What are the responsibilities and job description for the Placement Case Manager position at Morrison Child and Family Services?
Job Title: Placement Case Manager
Department/Program: Foster Care/Respite Program
Reports to: Foster Care Program Director
Work location: Sandy Admin Building/Hybrid
FLSA status: Non-Exempt, Full-time
Salary: $21.85/hr.- $24.08/hr.
Morrison Child and Family Services: We are a Joint Commission and Sanctuary accredited non-profit organization that provides a comprehensive array of services to children, adolescents, and their families. As an agency, Morrison, its team members, and clients commit to the following values of trauma-informed care:
- Nonviolence - being safe and doing the right thing
- Emotional Intelligence - managing our feelings so we don’t hurt ourselves or others
- Social Learning - respecting and sharing ideas of our teams
- Democracy - shared decision making whenever possible
- Open Communication - saying what we mean and not being mean when we say it
- Social Responsibility - everyone makes a contribution to the organizational culture
- Growth and Change - creating hope for our clients and ourselves
Job Summary:
The Placement Case Manager is responsible for ensuring clinical oversight for coordinating and scheduling respite placements for children ages 3 – 18 with our certified resource/respite homes providing respite care. The role participates as part of the team supporting children in care and their biological/foster placements. The position is responsible for assisting with respite parent supervision, respite home safety checks, and facilitate/attend program support and attends training meetings along with respite providers. Responsible for collection, clinical review, and upload of respite reports to client files. Engaged with potential, new, and existing resource parents. Partner with client caregivers and clinical team coordinating respite intake process, ongoing eligibility, and respite matching. Participation required of resource home recruitment and after hours on-call rotation.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Schedule respite placements of client with appropriate and available respite homes
- Coordinate pre-respite meetings and post-placement debriefings, as needed
- Timely and effective communication to client’s caregivers and mental health therapists regarding access to respite services, and inquiries of program eligibility
- Understand client intake/referral paperwork for eligibility for respite services for those authorized for services
- Provide training for respite parents and support facilitation of PCRC monthly support nights
- Ensure respite placements and requests are entered in client electronic record
- Responsible for collection, clinical review, uploading of respite reports, and incident reports to client files
- Ensure accuracy of monthly billing reports for respite provider monthly invoices
- Assess respite provider’s capacity to be trauma-informed in working with clients with severe mental health
- Conduct respite home visits to verify safety standards are maintained and submit written documentation of the visit.
- Participate in resource home recruitment events and program outreach for Morrison Respite programs
- Model safe language and demonstrate appropriate boundaries with peers, resource parents and clients
- Intervene and provide support when staff, families, or clients demonstrate unsafe language or behaviors
- Maintains confidentiality and appropriate professional boundaries
- Demonstrate a commitment to developing a thorough knowledge and application of the Sanctuary model and other organizational policies & practices.
- Participate in staff development, in-services, and training related to workplace effectiveness; model professional behaviors and implement improvements to business practices with awareness of their impact in a trauma-informed behavioral healthcare organization.
- Other duties as assigned to ensure successful operation of program/department
Competencies: (Competencies are the abilities and qualities a person needs to be successful in this job)
- Familiarity with Child Welfare system, specialized care and treatment needs of Foster children and youth
- Familiar with Oregon Administrative Rules pertaining to Licensed Child Caring Agencies and Behavioral Rehabilitation Services
- Familiarity with and ability to train/coach respite providers for compliance on Medicaid documentation standards for BRS programs related to home safety standards
- Knowledge of HIPAA and confidentiality policies and procedures in human service settings
- Knowledge of case practice, screening, assessment and case planning for children in service systems
- Knowledge of child serving system and community resources for children
Required Position Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work or allied field from an accredited college or university and two years in the care and treatment of children and young adults
- Attained age 21 years or older before first day of employment in position (ORR)
- Basic computer skills in word processing, databases, spreadsheets, and email.
Preferred Position Qualifications:(Additional skills, experience, or education that are not required but would make a candidate especially well-suited for the job).
- Master’s in Social Work or related field
- Supervision of staff or lead experience
- Experience in residential treatment setting
- Bilingual in Spanish and English, written, read and verbal. Must clear a language proficiency test for Spanish.
Other Requirements:
- Able to work shift hours and days, as assigned. Position requires occasional support to on-call after hours support line, recruitment events participation weekend and evening work.
- Able to pass a comprehensive criminal history and child abuse background investigation
For positions that require driving:
- Hold a valid drivers’ license. Must be licensed in Oregon or Washington within 30 days of hire
- If driving personal vehicle, must maintain minimum auto insurance policy
Working Conditions:
Environment: Work is done in clinical offices, community settings, including Morrison Residential, administration buildings, public locations, and social service sites. Breaks and meals are subject to interruption. Universal Precautions and remaining alert to the environment are critical to address the potential for violent behavior, exposure to disease, biohazards, noise, and contaminants.
Mental demands: Work assigned is diverse and may involve addressing new and unique circumstances. The work might be unpredictable and disrupts planned tasks, requiring flexible time management.
Physical demands: Ability to remain calm and emotionally available serving youth, adults and or families who have experienced trauma. Proficient with office equipment and physical movement. Ability to perform physical interventions if needed in accordance with program and training. Physical dexterity for reaching, stooping, and repetitive wrist and hand motions.
All Morrison programs and services are accredited by The Joint Commission, a nationally recognized standard-setting and accreditation body for health care. Morrison is also certified as a trauma-informed organization by the Sanctuary Institute. Certification recognizes our dedication to providing a trauma-informed culture and environment for children, families and staff through implementing Sanctuary values, commitments, and tools.
We are an Affirmative Action Plan Employer. Our policy is to provide equal employment opportunities without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, genetic information, or any other protected characteristic. In compliance with our Affirmative Action Plan, Morrison uses E-Verify to determine employment eligibility after an offer is accepted.
Applications will be reviewed as received. Morrison reserves the right to make a hiring decision at any point during the posting period.
Morrison employees are offered a variety of benefits including Medical, Vision, Dental, Flexible Spending Accounts, Employer-Paid Life, Accidental Death and Dismemberment and Long-Term Disability, and an Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
Salary : $21 - $24