CASE MANAGER

DISTINGUISHING FEATURES OF THE CLASS:

The Case Manager is responsible for ensuring the safety and well-being of children of the Gila River Indian

Community. The Case Manager is responsible for keeping families together as a family unit by providing

culturally appropriate case management services and referring clients to appropriate social or health services when

necessary.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

 Complete assessments to determine strengths and weaknesses of a family and to determine possible safety

issues of children; create a case plan specific to the children and family.

 Conduct home visits with children on a monthly basis or more often if needed basis, which also includes

monitoring placement; Documents each interaction that is conducted with family, service providers, and

collateral contacts.

 Coordinate with other agencies to provide emergency assistance and resources including food, clothing, crisis

intervention, and/or medical services; Communicates with service providers for children and parents on a

monthly basis.

 Attend and participate in child and family team meetings with behavioral health and advocate for the

child/children; Attend monthly medical checkups for children who are prescribed psychotropic medication.

 Participate in weekly meetings with the Protective Services attorneys and Child Welfare Management Team

to provide updated on cases; Provide weekly reports with attempts to locate missing children and their updated

status; Prepare and submit requests to the Protective Services Office for motions for the court for missing

and/or children who have run away.

 Investigate and provide written report with recommendations for guardianship hearings; Prepare court reports

and attend court review hearings; Make recommendation to the court, and testify as needed.

 Develop and maintain case management files with updated information regarding placement, documents,

placement information, court order, academic, special education, medical, behavioral health, and monthly

contact narratives.

 Search for family placement, conduct home safety evaluations, and completed background checks.

 Transport clients and their families to various medical appointments.

 Required to perform 24/7 on-call duties for one week on a rotating basis.