Case Manager

KVC Health Systems • Lawrence, KS

441d • $47,000 - $47,000

About The Position

The Case Manager provides essential case management services to children and families, focusing on facilitating safety, permanency, and well-being. This role involves understanding and supporting the unique needs of families, engaging with various stakeholders, and delivering home and community-based services.

Requirements

• A bachelor's or master's degree in social work, community counseling, human development, child and family development, applied family and youth services, public health, health sciences, trauma studies, sociology/social services, substance abuse/addictions, early childhood education, or psychology from an accredited college/university.
• Experience with children and family services preferred.
• Current, valid Driver's License and Auto Insurance required.
• Licensure by the Kansas BSRB is required.

Responsibilities

• Actively seek to understand and support families' lived experience and individual needs.
• Build and maintain strong engagement with clients, placement providers, DCF, coworkers, and other community partners.
• Actively share relevant and appropriate information with family and involved professionals.
• Provide timely responses to all requests.
• Provide home and community-based services to clients, including observation of caregiver/child interaction and resource coordination.
• Conduct on-call crisis intervention, safety planning, skill building, and transport clients as needed.
• Utilize information gathered through assessment processes to advocate for the client's best interest.
• Provide court testimony, attend school meetings, and coordinate mental health services as part of advocacy efforts.
• Complete required documentation in a timely and thorough manner, including case logs, comprehensive assessments, court reports, and social histories.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Industry: Ambulatory Health Care Services
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree