Family Success Specialist

Cornerstones of Care; Kansas City (MO); On-site; USD 44,000 - 49,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

9 Paid Holidays

Unlimited PTO

Health insurance

401K

Tuition reimbursement

EAP

Job summary

Cornerstones of Care in Kansas City, MO is seeking a Family Success Specialist to coordinate treatment foster care cases, conduct home visits, and support foster families. You will travel to client homes and foster homes, participate in recruitment and licensing, and provide crisis management as needed.

You will be part of a treatment team and report to the Treatment Foster Care Manager. Requirements include a Bachelor’s degree in social work or related field; Master’s preferred, with 1–3 years

Qualifications

• 1–3 years of relevant experience in foster care or human services.
• Bachelor’s degree in social work or related field required.
• Master’s degree preferred.
• Valid driver’s license and transportation.
• Background check, physical, and drug screening.

Responsibilities

• Provides in-home support and coaching for foster care homes to aid in placement and permanency.
• Ensures services involve the child’s family (biological, adoptive, foster, relative, guardians) in treatment and care.
• Conducts initial and ongoing assessments/interviews with placement participants.
• Coordinates contacts with the child welfare system.
• Leads treatment review meetings and finalizes individual treatment plans with families and kinship/foster providers.
• Travels to client homes and foster homes for visits.

Skills

1-3 years experience

Positive attitude

Driver's license

Education

Bachelors degree in social work or related field

Master's degree in social work or related field

Job description

Job Details Job Location: Gillis Campus - KANSAS CITY, MO 64114 Position Type: Full Time Salary Range: $44,000.00 - $49,000.00 Salary/year We are seeking a Family Success Specialist to join our team.

Starting Salary: $44,000 - $49,000 (Salary) We are seeking a Family Success Specialist to join our team.

Your role will coordinate cases including conducting home visits, supporting foster parents, holding treatment review meetings and foster parent support meetings, completing assessments and other paperwork and providing crisis management as needed. Works as part of a treatment team for the client. Your role includes traveling to the clients’ home, foster homes and to other appointments. You will participate in recruitment, training and licensing of treatment homes. You will be available to families 24/7 for crisis support. As a member of the Treatment Foster Care team, you will work with other team members and report to our Treatment Foster Care Manager.

WHAT YOU WILL DO:

• Provides in-home support and coaching for Treatment Foster Care Homes, Relative Treatment Foster Care and Treatment Foster Care Transition Services to aid in the development and success of the placement as well as permanency for youth in the program.
• Assures services provided actively involve the child’s family (biological parent(s), adoptive parent(s), foster parent(s), relative caretakers, legal guardians or adults who play a significant role) in the treatment and care of the child while in treatment foster care.
• Conducts initial and on-going assessments/interview with placement participants.
• Coordinates contacts with child welfare system.
• Finalizes individual treatment plans for program, child and families upon discussion with program team members, child’s family and kinship/foster provider.
• Leads Treatment Review meetings on cases.

WHAT YOU WILL BRING:

• Our ideal candidate will have 1 - 3 years of relevant experience and the following:
• Bachelor’s degree in social work or other human services related field is required.
• A positive, unflappable attitude is a must for this position.
• Master's degree in social work or other human services related is preferred.
• At least 21 years of age and pass background check, physical, and drug screening.
• A valid driver’s license in the state you reside in, proof of current vehicle insurance, and reliable transportation.

WHO WE ARE:

Cornerstones of Care is a mental and behavioral health nonprofit certified in trauma-informed care that provides evidence-based prevention, intervention, treatment, and support services to help children and families improve their safety and health by making positive changes in their lives. Each year, our team empowers children and families in Kansas, Missouri, and beyond through three key service areas:

• Youth & Family Support – We help youth gain independence through social and living support programs while empowering families with the skills and resources they need to become resilient and successful.
• Foster Care & Adoption – We reunify and unite families while recruiting and providing support to foster parents and youth in foster care.
• Education & Community Trainings – We help students achieve academic success while giving educators the tools to create safe learning environments to improve their students’ behaviors and offer innovative learning opportunities to build and improve knowledge in the community.

CORNERSTONES OF CARE’S ORGANIZATIONAL COMMITMENTS:

• Nonviolence - helping to build safety skills and a commitment to a higher purpose.
• Emotional Intelligence - helping to teach emotional management skills.
• Social Learning - helping to build cognitive skills.
• Open Communication - helping to overcome barriers to healthy communication, learn conflict management.
• Democracy - helping to create civic skills of self-control, self-discipline, and administration of healthy authority.
• Social Responsibility - helping to rebuild social connection skills, establish healthy attachment relationships.
• Growth and Change - helping to work through loss and prepare for the future.

OUR WIDE STATEMENT:

At Cornerstones of Care, we commit to fostering a community where every individual, regardless of background or identity, feels deeply welcomed, valued, and empowered. We envision a diverse community where inclusion and welcoming are prioritized. A community where all voices are heard, listened to, and respected. A community where everyone’s physical, emotional, social, and psychological needs are met. At Cornerstones of Care, we have a vision where equity is not just a goal but is present in all we do; every team member feels empowered to authentically contribute to their fullest potential. We hold a collective commitment to WIDE (welcoming, inclusion, diversity, and equity) that will drive us forward as a stronger organization.

OUR DIVERSITY STATEMENT:

• We partner for safe and healthy communities.
• We cultivate a culture in which children, families, team members, volunteers, donors, and community partners feel welcomed, safe, respected, empowered, and celebrated.
• We value diversity of race, religion, color, age, sex, national origin or citizenship status, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, geographical location, pregnancy, disability, neurodiversity, socio-economic, and military status.
• We stand for anti-racism, equity, and inclusivity.
• We insist and affirm that discrimination and violence have no place in safe and healthy communities, including in our organization.
• We strive toward a more welcoming, inclusive, diverse, and equitable organization through our policies, partnerships, and practices.

OUR BENEFITS:

Cornerstones of Care offers a competitive benefits package, which includes:

• 9 Paid Holidays, Unlimited Paid Time Off, and Paid Sick Leave
• Team members who work at least 30 hours per week are eligible for
• Health insurance benefits (medical, prescription, dental, vision)
• Cafeteria plans (Health Savings Account (HSA) and Medical and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts)
• Ancillary insurance benefits (accident insurance, critical illness insurance, hospital indemnity insurance, short-term disability insurance, voluntary life)
• Cornerstones of Care provides long-term disability insurance and basic term life/AD&D insurance at no cost to the team member
• Retirement savings plan (401K) with employer match
• Pet Insurance
• Employee assistance program (EAP)
• Tuition reimbursement program
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness. To view more information on our benefits, please visit our Job Openings page at Join Our Team - Cornerstones of Care to download the current benefits guide.

Cornerstones of Care is an Equal Opportunity Employer