Case Manager – Foster Care & Permanency Advocate

Saint Francis Ministries; Concordia (KS); On-site; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Saint Francis Ministries seeks a skilled social services professional to conduct initial and ongoing assessments, coordinate kinship placements, and develop case plans for children and families to reach permanency goals.

You will facilitate family meetings, determine needed services, and support foster/kinship families, with on-call responsibilities and travel across the state as required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in social work or human service field required.
• License to practice in Kansas preferred.
• Two years’ experience with children/youth and families preferred.
• Must pass drug screen, MVR, KBI, Child Abuse & Neglect Central Registry Clearance and Adult Registry Check.

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.
• Recommends kinship placements and prioritizes them when viable.
• Facilitates and coordinates family meetings.
• Develops and implements case plans and permanency goals with children and families within time frames.
• Determines services needed for child and family, including mental health, addiction, respite care and supervised/unsupervised visitations.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in social work or human service field from an accredited college or university.

License to practice in the State of Kansas (preferred).

Job description

Saint Francis Ministries seeks a skilled social services professional to conduct initial and ongoing assessments, coordinate kinship placements, and develop case plans for children and families to reach permanency goals.

You will facilitate family meetings, determine needed services, and support foster/kinship families, with on-call responsibilities and travel across the state as required.