Foster Care Case Manager, Refugee Services

Samaritas • Jackson, MI

1d • $43,680

About The Position

Want to make a real impact? Join our team and support teen boys in foster care as they build safety, stability, and a brighter future. In this role, you’ll provide case management, mentoring, placement coordination, and advocacy for youth who need a strong, caring adult in their corner.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s in Social Work or related field
• Valid driver’s license + reliable transportation
• Bachelor’s degree in Social Work or related human service field.
• Unrestricted valid driver’s license with good driving record.
• Reliable personal transportation suitable for safely transporting persons served; proof of current automobile insurance.
• Participate in a system of 24 hour availability to clients, foster and adoptive parents, as required.

Nice To Haves

• Bilingual in Spanish strongly preferred
• Child welfare experience preferred
• Licensed by the State of Michigan preferred.
• One year experience in child welfare, preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage a caseload & build supportive relationships
• Provide casework, engagement, & community referrals
• Handle intake, placement, and transportation
• Collaborate with caregivers, courts, and partner agencies
• Participate in rotating on‑call support
• Provides social work and case management services for assigned cases, in accordance with all applicable contractual and regulatory requirements and accreditation standards.
• Assume primary responsibility for all cases on assigned caseload.
• Provide a range of case management, including social casework, engagement, mentoring, and community referral.
• Collect, assess and document appropriate data and client progress.
• Assume responsibility for and complete documentation, reports, statistics, and assignments within required time frames and as required.
• Work collaboratively with referral sources, agencies, institutions and individuals who have pertinent roles in client’s life situation.
• Prepare for and attend all scheduled court hearings on assigned caseload.
• Take primary responsibility for intake and initial placement services for all newly referred cases.
• Coordinate placement arrangements with caregivers, including transportation of children as needed.
• Provide more intensive supportive casework services to child, birth family, and caregiver during initial placement and replacement.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level