Community-Based Case Manager: Family Support & Adoption

KidsPeace; Muncie (IN); On-site; USD 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Generous PTO

Tuition assistance

Comprehensive benefits

Growth opportunities

Supportive culture

Job summary

KidsPeace in the United States is seeking a Community Based Case Manager to deliver home-based services to families engaged with DCS, support adoption readiness, and coordinate visits.

You will work with children and caregivers to strengthen family resilience, arrange transportation, and document activities; a driver’s license is required to transport clients and participate in community resources.

Qualifications

• Experience in child abuse and neglect, trauma, child development, and parenting skills preferred.
• Experience working with emotionally challenged adults and adolescents preferred.
• Must possess a valid driver’s license and the ability to use a private car for transport.

Responsibilities

• Provide home visits with the family and children to improve caretaking, coping skills, enhancing family resilience, supporting health and nurturing relationships and ensure the children’s physical, mental, emotional and educational well-being.
• Provide accurate and timely information to the referring worker. Maintain timely intervention with the family.
• Facilitate transportation for clients to appointments, visitation, housing/apartment search, court hearings and to community resources.
• Supervise family visits, monitor and observe the demonstrated parental role and the parent’s response to the child’s need, non-verbal and verbal signals. Document the quality of the visit on the visitation note as outlined by DCS.
• Provide supportive services to the child and current care takers to help the child transition from a foster home to an adoptive placement.
• Participate in Child and Family Team Meetings.

Skills

Child abuse & neglect

Trauma

Child development

Parenting skills

Emotionally challenged adults

Adolescents

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

KidsPeace in the United States is seeking a Community Based Case Manager to deliver home-based services to families engaged with DCS, support adoption readiness, and coordinate visits.

You will work with children and caregivers to strengthen family resilience, arrange transportation, and document activities; a driver’s license is required to transport clients and participate in community resources.