GOBHI is an Oregon-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit focused on behavioral health and community well-being in rural and frontier communities. Since 1994, the organization has administered Medicaid behavioral health benefits and non-emergency medical transportation across 12 Oregon counties, while also supporting community engagement and direct services statewide. Its work spans mental health and substance use disorder care, trauma-informed services, and support for older adults. GOBHI co-owns the Eastern Oregon Coordinated Care Organization with Moda Health and brings together healthcare, insurance, and nonprofit expertise to help communities access coordinated support.
Bilingual Foster Care Case Manager – Portland, OR (Hybrid)
Support children, youth, and foster families as a bilingual case manager with GOBHI, an Oregon behavioral health nonprofit. Coordinate placements, certifications, crisis response, and community-based services.
Description
- Provide case management, counseling, and foster home support to foster children and foster parents
- Apply Collaborative Problem Solving while managing ongoing cases
- Work with youth, families, treatment teams, community partners, and GOBHI staff to advance child and family team goals
- Complete required documentation on schedule and maintain compliance with Oregon Administrative Rules (OAR)
- Provide 24-hour crisis response during assigned team rotation shifts
- Collect and evaluate information to verify that foster homes are safe and therapeutic
- Conduct interviews, observations, home visits, compliance reviews, and continuing family reassessments
- Verify that foster families complete recertification requirements at least annually
- Support the recruitment of new foster homes
- Coordinate agency services and collaborate with child and family teams
- Attend community meetings and events as a GOBHI representative
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in social work, psychology, sociology, or a closely related field plus two years of experience caring for and treating children and youth, or a master’s degree in social work or a related field plus at least one year of relevant experience
- Communicate, make recommendations, and listen effectively in high-functioning settings
- Manage multiple tasks amid time-sensitive and changing circumstances
- Demonstrate strong planning, organization, and follow-through
- Approach problems constructively and positively
- Use Microsoft Office and Google Workspace products
- Maintain a good driving record and the required vehicle insurance
- Bilingual Spanish proficiency is required
Benefits
- Additional $2.00 per hour for verified Spanish bilingual skills
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance for employees and dependents
- Generous paid time off
- $1,500 in professional development assistance
- Employee Assistance Program
- Flexible Spending Account with a $500 employer contribution
- Triple AAA insurance
- Mileage reimbursement
- Wellness benefits
- 401(k) contribution
- Cell phone and internet reimbursements