After Hours Family Support Worker - Part Time

Saint Francis Ministries; Colby, Northern (KS, KY); Hybrid; USD 17,000 - 25,000; Part time

Job summary

Saint Francis Ministries seeks an After Hours Family Support Worker for part-time shifts across multiple Kansas locations. The role provides direct crisis management, in-home support, parenting and life skills coaching to help families reach permanency.

Responsibilities include crisis de-escalation, safety planning, coordinating with community partners, documenting case activities, and ensuring compliance with SOPs while protecting clients’ rights.

Qualifications

• Requires high school diploma or equivalent.
• Preferred 2 years’ experience working with children and families, or a college degree in human services.
• Must be 21 years of age.
• Must pass a drug screen, MVR, KBI, Child Abuse and Neglect Central Registry Clearance check and an Adult Registry check.
• FBI Fingerprint check.
• Lifting requirement of 50 lbs.
• Must have valid driver’s license with reliable transportation.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct in-home crisis management, de-escalation, parenting, and behavior management.
• Support case plan goals through teaching, role modeling, and demonstration.
• Develop short-term safety plans to resolve crisis situations.
• Collaborate with community partners to access supports for families in crisis.
• Communicate frequently with on-call screener during crises.

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

2 years’ experience with children and families or degree in human services

Job description

After Hours Family Support Worker - Part Time

#FAMSER-2157

Multiple Locations

Locations

516 Washington Street, Concordia , Kansas 66901 , United States

180 W. 5th Street, Colby , Kansas 67701 , United States 516 Washington Street, Concordia , Kansas 66901 , United States 1509 Ave PSuite B, Dodge City , Kansas 67801 , United States 1221 E. 12th Ave, Emporia , Kansas 66801 , United States 1508 Main St., Great Bend , Kansas 67530 , United States

Job Description

The 2nd Shift Family Support Worker provides direct crisis management services including, but not limited to, in-home, parenting skills, life skills, child development and behavior management, to assist children and families in reaching permanency.

• Provides direct in-home services including, but not limited to, crisis management, de-escalation, parenting skills, and behavior management.
• Support case plan goals through teaching, role modeling, and demonstration.
• Develops short term safety plans to resolve crisis situations.
• Works with community partners to access supports for children and families during a time of crisis.
• Frequent communication/coordination with on call screener during crisis situations.
• Supervises and transports children and families, as needed.
• Documents information and completes all necessary Saint Francis Ministries forms according to timelines.
• Supports resource families to maintain placements and help children work toward permanency.
• Monitors and supervises family interactions.
• Provides clerical support to case teams as needed.
• Assists with filing or closing out files as need or requested by Supervisor.
• Reports critical incidents to DCF verbally within 12 hours, written within 24 hours.
• Implements Saint Francis Ministries policies and follows directives as required. Follows and adheres to all pertinent Saint Francis Ministries Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s), rules, personnel policies, and procedures; related accreditation and licensure standards; and federal, state and local rules.
• Ensures clients’ rights are protected.
• Reports unusual incidents through appropriate Risk Management, clinical and safety channels.
• Is knowledgeable of and follows all safety procedures.

Requirements

• High School diploma or equivalent
• Prefer 2 years’ experience working with children and families, or a college degree in human services.
• Must be 21 years of age.
• Must pass a drug screen, MVR, KBI, Child Abuse and Neglect Central Registry Clearance check and an Adult Registry check.
• FBI Fingerprint check
• Lifting requirement of 50 lbs.
• Must have valid driver’s license, acceptable driving record and reliable transportation.

We're an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.

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