Social Worker/Case Manager

Arrow Child & Family Ministries, a Christian human services organization, serves and strengthens children, families and communities by providing homes and services for living a whole and meaningful life.

In 1992 Arrow Child & Family Ministries was conceived with one vision, to ensure that children and families have access to effective and caring resources for their lives. Today, our vision remains the same. We, at Arrow Child & Family Ministries, are committed to promoting and enhancing the positive growth of children and families through preventive, supportive, and therapeutic services.

As a result we are seeking to fill the following position:

 

Social Worker/Case Manager

 

Summary: Responsible for the treatment and coordination of services to foster/adopt children and their biological families in conjunction with the foster/adopt family.

 Essential duties and responsibilities include the following: Other duties may be assigned.

· Facilitate placement of children in foster and adoptive homes.

· Participate in the development of assessment service delivery, discharge and after care planning.

· Develop and implement Intake Studies and individual Treatment plans in conjunction with foster parents and clients as well as other professions involved in the case.

· Participate in case planning conferences, ARD (school) meetings, court hearings, staffing and all other pertinent meetings.

· Maintain regular contact with family and child and monitor psychological, mental, emotional, recreations, physical and environmental well-being.

· Provide resource information and referral to community services to meet specialized medical and therapeutic needs.

· Work with families to develop a therapeutic milieu conducive to healthy child development.  Deliver therapeutic interventions to child and biological and/or foster adopt family.

· Provide crisis intervention to prevent escalation of high-risk behavior, relapse, hospitalization, placement disruption and other negative outcomes.  Participate in emergency on-call response system.

· Provide consultation for foster parents, adoptive parents, biological parents, respite provider, childcare staff, and other caregivers, as indicated.

· Maintain accurate, timely, and complete case notes, billing documentation, treatment plans, progress notes and other documentation according to licensing, accreditation and agency standards.

· Consult with medical doctors or other specialists, and/or treatment members concerning treatment plans and amend plans as need.

· Responsible for development and for maintaining a positive relationship with referral agencies through ongoing contact

· May provide direct clinical services to include but not limited to individual, family and group therapy services.

 

Education, Licensure and/or Experience:

It is required that the Case Manager possess a Bachelors degree in Social Work and LSWA licensure, Master’s Degree in Social Work preferred with licensure.  Minimum of two (1) year experience in children and family services recommended.

 

 

We are only able to consider applicants who currently possess, at minimum, an LSWA license.

 

 

Arrow Child and Family Ministries offers the following benefits to all full-time employees: Medical, Dental, 403(b), Life Insurance, STD/LTD, AFLAC, Paid Time Off, Holidays