Aftercare Case Manager: Permanency & Kinship Advocate

sfmexternalcareers; Hays (KS); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

sfmexternalcareers in Kansas is seeking a qualified candidate for a child welfare case management role. You will perform initial and ongoing assessments, coordinate kinship placements, and develop permanency plans with families to achieve timely outcomes.

You will engage with the court system, provide testimony when required, and maintain meticulous case records. The role includes on-call duties and local travel within the state as needed.

Responsibilities

• Completes initial and ongoing assessments by gathering information from children, their families, and collaterals.
• May be responsible for initial contact of children and subsequent placement.
• Research and recommend possible kinship placements, giving them priority, whenever viable.
• Facilitates and coordinates family meetings.
• Develops and implements case plans and permanency goals with children and families, ensuring that goals are reached within established time frames.
• Determines and recommends which services are needed for the child and family, including mental health, drug and alcohol services, respite care and supervised or unsupervised visitations/interactions.
• Assists families to establish a support network of family, kinship, and community.
• Supports kinship and foster families to maintain placements and help children work toward permanency.
• Preparing families and/or children for moves, reunification or other appropriate permanency goals.
• Provides intervention for children and families in crisis situations.
• Assesses ongoing case plan goals and recommends reunification, termination of parental rights or other permanency options.
• Ability to work with the court system and follow court protocols including appropriate business attire.
• Completes reports for court, participants in court proceedings, including testifying, and makes sure court orders are followed.
• Completes and maintains written documentation in child/family's case record accurately and within established time frames.
• If a child's permanency goal becomes adoption, complete necessary documents to assist in the adoption process.
• Participates in supervisory and team meetings, sharing pertinent information about children/families' progress, critical trends, barriers, and solutions to achieving outcomes; and relationships with other agencies/communities.
• Works collaboratively and provides guidance to family support workers assigned.
• Supervises and transports children and families as needed.
• On-call rotation where you will be available outside of regular working hours to address any urgent issues that arise during your rotation.

Job description

sfmexternalcareers in Kansas is seeking a qualified candidate for a child welfare case management role. You will perform initial and ongoing assessments, coordinate kinship placements, and develop permanency plans with families to achieve timely outcomes.

You will engage with the court system, provide testimony when required, and maintain meticulous case records. The role includes on-call duties and local travel within the state as needed.