Case Manager Reintegration

Saint Francis Ministries•Garden City, KS

22h•Onsite

About The Position

The Case Manager Reintegration role involves comprehensive assessment, planning, and support for children and families. This position requires direct interaction with clients, collaboration with various agencies and the court system, and the ability to manage crisis situations. Responsibilities include developing case plans, coordinating services, facilitating family meetings, and ensuring permanency goals are met. The role also includes an on-call component requiring availability and rapid response outside of regular working hours, including potential travel and detailed documentation.

Requirements

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.
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.
Participates in group or individual supervision.

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.
Researches and recommends 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.
Prepares 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.
Works with the court system and follows court protocols including appropriate business attire.
Completes reports for court, participates in court proceedings, including testifying, and ensures 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, completes 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.
Participates in on-call rotation to address urgent issues outside of regular working hours.
Ensures availability and reachability during on-call periods.
Responds rapidly to all calls or notifications during on-call periods.
Diagnoses, troubleshoots, and resolves issues promptly during on-call periods, escalating when necessary.
Travels on short notice to various locations throughout the State as required during on-call periods.
Records all incidents, actions taken, and resolutions in the designated documentation system or log during on-call periods.
Provides clear handover if an issue extends beyond the on-call period.
Participates in group or individual supervision.