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Hours Full-time, Part-time
Location Rockford, IL
Rockford, Illinois

About this job

Foster Care Case Manager-140002KH Job Behavioral/Mental Health Professional Primary Location United States-IL-ILRockford Organization Cambridge Description

Every person needs the support of others, but we look for very special people to support Illinois MENTOR - children with emotional, behavioral or medical complexities. As a Child Welfare Specialist with Illinois MENTOR you’ll be one of those special people.

For Illinois MENTOR and The MENTOR Network, a Child Welfare Specialist is critical to our success and exemplifies the wonderful mission driven work we do here every day.

Illinois MENTOR is seeking a Child Welfare Specialist to provide case management services to children and their families.

Essential Job Functions

  • Provide case management services including intake, assessment, crisis intervention, advocacy, referral, and monitoring of families.
  • Gathers social history to assess family strengths and weaknesses, and existing problems.
  • Conducts home visits and office base services, and accompanies consumers as needed.
  • Coordinates care with outreach workers, health educators, nutritionists and other service providers to prevent service duplication and to ensure the consumer receives high quality care.
  • Identifies and procures group services appropriate for the consumer to maximize the consumer's ability to live outside an institution. Plans and assists in obtaining services third-party service providers.
  • Develops a plan of care for each consumer to include services such as advocacy/case management, independent living skills, training, peer support, physical therapy, cognitive therapy, etc.
  • Monitors the deliver of services in coordination with the consumer and third-party service providers.
  • Assists consumers with related matters including consumers' eligibility for benefits through Medicaid, Medicare, Social Security and private insurance.
  • Maintains up-to-date case records with the status of case activity, including progress notes on all contacts.
  • Performs other related duties and activities as required.
Qualifications

Requirements:

  • Bachelor's degree in human services field and two years experience working with children. Knowledge of case management.
  • Current driver's license, car registration and auto insurance if providing transportation to individuals receiving services.
  • Current CPR/First Aid Certification if required by state/program.
  • Licensed by State of Illinois as Child Welfare Specialist

Founded in 1980, The MENTOR Network is a national network of local human services providers offering an array of quality, community-based services in more than 30 states to adults and children with intellectual and developmental disabilities, brain and spinal cord injuries and other catastrophic injuries and illnesses, and to youth with emotional, behavioral and medically complex challenges as well as their families.

EOE/AAE

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