Care Coordinator- Therapeutic Foster Care, Columbus
Columbus, GA, USA
Posted 6+ months ago
Qualifications: Bachelor’s in social work, psychology, criminal justice, sociology or related field plus two years’ experience working with children/families; or Master’s in social services field and one year related experience. Foster care and/or mental health experience preferred.Organizational Relationships: Reports to TFC Supervisor; may work with TFC Director or other supervisors; team approach with TFC staff; partners with resource development staff.Description of Key Responsibilities: Provides comprehensive case coordination for children in therapeutic foster homes; visits children and foster parents regularly (minimum biweekly/weekly); collaborates with schools and mental health providers; implements and monitors Master Service Plans; coordinates medical, mental health, educational and ILP services; provides technical assistance and support to Therapeutic Foster Parents; supports birth families and documents contacts; acts as liaison to community resources and attends court/panel/school/clinical reviews; provides crisis intervention and rotates on-call 24/7; maintains documentation and child records (contact notes within 72 hours; monthly reports by the 10th; incident reports within 24 hours); inputs required data (GA Score, funding applications); processes client/foster parent data for financial purposes; completes respite documentation and Resident Change Sheets; performs other duties as assigned.