Family Engagement Specialist
About The Position
Crittenton Children’s Center in Kansas City, Missouri, is seeking a Family Engagement Specialist for an intake position in child welfare. The role supports families with visitation, parenting skills, and reunification. The main activity is transporting children from their placements to an agreed-upon location, supervising visits with their parents, and returning the children to their placements. Visits are documented in weekly reports and monthly summaries. The specialist also provides one hour of parent education weekly for each assigned case. The position uses evidence-based programming focused on attachment, self-regulation, and competency through classroom curriculum. It includes educational trainings for biological parents, individual parenting instruction, participant pre- and post-testing, and reporting program outcomes to the program director. The specialist researches community resources and connects families with appropriate services, communicates weekly with case managers and resource providers, and prepares monthly progress notes and comprehensive quarterly court reports. This is a full-time position with a Sunday-through-Thursday or Tuesday-through-Saturday schedule. Work hours depend on assigned families and are adjusted as needed to make up 40 hours. Days may begin as early as 8 a.m. and end as late as 8:30–9 p.m., though late days are not typical. The role requires independent work and flexibility to meet families’ needs.
Requirements
- Two years of applicable experience.
- Bachelor’s degree.
- Ability to work independently.
- Willingness to adjust work hours flexibly based on the needs of the families served.
Responsibilities
- Use evidence-based programming focused on attachment, self-regulation, and competency through classroom curriculum.
- Provide classroom educational trainings and one-on-one parenting instruction and education to biological parents.
- Distribute pre- and post-tests to participants in the Family Engagement Program.
- Present outcome information to the program director.
- Prepare monthly written progress notes for assigned families and comprehensive quarterly reports for court.
- Research community resources and connect families with resources based on their needs.
- Supervise parent-child visits as ordered by the court.
- Transport children to and from visitation, including picking them up from placements and returning them afterward.
- Communicate weekly with case managers and resource providers about visit progress, concerns, and observed changes.
- Document visits in weekly reports and complete monthly summaries.
- Provide one hour of parent education weekly for each assigned case.
Benefits
- Work/life balance.
- A collaborative environment where all voices are heard.
- Support in achieving professional goals.
- An organization dedicated to innovation and continuous improvement.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
