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Full Job Description
Catholic Charities is looking for the right people; people who wish to serve their community as a part of a family friendly organization doing good within the Houston-Galveston area. We attract and retain the best talent by investing in our employees. People of all faiths helping people in need.
Join our team at St Jerome as a URM Case Manager. The Unaccompanied Refugee Minors (URM) Case Manager is responsible for coordinating and providing comprehensive case management services to Unaccompanied Refugee Minor (URM) foster families and URM foster children. Case Managers assist foster parents and create opportunities within the program for youth to experience core values of generosity (community service, volunteering, random acts of kindness, etc.). The URM Case Manager will work closely with supervisor and Individual Service Planning (ISP) team members to ensure youth's permanency plan is progressing and in the best interest of the youth. The Case Manager will communication with key agencies such as United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR), courts, U.S Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS,) and consulates as required; therefore, strong verbal and written communication skills is required.
The Expertise We're Looking For
Bachelor's Degree in Social Work or other human service field of study (psychology, sociology, counseling, etc.)
Two (2) years of experience in a residential child-care operation, conservatorship caseworker, or foster adoptive home development worker for Texas' Department of Family and Protective Services
Two (2) years working under the direct supervision of child placement management staff
The Skills and Assets You Bring, and More
Ability to assess for proper service planning and provision.
Ability to communicate in written and oral form appropriately and professionally with clients, foster parents, colleagues, stakeholders and community members.
Knowledge of Social Work principals and ethics.
Experience working with Juveniles, especially adolescents and families.
Working with immigration related agencies and systems is preferred. Ability to work independently with minimum supervision.
Ability to work collaboratively with all stakeholders and maintain a professional courteous demeanor. Ability to demonstrate skill in written and oral communication.
What you Deliver
Provide assistance and support to clients and foster parents to ensure that each youth's basic and complex needs, such as medical, educational, and mental health, are appropriately met.
Travel via various modes of transportation (automobile, airplane, bus, etc.) to conduct client visits, facilitate client family or fictive kin visits, or any additional program-oriented duties requiring travel.
Responsible for the accurate and timely completion and filing of all required documents, forms and reports, including, but not limited to: ORR 3, ORR 4, Medicaid application, progress notes, individual service plans, safety plans, medical documentation, legal documentation, and incident reports
Utilize professional and appropriate written and oral communication to relay information to clients, foster parents, agency staff, community stakeholders, funders, and other entities.
Based on assessments and discussion with youth, the case manager is responsible for outlining the appropriate permanency-planning pathway. Pathways include: transition to adulthood, kinship/non-family member/family reunification or adoption.
May conduct duties related to foster parent training, foster home, and file parent compliance, and ensuring adherence to HHSC Minimum Standards for Child Placing Agencies.
May conduct duties related to foster parent training, foster home, and file parent compliance, and ensuring adherence to HHSC Minimum Standards for Child Placing Agencies.
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Catholic Charities is an equal opportunity employer. We actively foster an environment that is free of racism, discrimination, bias, and harassment where all individuals are treated with dignity, safety, and respect. Successful applicant must comply with federal contractor vaccine mandate requirements.
The work you do will help us advocate for the vulnerable among us, a network of support services to people of all ages and from all walks of life and religious backgrounds.