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DCCCA Foster Family Social Worker in Hays, Kansas
This job was posted by https://www.kansasworks.com : For more information, please see: https://www.kansasworks.com/jobs/13181134
Position can be located in Hays, Great Bend or Garden City, KS. Must be able to travel to Wichita for periodic meetings
*Essential Functions:\ - Carries an average caseload of 20 active families\ - Accepts referral information regarding potential placements for children in care and match with foster families\ - Conducts home visits and reviews documentation on foster children on a monthly basis\ - Conducts home visits on assigned active respite families on a monthly basis\ - Assists foster parents in accessing resources to meet foster child needs\ - Ensures that foster parents attend trainings throughout the year for their annual relicensing requirements\ - Completes initial licensing, renewal process, exceptions, and amendments as necessary\ - Conducts family assessments at time of initial licensing and renewal\ - Updates Electronic Record System and openings list once weekly at a minimum or upon request\ - Facilitates support meetings and other activities for foster families regularly\ - Tracks DCF Notice of Survey Findings (NOSF) to ensure that corrective actions are completed\ - Tracks MVR reports to ensure that corrective actions are completed\ - Develops and tracks Compliance Action Plans (CAPs) and/or safety plans with foster families as required\ - Assists in the process of recruiting new foster families\ - Prepares monthly reports that document current strengths and needs of each child in assigned foster homes\ - Provides crisis/on call services and 24 hour, 7 days a week support to assigned foster families\ - Submits an incident report when appropriate\ - Maintains good working relationships and facilitates communication with the foster family, foster child, and collateral agencies and staff\ - Approves foster parent payment reports twice a month\ - Conducts adoption home studies as needed\ - Maintains regular contact with supervisor\ - Requires the ability to maintain strict confidentiality\ - Attends monthly CPA meetings and yearly Child Welfare staff development conference\ - Participates in the annual foster family conference, summer appreciation events, and Christmas parties\ - Conducts Pre-service training for prospective foster and adoptive families\ - Completes Pre-service Summary / Recommendations and Strengths / Needs\ - Job may require the employee to be able to regularly drive to various DCCCA locations and other business locations throughout the day including early morning or evening hours\ *