Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Engage in research, investigation using database systems, social media, and other web-based searches, to assist in locating and meeting parents/guardians, extended family, and any other kinship or natural supports.
2. Engagement of family and other natural supports that may be located through searching and interviewing. This may include in-home visits with families, client visits in their placement and traveling to other locations to gather information necessary to perform job duties. 
3. Complete all required documentation, both internal and externally mandated documentation using required forms. Upload these documents to the required databases.
4. Create and maintain a genogram. Use this genogram to add relatives and kinship names as they are identified. Upload genogram to Missouri’s statewide database and MACF’s database.

1. Attend and actively participate in court hearings, and other meetings that parents or relatives may attend. Additionally participate in other administrative meetings as required.

1. Provide information to the case manager through both written and verbal reports, and other means as required. Consult with case manager during the process of locating and contacting family resources, keeping them informed of next steps.

1. Responsible for committing to ongoing education and training in Trauma Informed Care, to create a culture and structure of physical and psychological safety, transparency, peer support, collaboration, and empowerment.

1. Attend all required training in accordance with Every Child’s Hope, Children’s Division, and Missouri Alliance for Children and Families.

1. Travel as the job duties require, may involve overnight stays.

1. Flexible schedule that may require evenings or weekends.

1. Other duties as required/assigned.