Foster Care Case Manager, Refugee Services
Job Description
Position Details
We’re Hiring! Foster Care Case Manager – Refugee Services
* Jackson, MI | Teen Boys Group Home
* $47,000.00 annually
* Bilingual in Spanish strongly preferred
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.
What You’ll Do:
✔ 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
What You Need:
Bachelor’s in Social Work or related field
Valid driver’s license + reliable transportation
Child welfare experience preferred
If you’re passionate, mission‑driven, and ready to change lives—we want to meet you!
Apply today and help shape brighter futures.
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Provides social work and case management services for assigned cases, in accordance with all applicable contractual and regulatory requirements and accreditation standards.
Duties and Responsibilities
- 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.
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Job Qualifications
Education, Training, and Licensure/Certification
- Bachelor’s degree in Social Work or related human service field.
- Licensed by the State of Michigan preferred.
Experience
- One year experience in child welfare, preferred.
Additional Work Requirements
- Participate in a system of 24 hour availability to clients, foster and adoptive parents, as required.
- Unrestricted valid driver’s license with good driving record. Reliable personal transportation suitable for safely transporting persons served; proof of current automobile insurance.
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