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 may include making initial contact with children and coordinating placement, prioritizing viable kinship placements, facilitating family meetings, and helping children and families reach case-plan goals within established time frames. The Case Manager coordinates services such as mental health care, drug and alcohol services, respite care, and supervised or unsupervised visits, and helps families build support networks. The position also supports kinship and foster families, prepares children and families for transitions and permanency outcomes, and assesses whether reunification, termination of parental rights, or another permanency option is appropriate. The Case Manager works with the court system, prepares reports, participates in proceedings and may testify, follows court protocols and orders, and maintains timely, accurate case documentation. When adoption becomes the permanency goal, the role completes documents needed to support the process. The Case Manager collaborates with family support workers, participates in team and supervisory meetings, and supervises or transports children and families as needed. The position includes an on-call rotation outside regular working hours. During on-call periods, the Case Manager must remain reachable, respond immediately to calls or notifications, resolve or escalate issues, be prepared for short-notice travel to locations throughout the state, document incidents and resolutions, and provide a clear handover when needed.

Requirements

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

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

Complete initial and ongoing assessments by gathering information from children, families, and collaterals.
May make initial contact with children and coordinate subsequent placement.
Research and recommend possible kinship placements, prioritizing them whenever viable.
Facilitate and coordinate family meetings.
Develop and implement case plans and permanency goals with children and families, ensuring goals are reached within established time frames.
Determine and recommend services needed by children and families, including mental health, drug and alcohol services, respite care, and supervised or unsupervised visitation and interactions.
Help families establish support networks of family, kinship, and community.
Support kinship and foster families in maintaining placements and helping children work toward permanency.
Prepare families and/or children for moves, reunification, or other appropriate permanency goals.
Provide intervention for children and families in crisis situations.
Assess ongoing case-plan goals and recommend reunification, termination of parental rights, or other permanency options.
Work with the court system and follow court protocols, including appropriate business attire.
Complete court reports, participate in court proceedings including testifying, and ensure court orders are followed.
Complete and maintain accurate written documentation in child and family 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.
Participate in an on-call rotation and remain reachable throughout the on-call period.
Respond immediately to on-call notifications, troubleshoot and resolve issues, or escalate them to the appropriate manager on-call.
Travel on short notice to locations throughout the state as required during on-call periods.
Document on-call incidents, actions, and resolutions, and provide a clear handover when an issue extends beyond the on-call period.
Participate in group or individual supervision.