Foster Care Case Management Specialist KS - Full Time

We are seeking a Foster Care Case Management Specialist to join our team. 

Starting Salary: $46,000 (Annually)

Bonus: $2,000 ($1,000.00 Sign-on Bonus will be paid on your first paycheck and the $1,000.00 Retention Bonus will be paid after 12 months of service.)

WHAT YOU WILL DO:

• Manage and provide services to children and families who have been referred under the Foster Care Case Management Contract utilizing Signs of Safety (SOS)
• Engage in family finding to identify and take advantage of relative/kinship placement options for children in care
• Utilize a broad range of recruitment strategies to recruit families and prospective homes to meet the needs of children requiring permanency
• Continually analyzes and assesses each family and child situation on an individual basis, using advanced knowledge in child welfare to develop recommendations regarding supportive services and resources each child and family needs, such as educational plans, medical, psychiatric and psychological assessments, therapy, and independent living skills, etc.

WHAT YOU WILL BRING:

Our ideal candidate will have 2 years of relevant experience working with children and the following requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in social work or related field. Master’s degree is preferred

• At least 21 years of age and pass background check, physical, and drug screening
• A valid driver’s license, proof of current vehicle insurance, and reliable transportation.

WHO WE ARE:

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 – We help youth gain independence through social and living support programs while empowering families with the skills and resources they need to become resilient and successful.
• Foster Care & Adoption – We reunify and unite families while recruiting and providing support to foster parents and youth in foster care.
• Education & Community Trainings – We help students achieve academic success while giving educators the tools to create safe learning environments to improve their students’ behaviors and offer innovative learning opportunities to build and improve knowledge in the community.

CORNERSTONES OF CARE’S ORGANIZATIONAL COMMITMENTS:

• Nonviolence - helping to build safety skills and a commitment to a higher purpose.
• Emotional Intelligence - helping to teach emotional management skills.
• Social Learning - helping to build cognitive skills.
• Open Communication - helping to overcome barriers to healthy communication, learn conflict management.
• Democracy - helping to create civic skills of self-control, self-discipline, and administration of healthy authority.
• Social Responsibility - helping to rebuild social connection skills, establish healthy attachment relationships.
• Growth and Change - helping to work through loss and prepare for the future.

OUR WIDE STATEMENT:

At Cornerstones of Care, we commit to fostering a community where