Therapeutic Case Manager – Foster Care
Core
Create a safe, supportive, and therapeutic environment for children and young people (0-18) in out-of-home care, supervising foster carers and leading care teams using a trauma-informed model.
Role type
Senior IC therapeutic case manager (foster care)
Builds
Therapeutic care programs and community hubs for vulnerable children
Domain
Social services / Child welfare / Trauma-informed care
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Trauma-informed practice, psychodynamic and attachment theories, case management, conflict resolution and mediation, team leadership, care planning
Preferred skills
Home-based care experience, personal foster care experience, Step by Step registration, Shared Lives facilitator
Technologies
None
Responsibilities
Supervise foster carers providing day-to-day care, organize and lead care teams, attract and develop trauma-informed foster carers, reduce placement breakdowns, facilitate therapeutic support in community hubs
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC