Child Welfare Case Manager: Permanency & Support

Saint Francis Ministries; Hays (KS); Hybrid; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Saint Francis Ministries is hiring a case manager to conduct initial and ongoing assessments, coordinate kinship placements, and develop permanency plans for children and families. You will work with courts, ensure service coordination, provide crisis intervention, and participate in on-call rotations with travel across the state.

The role requires strong collaboration with families, kinship and foster providers, and other agencies to achieve timely permanency outcomes.

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.
• Supports kinship and foster families to maintain placements and help children work toward permanency.
• Provides intervention for children and families in crisis situations.
• On-call rotation where you will be available outside of regular working hours to address any urgent issues that arise during your rotation. The essential functions during on-call periods include: Availability, Rapid Response, Problem Resolution, Travel, Documentation.
• Travel to various locations throughout the State as required to address on-site issues.

Job description

Saint Francis Ministries is hiring a case manager to conduct initial and ongoing assessments, coordinate kinship placements, and develop permanency plans for children and families. You will work with courts, ensure service coordination, provide crisis intervention, and participate in on-call rotations with travel across the state.

The role requires strong collaboration with families, kinship and foster providers, and other agencies to achieve timely permanency outcomes.