Permanency-Driven Child Welfare Case Manager

sfmexternalcareers; Kansas; On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

sfmexternalcareers is seeking a dedicated case management professional in Kansas to support children and families through assessments, planning, and coordination of services. The role includes working closely with kinship/foster families to reach permanency goals and preparing for moves or reunification.

The position requires collaboration with the court system, attendance at hearings, and occasional on-site travel across the state.

Qualifications

• Assess and gather information from children, families, and collaterals.
• Develop and implement case plans and permanency goals.
• Determine services needed for child and family (mental health, substance use, respite).
• Coordinate kinship and foster placements and permanency efforts.
• Work with court system and attend hearings; testify when required.
• On-call rotation and rapid issue resolution.

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.
• Assists families to establish a support network of family, kinship, and community.
• Supports kinship and foster families to maintain placements and help children work toward permanency.
• Preparing families and/or children for moves, reunification or other appropriate permanency goals.
• Provides intervention for children and families in crisis situations.
• Assesses ongoing case plan goals and recommends reunification, termination of parental rights or other permanency options.
• Ability to work with the court system and follow court protocols including appropriate business attire.
• Completes reports for court, participates in court proceedings, including testifying, and makes sure court orders are followed.
• Completes and maintains written documentation in child/family's case record accurately and within established time frames.
• If a child's permanency goal becomes adoption, complete necessary documents to assist in the adoption process.
• Participates in supervisory and team meetings, sharing pertinent information about children/families' progress, critical trends, barriers, and solutions to achieving outcomes; and relationships with other agencies/communities.
• Works collaboratively and provides guidance to family support workers assigned.
• Supervises and transports children and families as needed.
• On-call rotation where you will be available outside of regular working hours to address any urgent issues that arise during your rotation.

Job description

sfmexternalcareers is seeking a dedicated case management professional in Kansas to support children and families through assessments, planning, and coordination of services. The role includes working closely with kinship/foster families to reach permanency goals and preparing for moves or reunification.

The position requires collaboration with the court system, attendance at hearings, and occasional on-site travel across the state.