Foster Care Case Planner — Jefferson County

Job overview

The Foster Care Case Planner role is based in Watertown, NY, with work across office, home, school, court, and community settings; remote work may be permitted under agency policy and operational needs. Annual salary is $48,500. Children’s Home of Jefferson’s Foster Care Program supports child safety, permanency, and family well-being. The case planner assesses needs, coordinates services, and develops and monitors individualized plans for children and families. The role supports safety and stability, advances permanency goals, and coordinates with families, foster parents, courts, schools, providers, and community partners while maintaining required records and regulatory compliance.

What you'll do

• Assess children, parents, foster parents, and family systems
• develop and monitor service and permanency plans
• maintain regular contact with families and collateral contacts
• coordinate and monitor visitation
• facilitate meetings and reviews
• coordinate services and monitor progress
• attend Family Court and prepare reports or testify when required
• conduct foster home visits
• assess safety and develop safety plans
• maintain case records
• support life skills activities and permanency planning
• participate in the on-call rotation
• travel frequently across the tri-county region.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

foster care case planner

watertown ny

children’s home of jefferson

$48,500/year

child welfare

family services

permanency planning

case management

foster care

court coordination

on-call rotation

frequent local travel

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Why this role

Requires a bachelor’s degree in social work or a related human services discipline, two years of experience working with at-risk youth and families, child welfare and casework experience, and a valid New York State driver’s license.

About the employer

Childrens Home of Jefferson is hiring for this role. Industry: Child and Youth Services. Sector: 62.