - New Castle, IN

Full-time - Entry Level

Remote - New Castle, IN

Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support

About the position

The Family Case Manager position at the State of Indiana involves working as a caseworker specialist within the Department of Child Services. The role focuses on protecting children and families from abuse and neglect, facilitating family reunification, and ensuring permanent homes for children when necessary. This position requires a commitment to improving the lives of families and children through various support services and interventions.

Responsibilities

• Investigate reported incidents of child abuse, neglect, or dependency and determine if the incident is substantiated.
• Develop recommendations for disposition to a Juvenile Court or County Director.
• Assess the level of risk to the child for additional injury or harm and may remove the child from the family if necessary.
• Perform needs assessments to determine treatment options for families and children reported to be abused or neglected.
• Testify and prepare pre-dispositional and progress reports, maintaining case files and developing briefing reports for the community child protection team.
• Develop informal adjustment plans with families and children to divert children from the juvenile justice system.
• Create case plans to assist families and children in becoming self-sufficient in a safe and nurturing environment.
• Develop discharge/transition programming to help families and children attain and maintain self-sufficiency.
• Monitor and assess the service capability of treatment programs and providers to ensure consistency with the case plan.
• Accept on-call responsibility to receive and investigate allegations of child abuse or neglect.
• Conduct home studies and family histories, recommending placements for adoption to an adoption team.
• Visit children in out-of-home placements to coordinate family reunification, adoption, or independent living efforts.
• Maintain data for management to evaluate family and children needs on a trend analysis basis.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree; or Associate degree with a minimum of two (2) years of human services job experience; or completion of thirty (30) college credit hours from an accredited institution with a minimum of four (4) years of human services job experience; or a minimum of at least five (5) years of human services job experience.
• Advanced knowledge of principles and practices of social work, casework, sociology, and group and individual counseling.
• Thorough knowledge of state and/or federal laws, regulations, guidelines, and standards affecting child protection services, foster care, family preservation, and adoption.
• Ability to investigate and interview alleged victims and perpetrators of child abuse or neglect effectively.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience in adoption services
• Knowledge of behavioral sciences as they affect care and treatment of clients
• Ability to work with families of diverse cultural/ethnic backgrounds

Benefits

• 401(k) matching
• 457(b)
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Free parking
• Health insurance
• Health savings account