Child Welfare Worker

TFI Family Services, Inc. • El Dorado, KS

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About The Position

TFI Family Services is hiring a full-time Relative-Kinship Worker for its KS Permanency / KS Case Management Department. The role promotes the well-being of children by teaching skills such as emotional regulation, healthy relationships, conflict resolution, and healthy communication within families. Workers train and support relative-kinship caregivers and the children in their homes, facilitate kinship meetings, identify potential kinship or relative placement options, provide on-call caregiver support and crisis intervention as needed, and coordinate community resources for children served.

The organization is seeking someone compassionate and eager to learn who wants to help families and caregivers build on their strengths, develop healthy long-lasting relationships, and connect with community resources. The role also calls for a desire to help children grow and learn and to advocate for children and their families. The stated average hourly rate is $16.63, including wages, incentives, bonuses, overtime, and shift differential.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a child and family services field.
• At least two years of experience in child and family services.
• Complete a Predictive Index assessment; the assessment takes approximately 5–7 minutes.

Nice To Haves

• Compassionate and eager to learn.
• Desire to help families and caregivers build on their strengths and form healthy, long-lasting relationships.
• Desire to help children grow and learn.
• Strong desire to advocate for children and families.

Responsibilities

• Promote the well-being of children.
• Teach emotional regulation, healthy relationships, conflict resolution, and healthy communication within families.
• Train and support relative-kinship caregivers and the children in their homes.
• Facilitate kinship meetings.
• Identify potential kinship and/or relative placement options.
• Provide on-call support to caregivers and crisis intervention as needed.
• Coordinate community resources for children served.
• Advocate for children and their families.

Benefits

• Flexible scheduling.
• 20 days of personal leave in the first year of employment and 25 days after the first year.
• 12 paid holidays.
• Longevity bonus.
• Tuition reimbursement.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time