What are the responsibilities and job description for the Family Preservation Services Case Manager--Mission position at DCCCA?
Full-Time
Position Overview
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
- 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.