Case Manager, Family Preservation Services

Job Details

Job Location: Topeka Office - Topeka, KS 66614Position Type: Full TimeSalary Range: $44,000.00 - $46,000.00 Salary/year

We are seeking a Case Manager, Family Preservation Services to join our team. 

Salary Range: $44,000 - $46,000

The FPS Case Manager works in the home of the family to teach them the specific skills they need to safely remain together, such as problem-solving skills, crisis management, parenting skills, communication, budgeting, home maintenance, life skills and more. The FPS Case Manager is also responsible for connecting families to community resources to help stabilize them and increase their support system. As a member of the Family Preservation team, you will work with other team members and report to our Manager Family Preservation.

WHAT YOU WILL DO:

• With assistance from a Family Support Worker, carry a caseload of 12-15 families.
• Meet at least weekly with families in the home and with each child, alone, at least monthly to address safety, well-being and the family/child’s input and progress on case plan activities.
• Be available to families to help them with any crisis or conflict that might arise.
• Develop Family Case Plan (and Child Case Plan, when necessary) and coach families toward completing case plan tasks.

WHAT YOU WILL BRING:

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

• Master’s degree, preferred

REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor’s degree in social work or other human services-related field, required.
• 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:

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