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DCCCA Inc. Family Preservation Services Case Manager in Wichita, Kansas
This job was posted by https://www.kansasworks.com : For more information, please see: https://www.kansasworks.com/jobs/13110945
Position Overview:\ \ - 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\ - 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 in 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\ \ Requirements:\ \ - Bachelor\'s degree in human services required\ - Requires a minimum two years relevant experience\ - Unrestricted Class C driver\'s license, a Motor Vehicle Record (MVR) that meets DCCCA\'s insurability standard, reliable personal transportation, and in force automobile liability insurance, required.\ - Must successfully complete pre-employment background screening, references, fingerprint-based records search, and pre-employment drug screening.