Case Manager - Independent Living

Saint Francis Ministries•Newton, KS

9d•Hybrid

About The Position

This role focuses on supporting children and families within the independent living program. The Case Manager is responsible for conducting assessments, facilitating family meetings, developing and implementing case plans, and coordinating services to achieve permanency goals. This includes working with the court system, maintaining documentation, and providing crisis intervention. The position also involves an on-call rotation for urgent issues, requiring availability, rapid response, problem resolution, and potential travel. Collaboration with family support workers and participation in supervision are also key aspects of the role.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in social work or human service field from an accredited college or university.
Must be 21 years of age.
Must pass a drug screen, MVR, KBI, Child Abuse & Neglect Central Registry Clearance check and an Adult Registry Check.
FBI fingerprint check.
Lifting Requirements of 50 lbs.
Must have a valid driver’s license, acceptable driving record, and reliable transportation.
Availability: Ensure that you are reachable via phone or designated communication channels at all times during the on-call period.
Rapid Response: Respond to all calls or notifications immediately.
Problem Resolution: Diagnose, troubleshoot, and resolve issues promptly. If unable to resolve an issue independently, escalate it to the appropriate manager on-call.
Travel: Be prepared to travel short notice to various locations throughout the State as required to address on-site issues. This may include travel to company facilities, client sites, or other relevant locations.
Documentation: Record all incidents, actions taken, and resolutions in the designated documentation system or log. Ensure that a clear handover is provided if the issue extends beyond the on-call period.

Nice To Haves

License to practice in the State of Kansas preferred.
Prefer two years’ experience working with children/youth and families.

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.
Participates in group or individual supervision.