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Care Coordinator - Therapeutic Foster Care, Columbus

Twin Cedars Youth and Family Services

Twin Cedars Youth and Family Services

Columbus, GA, USA
Posted on Mar 1, 2026
Qualifications- Bachelor’s degree in social work, Psychology, Criminal Justice, Sociology or other social services field plus two years of social services experience working with children and families; or master’s degree in social services field and one year of related experience. Foster care system and/or mental health experience preferred.Organizational Relationships- Reports to the TFC Supervisor.- May report to or work in partnership with TFC Director or other program supervisors as needed.- Works within a team approach with other TFC staff.- Works in partnership with resource development staff.Description of Key Responsibilities- Provides comprehensive case coordination for children diagnosed with a range of behavioral health, developmental and medical diagnoses who are placed in therapeutic foster homes.- Visits with children and therapeutic foster parents at least every other week (or weekly), spending time alone with children to monitor progress and assess risk; may increase frequency as needed.- Visits schools and mental health appointments to collaborate with professionals.- Ensures goals/objectives of the child’s Master Service Plan (MSP) are implemented; monitors health, educational, social, physical and emotional needs.- Ensures services provided by foster parents promote child health, safety, and well-being; observes and reports foster parent compliance to supervisor.- Develops initial/comprehensive MSPs; conducts treatment team meetings; updates plans every six months (with quarterly desk reviews).- Guides interventions for targeted behaviors; documents progress; coordinates all MH/medical services; ensures educational needs are met; provides at least two educational support activities monthly; ensures ILP participation for teens and monitors/document ILP goals.- Provides technical assistance and support to foster parents (goal setting, behavior management, training, respite arrangements); transports children as needed.- Supports birth families per MSP; documents contacts in notes and monthly summaries.- Acts as liaison to community resources; attends court/hearings/meetings; connects foster parents to resources; monitors provision of referred services.- Provides crisis intervention and 24/7 on-call rotation; responds immediately by phone and in person as needed; consults supervisor/treatment team; documents and reports crises.- Documentation: enters contacts within 72 hours; files medical/therapy notes by the 10th; submits monthly progress reports by the 10th; writes incident reports within 24 hours; inputs required data (e.g., GA Score) for all assigned cases.- Processes client/foster parent financial data; completes respite reports by deadlines; submits Resident Change Sheets within 24 hours of changes; completes and submits funding applications/packages (RBWO, MAAC, etc.).- Performs other duties as assigned.