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REPOST CWS Case Manager - Family Preservation / 61045679

Edgefield County, SC

Full-time

Onsite

Entry Level

$46K/yr - $53K/yr

1+ years exp

The South Carolina Department of Social Services is dedicated to protecting and strengthening the lives of children, families, and vulnerable adults. The CWS Case Manager will perform case management in the Child Welfare area, focusing on family preservation, and will provide interventions and support to ensure safety and well-being for families.

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Responsibilities

The CWS Case Manager performs case management in the Child Welfare area of Family Preservation in accordance with DSS Policy, Mission and GPS Practice Model. Provides time-limited interventions by conducting ongoing assessment of the safety concerns; matching appropriate services to address identified needs; and providing least intrusive interventions. Utilizes critical thinking skills to monitor safety, risk, and well-being. Performs on-call duties as assigned

Performs case management (ie, contacts, case planning) to a caseload of families to ensure safety, permanency and well-being

Completes, reviews and updates the Family Advocacy and Support Tool (FAST) according to time frames established by DSS Policy. Utilizes the Family Advocacy and Support Tool (FAST) to collaboratively develop Family Permanency Plans and make timely service referrals

Authentically engages families, other professionals within the agency, and external partners with empathy and respect; to include timely responses to telephone calls, emails, and texts. Makes concerted efforts to locate and engage absent parents, relatives and fictive kin to support and join the child and family team. Participates in and facilitates child and family team meetings

Maintains physical and electronic case record by composing clear, objective, and thorough documentation covering pertinent details of case activities per DSS policy and the GPS Practice Model. Ensures all case management activities are documented in CAPSS system according to time frames established by DSS policy. Ensures documentation meets quality standards and captures necessary elements pertinent to safety, permanency, well-being and case planning

Collaborates closely with legal when safety concerns are present or when a case has been identified as needing legal action to promote timely permanency. Regularly assesses safety and permanency resources, adheres to court orders, submits court packets timely and participates in legal proceedings

Maintains child welfare certification. Completes 20 hours of training yearly to include certifications that are required yearly

Maintains an active routine of self-care and pursues support when necessary to minimize the threat of secondary trauma to physical and mental health. Understands the impact of trauma on families and secondary trauma on child welfare staff and applies principles to support families

Ensures that personal identifying information (PII) is properly used, accessed, gathered, shared and disposed. Protects the agency networks and applications by safeguarding systems, equipment and data

Performs Red Cross shelter duty or other emergency shelter duties/services as directed

Performs other duties required