Child Welfare Worker

Mainstream Nonprofit Solutions • El Dorado, KS

13h

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 children’s well-being by teaching skills such as emotional regulation, healthy relationships, conflict resolution, and healthy communication. Workers partner with relative-kinship caregivers to train and support them 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 seeks a compassionate, eager-to-learn person who wants to help families and caregivers build on their strengths, develop lasting healthy relationships, and connect with community resources. The position also calls for a desire to help children grow and learn and to advocate for children and families. The average hourly rate is $16.63, including wage, incentives, bonuses, overtime, and shift differential. Candidates are asked to complete a Predictive Index assessment, which takes 5–7 minutes.

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 as part of the application process.

Responsibilities

• Promote the well-being of children.
• Teach emotional regulation, healthy relationships, conflict resolution, and healthy communication skills 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