Response Team Specialist
About The Position
We are seeking a Response Team Specialist to join our team. Your role will serve as the strategic point person for the agency in conducting immediate and ongoing procedures to find and engage missing clients in order to return them to supervised care. Your role will continue engagement efforts after clients return in order to repair relationships, stabilize placements and help prevent future episodes. As a member of the KS Foster Care team, you will work with other team members and report to our Manager of Independent Living. Cornerstones of Care is a mental and behavioral health nonprofit certified in trauma-informed care that provides evidence-based prevention, intervention, treatment, and support services to help children and families improve their safety and health by making positive changes in their lives. Each year, our team empowers children and families in Kansas, Missouri, and beyond through three key service areas: Youth & Family Support, Foster Care & Adoption, and Education & Community Trainings.
Requirements
- Up to 3 years of child welfare or crisis intervention experience
- Bachelor’s degree in social services, criminal justice or other related fields is required.
- At least 21 years of age and pass background check, physical, and drug screening.
- A valid driver’s license in the state you reside in, proof of current vehicle insurance, and reliable transportation.
Responsibilities
- Follows legal custodian procedures as outlined in manuals/contracts for missing and runaway clients.
- Utilizes all appropriate means to locate missing clients.
- Coordinates with local, state, and federal agencies to organize search efforts.
- Engages electronic systems, paper charts and team members to review and become familiar with the client’s case and history in order to develop client specific search strategies.
- Searches for clients at various locations (knocking on doors, drive through areas last seen,contacting communities of friends, relatives, prior placements, school personnel, etc.)
Benefits
- 9 Paid Holidays
- Unlimited Paid Time Off
- Paid Sick Leave
- Health insurance benefits (medical, prescription, dental, vision)
- Cafeteria plans (Health Savings Account (HSA) and Medical and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts)
- Ancillary insurance benefits (accident insurance, critical illness insurance, hospital indemnity insurance, short-term disability insurance, voluntary life)
- Cornerstones of Care provides long-term disability insurance and basic term life/AD&D insurance at no cost to the team member
- Retirement savings plan (401K) with employer match
- Pet Insurance
- Employee assistance program (EAP)
- Tuition reimbursement program
- Public Service Loan Forgiveness.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Number of Employees
101-250 employees
