Saint Francis Community Services
Case Manager - Aftercare
Saint Francis Community Services, Salina, KS, United States
Job Description
- Assists/and or completes relative, kin and resource family searches to identify resources for adoptive placement.
- Assists adoptive family with adoption Placement Agreement and adoption subsidy, finalization and post finalization paperwork and processes.
- Prepares children and resource families regarding moves, grief, separation and loss issues related to adoption.
- Completes necessary documentation and works to identify/select an adoptive family.
- Develops and implements case plans for children’s permanency goals with children for adoption timeline.
- Completes on-going assessment of children.
- Determines and recommends which services are needed for the child and family, including mental health, drug and alcohol services, respite care and supervised or unsupervised visitations/interactions.
- Completes and maintains written documentation in child/family’s case record accurately and within established time frames.
- Assists families to establish a support network of family, kinship and community.
- Provides intervention for children and families in crisis situations.
- Ability to work with the court system and follow court protocols including appropriate business attire.
- Completes reports to the Court, participates in court proceedings, including testifying, and makes sure court orders are followed.
- Participates in monthly supervision.
- Supervises and transports children and families as needed.
- Assists adoptive families through the adoption process.
- Supports kinship and foster families to maintain placements and help children work toward permanency.
- Assists in completing all documentation and paperwork relative to adoption subsidy and finalization.
- Participates in team meetings, sharing pertinent information about children/families’ progress; critical trends, barriers, and solutions to achieving outcomes; and relationships with other agencies/communities.
- Works collaboratively and provides guidance to family support workers assigned.
- Reports critical incidents to DCF verbally within 12 hours, written within 24 hours.
- Bachelor’s degree in Social Work or Addictions Counseling from an accredited college or university
- Prefer Master’s degree in Social Work, Psychology, Addictions Counseling, Marriage and Family Therapy or Counseling from an accredited college or university.
- Licensed to practice in the State of Kansas.
- Prefer two years’ experience working with children and families.
- Must be 21 years of age.
- Must pass drug screen, MVR, KBI, Child Abuse and Neglect Central Registry Clearance check and an Adult Registry Check
- FBI Fingerprint check if relocated to Kansas in the last 5 years.
- Lifting Requirements of 50 lbs.
- Must have valid driver’s license, acceptable driving record, and reliable transportation.