In-Home Family Preservation Case Manager

Kansas Traffic Safety Resource Office; Mission (KS); Sur place; USD 40 000 - 55 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Family Preservation Services (FPS) provides intensive in-home services and case management to families with at-risk children, delivering culturally competent support within established guidelines.

Services include safety assessments, family meetings, and court-related reporting, with weekly home visits, collaboration with the Family Support Worker, and ongoing progress monitoring until goals are met.

Responsabilités

• Provides for the safety, stability and well-being of children and families during the referral period
• Delivers culturally competent, strengths-based case management services to children and families
• Makes decisions guided by supervisor, procedures, practice models and policies
• Meets timelines to connect with families within 24 hours of referral
• Facilitates initial family meetings within 48 hours
• Completes assessment-based case plans within 20 days of referral
• Closed cases within 3–6 months of referral
• Engages families to complete assessments and develop case plan goals
• Meets with the family in the home weekly to monitor progress
• Meets monthly with each child to assess safety
• Assesses child safety with every contact and reports suspected abuse/neglect
• Monitors progress using assessment tools and updates case plans
• Provides weekly home-based family skills training (nutrition, hygiene, safety, parenting, etc.)
• Works with Family Support Worker to coordinate services for the family
• Prioritizes problems, sets goals, and uses resources to resolve issues
• Completes and analyzes initial and ongoing family assessments including mental health, education, and relationships
• Uses assessments to develop the case plan with Family Support Worker and family
• Makes community referrals as needed
• Completes and submits timely court reports and may testify in court
• Collects drug screens as necessary
• Documents case information weekly
• Responds to family crises 24/7
• May drive to multiple DCCCA locations during the day/night
• Promotes teamwork and maintains professional relationships with families and partners
• Engages in relevant professional development

Description du poste

Family Preservation Services (FPS) provides intensive in-home services and case management to families with at-risk children, delivering culturally competent support within established guidelines.

Services include safety assessments, family meetings, and court-related reporting, with weekly home visits, collaboration with the Family Support Worker, and ongoing progress monitoring until goals are met.