START Case Manager KC

Full-Time

Essential Functions Include:


· Provides for the safety, stability and well-being of children and families

· Works as a dyad to coordinate and deliver timely access to intensive treatment and other intervention services for the family

· Delivers culturally competent, strengths-based case management services to children and families consistent with the evidence-based practice models

· Decisions are made on guidelines provided by the supervisor, family preservation standard procedures and policies, the evidence-based practice model and DCCCA organizational policies

· Meets DCF timelines to connect with the family and facilitate the initial family meeting

· Engages and works in partnership with families to complete assessments and develop the case plan

· 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

· 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

· Prioritizes identified problems that require resolution, utilizes available resources, and arrives at decisions appropriate to the family

· Completes and analyzes initial and on-going family assessments related to safety, stability and well-being, including mental health, substance abuse, education, emotional, social and physical well-being, parenting and parent-child relationships

· Completes and submits timely court reports; Appears and testifies in court as required

· Collects drug screens as necessary

· Documents case information, including court reports, emails, and activities weekly

· Responds promptly to family crisis situations, documents incidents and is available 24/7 to clients

· Job may require the employee to be able to regularly drive to various DCCCA locations and other business locations throughout the day or night as required

· Promotes and practices teamwork in all activities

· Fosters and maintains professional relationships with families, community partners and peers

Requirements Include:

· Bachelor's degree in human services is required

· Prior work in behavioral health or children/family services is required; experience working with substance use is preferred

· Must possess a valid state Driver's License, in force automobile liability insurance, and maintain a Motor Vehicle Record (MVR) that meets organization's insurability standard as defined by DCCCA policy. Availability of reliable transportation is required for this position.

EOE