Full Time Community Home Based Case… at Whitington… · Fort Wayne

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Benefits:

• 403(b)
• Opportunity for advancement
• Paid time off
• Training & development
• Wellness resources
• Competitive salary
• Employee discounts
• Flexible schedule

Job Summary Works under the supervision and direction of the Home-based supervisor for the purpose of providing family centered casework services to families and children involved with DCS/Probation. Includes pre-adoption and post-adoption services. Case Manager should help to safely maintain children in their homes (or foster home); prevent children’s initial placement or reentry into foster care; preserve, support, and stabilize families; and promote the well-being of children, youth, and families.

Full and part-time positions are available. Whitington allows for Monday-Sunday availability to provide direct care services and hours can flex with schedules of families demands and will include a need for evening and weekend availability.

Responsibilities

Case Managers work under the direct supervision of a home-based case manager supervisor and Program Director. Families served come as a direct referral from the Department of Child Services or probation and reflect the following service options: Tutoring Truancy/Termination Home Based/Community Based case management services Parenting Education Supervised parenting time Case planning, initial assessment and ongoing treatment planning efforts Transportation using personal or company vehicles Team Meetings Family reunification/preservation efforts

This position is an interactive role in assisting families in the reunification process and/or referral process to improve a situation identified in their lives that requires education, role-modeling, consistent family planning for meals, time management, symptom management, advocacy and much more.

Skills Required

• Ability to meet a family in a non-biased strengths-based format either in the home, community, or office setting.
• Ability to develop a goal-oriented plan of treatment
• Devleop a consistent schedule of interaction
• A belief in the family preservation philosophy

Qualifications

• A Bachelor's degree preferred position, Whitington will consider an Associate's degree, High School diploma or equivalent with at least 4 years of full-time employment experience providing direct services to children and families.

• Experience must include service to families that have required assistance in the protection and care of children.

• Must have a valid driver's license and proof of insurance.

• Have strong organizational skills

• Work well as a team or independently

• Skillful use of evidence-based strategies

• Have a strong desire to recognize and strive for a strengths-based perspective of change.

• Ability to maintain confidentiality of all appropriate information.

• Ability to communicate effectively and efficiently, orally and in writing.

• Be able to provide factual feedback to the Department of Child Services/Probation or the courts in person, telehealth and in writing.

• Weekly staffing is mandatory and occurs on Monday mornings at 9:00 a.m.

Benefits 403b, Mileage, Vacation, Sick, and Holiday pay.

Compensation: $20.00 - $23.00 per hour

Whitington serves children and families in their homes that are at risk or in crisis through our Home Based Family Centered Casework and Therapy Services.

Mission

It is our mission at Whitington to develop independent life skills that lead to self-sufficient families.

Goals

• Ensure safety and optimum growth opportunities for referred children and families.
• Maintain a culture that promotes learning and strives for excellence.
• Achieve reunification or other appropriate permanency for children as quickly as possible.
• Design and maintain a service delivery system which is child-centered, family-focused, community-based and outcome-oriented.
• Develop and manage a collaborative multi-disciplinary array of services which are immediately accessible, seamlessly integrated, fiscally accountable and dynamically linked with other services.

Vision

It is our vision that all children, youth, and families are independent, self-sufficient and contributing members of society.