Kinship Family Advocate

DEPARTMENT: Kansas Foster Care (Kansas City, KS)

Salary: $42,000.00 - $47,000.00 (Annually)

(Starting salary depends on education and experience)

RESPONSIBILITIES: The Kinship Family Advocate is responsible for managing a caseload as assigned by the supervisor. The primary responsibility is to provide placement support in relative and kin homes through face-to-face, in-home contacts based on level of care and practice definitions. This position must identify and coordinate support services for the child and resource families and seek and obtain resources to support the placement and avoid disruption. This position is required to be accessible by phone after hours, holidays, and weekends when assigned as on-call staff. The Kinship Family Advocate must attend case plan and engagement meetings and act as a catalyst to facilitate and supply kin with resources and training to ensure successful placements. This position must ensure resource family training needs are met and provide crisis planning and coordination to avoid disruption of placement. They must ensure COA standards are met and Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children (ICPC) guidelines and criteria are followed.

QUALIFICATIONS: Bachelor's degree in Social Work or other Human service-related field and required experience with children and families. The preferred candidate will have a Master's degree from an accredited university in Social Work or a related field and be licensed by the Behavioral Sciences Regulatory Board to practice in Kansas. All positions must pass background checks and physical and drug screening. This position also requires a valid driver's license and proof of current vehicle insurance.

BENEFITS: Cornerstones of Care offers a competitive benefits package, which includes 9 Paid Holidays, Paid Time Away (unlimited Time Away for Salaried positions), or Paid Time Off (accrued PTO for all benefit-eligible team members) for hourly positions. All team members who work 30 hours or more are eligible for medical(prescription)/dental/vision; prescriptions; accident and critical illness insurance; pet insurance; short-term disability; long-term disability(employer paid); term life and accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D); health savings account (HSA); flexible spending account (FSA); retirement (401K with employer match); employee assistance program (EAP); YMCA membership deductions; Tuition Reimbursement Program and Public Service Loan Forgiveness. To view a detailed Summary of Benefits please visit the Job openings page of our website at and in the left-hand margin use the benefits dropdown to download the current guide.

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, and 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, and establish healthy attachment relationships.
• Growth and Change - helping to work through loss and prepare for the future.

Questions?

Please contact: Cornerstones of Care, Human Resources Department

8150 Wornall Rd., Kansas City, MO 64114

Phone: (816) 508-3500 Fax: (816) 508-1757

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Cornerstones of Care is an

Equal Opportunity Employer