Case Manager - Reintegration

Saint Francis Ministries•Junction City, KS

About The Position

The Case Manager supports children and families through assessment, placement, case planning, service coordination, crisis intervention, and permanency planning. The role works with children, families, kinship and foster caregivers, courts, community organizations, and other agencies to support safe placements and progress toward reunification, adoption, or another appropriate permanency goal. The position completes assessments and case documentation, coordinates family meetings and services, prepares reports, participates in court proceedings, and ensures court orders and case-plan timelines are followed. It also provides guidance to assigned family support workers, supervises and transports children and families as needed, and participates in supervision and team meetings. The role includes an on-call rotation outside regular working hours. During on-call periods, the Case Manager must remain reachable, respond promptly to notifications, resolve or escalate issues, travel on short notice when needed, and document incidents and handovers.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in social work or a human service field from an accredited college or university.
Must be at least 21 years of age.
Must pass a drug screen, MVR check, KBI check, Child Abuse & Neglect Central Registry Clearance check, Adult Registry Check, and FBI fingerprint check.
Able to meet a lifting requirement of 50 lbs.
Valid driver’s license, acceptable driving record, and reliable transportation.

Nice To Haves

License to practice in the State of Kansas preferred.
Two years of experience working with children or youth and families preferred.

Responsibilities

Complete initial and ongoing assessments by gathering information from children, families, and collateral contacts.
May make initial contact with children and support subsequent placement.
Research and recommend possible kinship placements, prioritizing them when viable.
Facilitate and coordinate family meetings.
Develop and implement case plans and permanency goals with children and families, ensuring goals are pursued within established time frames.
Determine and recommend needed services for children and families, including mental health, drug and alcohol services, respite care, and supervised or unsupervised visits or interactions.
Help families establish support networks involving family, kinship, and community resources.
Support kinship and foster families in maintaining placements and helping children work toward permanency.
Prepare families and children for moves, reunification, or other appropriate permanency goals.
Provide intervention for children and families in crisis.
Assess case-plan progress and recommend reunification, termination of parental rights, or other permanency options.
Work with the court system and follow court protocols, including appropriate business attire.
Prepare court reports, participate in court proceedings including testifying, and ensure court orders are followed.
Complete and maintain accurate written documentation in children’s and families’ case records within established time frames.
Complete necessary documents to assist with adoption when adoption becomes a child’s permanency goal.
Participate in supervisory and team meetings, sharing relevant information about progress, trends, barriers, solutions, and relationships with other agencies and communities.
Collaborate with and provide guidance to assigned family support workers.
Supervise and transport children and families as needed.
During the on-call rotation, remain reachable through phone or designated channels, respond immediately to calls or notifications, troubleshoot and resolve or escalate issues, travel on short notice as required, document incidents and actions, and provide a clear handover when needed.
Participate in group or individual supervision.