Nite Lines USA is looking for a Temporary Case Worker to join the team.

The Temp Case Worker will cover both Washington and Hancock Counties. Working hours will be 8 to 5 P.M. Monday - Friday. Below are some things they will be expected to do. They will not be asked to attend court hearings unless requested by the courts. They will be asked to complete visits outside of the counties because we have children placed over the state of Georgia.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Initiates timely, face-to-face responses to screened-in reports of alleged child maltreatment and conducts assessments that identify and address safety concerns. In all program areas
• Addresses identified safety concerns by immediately developing and implementing safety plans.
• Conducts diligent search efforts to locate the child/family when unable to make contact.
• Completes genograms to identify available family support network.
• Collaborates with community partners to create systems of support for children and families.
• Ensures that frequency and quality of visits with children and families are adequate to ensure safety, permanency, and well-being.
• Identifies the physical, educational, and mental/behavioral health needs of children, parents, and foster parents and ensures identified needs were effectively addressed. This will be done in Investigations, Family preservation, and foster care
• Ensures foster care placements and/or living situations are stable and in the best interests of the child(ren) and are consistent with achieving established permanency goal(s).
• Ensures that siblings in foster care are placed together unless a separation is necessary to meet the needs of one of the siblings.
• Maintains child's connections to his or her neighborhood, community, faith, extended family, tribe, school, and friends.
• Promotes, supports, and otherwise maintains a positive and nurturing relationship between the child(ren) in care and their biological parents/caretakers by encouraging and facilitating activities and interactions beyond visitation.
• Documents case management activities within time frames established by policy.
• Utilizes privately owned vehicle for work-related travel and duties (including transportation of children).

No benefits are being offered for this temporary assignment.

Mileage reimbursement 0.625/mile.