VQ

Case Manager – Family Preservation and Prevention Ongoing Services

VQ
Posted 10/22/2026full-timeRemote • Pennsylvania • United StatesJunior💰 $40,000 per yearWebsite
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Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in family-centered case management, trauma-informed care, and service coordination, with a strong ability to engage families and assess their needs. Proficient in documentation, compliance with child welfare regulations, and collaboration with multidisciplinary teams.

Highest-signal resume keywords
Family-Centered Case ManagementTrauma-Informed CareChild Welfare Systems KnowledgeCrisis Response SkillsExcellent Communication Skills

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Provide ongoing, family-centered case management to children, youth, and caregivers
  • Engage families using trauma-informed, strengths-based, and family-centered practices
  • Complete ongoing assessments of family needs, strengths, safety concerns, protective factors, and barriers
  • Develop, implement, and monitor individualized service plans
  • Conduct required monthly in-home visits and additional contact based on family need, risk, and agency direction
  • Monitor child safety, family stability, service participation, and progress toward goals
  • Assist families with accessing behavioral health, medical, educational, substance use, parenting, housing, employment, transportation, and community supports
  • Provide practical support, coaching, and resource navigation
  • Communicate regularly with referring agency caseworkers and supervisors
  • Coordinate with schools, providers, medical professionals, courts, juvenile probation, community organizations, and other involved systems
  • Participate in staffings, multidisciplinary case reviews, supervisory meetings, court proceedings, and required meetings
  • Coordinate and track referrals and support continuity of care
  • Complete case notes, assessments, service plans, contact records, court reports, weekly reports, statistical reports, and other required documentation
  • Maintain confidential records and comply with documentation, privacy, and information-sharing requirements
  • Follow agency procedures, state regulations, child protective services laws, mandated reporting requirements, VQ policies, and contractual expectations
  • Immediately report suspected abuse, neglect, safety threats, critical incidents, or significant family changes
  • Participate in supervision, case consultation, quality assurance review, required training, and continuous quality improvement
  • Travel throughout the assigned service area for home visits, meetings, court proceedings, and service coordination
  • Transport children, youth, or family members when authorized and necessary
  • Maintain a flexible schedule, including evenings or other nontraditional hours, when needed
  • Perform other tasks assigned by supervisors

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Bachelor’s or Associate’s degree in the behavioral sciences, human services or social services fields preferred
  • 1 year case management or child welfare experience
  • Child welfare and/or case management experience is strongly encouraged
  • A minimum of one year of related work experience, preferred
  • Must be 21 years of age or older
  • Flexible schedule, including evenings, weekends, and holidays, to facilitate program services
  • Cleared Child Abuse and Neglect and FBI criminal background checks
  • Must have a valid driver’s license and be eligible to drive to facilitate program services as required
  • Strong family engagement, assessment, case management, crisis response, and service coordination skills
  • Ability to identify and respond appropriately to child safety, family risk, and mandated reporting concerns
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including preparation of clear, timely, objective case documentation and court reports
  • Ability to collaborate with families, agency personnel, courts, schools, providers, and multidisciplinary teams
  • Knowledge of child welfare systems, trauma-informed care, family preservation practices, and community resources
  • Cultural humility and ability to work effectively with families from diverse backgrounds
  • Ability to work independently in community settings while maintaining regular communication with supervision
  • Strong organizational, time-management, and computer skills, including ability to learn electronic case management systems
  • May lift and carry up to 10 pounds frequently
  • Ability to perform tasks involving standing or walking 50% of the day and sitting 50% of the day
  • Ability to bend, stoop, reach, and grasp as necessary

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage
  • Flexible Spending Accounts
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Company-paid Life and Short-Term Disability
  • 401(k) with employer match
  • Internal promotions and leadership development pathways
  • Purpose-driven work
  • Transparent and equitable pay practices
  • Professional leadership culture

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Hard Skills
Case ManagementAssessmentService CoordinationDocumentationCrisis ResponseBehavioral Health SupportResource NavigationChild Safety MonitoringIndividualized Service PlansMultidisciplinary Collaboration
Soft Skills
Family EngagementOrganizational SkillsTime ManagementCultural HumilityIndependent Work
Tools & Technologies
Electronic Case Management Systems
Certifications & Qualifications
Cleared Child Abuse and Neglect Background CheckFBI Criminal Background CheckValid Driver's License
Industry Keywords
Child Protective Services LawsMandated Reporting RequirementsCommunity ResourcesFamily Preservation PracticesQuality Assurance Review