Family Preservation Services (FPS) Case Manager

This job was posted by https://www.kansasworks.com : For more information, please see: https://www.kansasworks.com/jobs/13633525 Family Preservation Services (FPS) provides intensive in-home services and case management services to families who have one or more children at risk of out-of-home placement or who will be at risk of out-of-home placement at birth. Essential Functions - Provides for the safety, stability and well-being of children and families during the referral period - Delivers culturally competent, strengths-based case management services to children and families consistent with the evidence-based practice models - Decisions are made on guidelines provided by the supervisor, family preservation standard procedures and policies, evidence-based practice model and DCCCA organizational policies - Meets DCF timelines to connect with the family within 24 hours of referral; facilitate initial family meeting within 48 hours of referral; complete assessment-based case plan within 20 days of referral; and case closure within 3- 6 months of referral - Engages and works in partnership with families to complete assessments and develop case plan goals and objectives. - Meets with the family in the home weekly, monitoring the family's progress towards their case plan goals; and meets monthly with each child individually to assess child's safety - Assesses each child's safety with every family contact and reports all suspected child abuse / neglect. Monitors family progress and service provision using assessment tools, and updates family case plan based on those assessments - Provides weekly home-based family skills training which may include: Nutrition, Hygiene, Household and Time Management, Home and Child Safety, Basic Parenting, Transportation, Problem Solving and Communication to assist parents in providing a safe, nurturing environment for children in their care - Works closely with the Family Support Worker to provide services for the family and make decisions about child well-being - Prioritizes identified problems that require resolution, establishes goals and objectives, utilizes available resources, and arrives at decisions appropriate to the family - Completes and analyzes initial and on-going family assessments related to safety, stability and well-being, including mental health, substance abuse, education, emotional, social and physical well-being, parenting and parent-child relationships - Utilize assessments to develop the case plan in partnership with the Family Support worker/Family Mentor, child/ren and family; make community referrals, as necessary - Completes and submits timely court reports; Appears and testifies in court as required - Collects drug screens as necessary - Documents case information, including court reports, emails, and activities weekly - Responds promptly to family crisis situations, documents incidents and is available 24/7 to clients - Job may require the employee to be able to regularly drive to various DCCCA locations and other business locations throughout the day or night as required - Promotes and practices teamwork in all activities - Fosters and maintains professional relationships with families, community partners and peers - Participates in professional development that is relevant