Family Support Worker

Kansas Traffic Safety Resource Office; Mission (KS); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Kansas Traffic Safety Resource Office is seeking a dedicated case manager to support families and children during referrals, delivering culturally competent services and coordinating with supervisors and partner agencies.

The role emphasizes timely assessments, home visits, safety planning, documentation, and court appearances, with driving between locations and participating in professional development.

Responsibilities

• Provides for the safety, stability and well-being of children and families during the referral period
• Delivers culturally competent services using a strengths-based approach to children and families consistent with evidence-based practice models
• Decisions are made on guidelines provided by the supervisor, family preservation standard procedures and policies, evidence-based practice model and organizational policies
• Meets timelines to connect with the family within 24 hours of referral; facilitates initial family meeting within 48 hours; completes assessment-based plan within 20 days; case closure within 3-6 months
• Engages with case manager and families to complete assessments
• Meets with family in the home weekly to monitor progress and assess child safety
• Assesses child safety with every contact and reports suspected abuse/neglect
• Provides support and resources in nutrition, hygiene, household management, safety, parenting, transportation, problem solving and communication
• Works with Case Manager to provide services and decisions about child well-being
• Maintains knowledge of community resources and assists families in obtaining assistance
• Acts as liaison with schools to obtain records, attend conferences, track attendance and support achievement
• Acts as liaison with Behavioral Health and Child Placement Agency to support treatment and respite plans
• Provides transportation as necessary to meet program goals
• Collects drug screens as necessary
• Documents case activities, information weekly
• Appears and testifies in court as required
• Responds promptly to family crises and is available 24/7
• Promotes teamwork and maintains professional relationships with families and partners
• Participates in professional development
• Job may require regular driving to various DCCCA locations throughout the day or night

Job description

This job was posted by https://www.kansasworks.com : For more information, please see: https://www.kansasworks.com/jobs/13628563

Essential Functions

• Provides for the safety, stability and well-being of children and families during the referral period
• Delivers culturally competent services using a strengths-based approach to children and families consistent with the evidence- based practice models
• Decisions are made on guidelines provided by the supervisor, family preservation standard procedures and policies, evidence- based practice model and DCCCA organizational policies
• Meets DCF timelines to connect with the family within 24 hours of referral; facilitate initial family meeting within 48 hours of referral; complete assessment-based case plan within in 20 days of referral; case closure within 3- 6 months of referral
• Engages and works in partnership with case manager and families to complete assessments
• Meets with family in the home weekly to monitor family progress towards their case plan goals and assesses each child's safety
• Assesses each child's safety with every family contact and reports all suspected child abuse / neglect
• Provides support and resources to family in Nutrition, Hygiene, Household and Time Management, Home and Child Safety, Basic Parenting, Transportation, Problem Solving and Communication
• Works closely with the Case Manager to provide services for the family and make decisions about child well-being
• Remains current on the availability of community resources and assists all families in obtaining assistance
• Acts as a liaison with schools to obtain child records, attend conferences, track attendance and support achievement
• Acts as a liaison with Behavioral Health and Child Placement Agency to support treatment and respite plans
• Provides transportation as necessary to meet established program achievement and fidelity goals
• Collects drug screens as necessary
• Documents case activities, information weekly
• Appears and testifies in court as required
• Responds promptly to family crisis situations, documents incidents and is available 24/7 to clients
• Promotes and practices teamwork in all activities
• Fosters and maintains professional relationships with families, community partners and peers
• Participates in professional development that is relevant
• Job may require the employee to be able to regularly drive to various DCCCA locations and other business locations throughout the day or night as required