Family Preservation Services (FPS) Case Manager Wichita

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**Essential Functions**

• 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

• Decisions are made on guidelines provided by the supervisor, family
  
  

preservation standard procedures and policies, evidence-based

practice model and DCCCA organizational policies

• 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 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

• Prioritizes identified problems that require resolution, establishes
  
  

goals and objectives, 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

• Utilize assessments to develop the case plan in partnership with the
  
  

Family Support worker/Family Mentor, child/ren and family; make

community referrals, as necessary

• 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

• Participates in professional development that is relevant
• Please note this description is not designed to cover or contain a
  
  

comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that

are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and

activities may change at any time with or without notice.*

• Candidates must successfully complete pre-employment drug screening,
  
  

background screening, a fingerprint-based records search, and reference

checks. Continued employment is contingent upon annual background

screening and participation in an ongoing random drug and alcohol

testing program.*

• DCCCA is a drug-free and smoke-free workplace. This position is
  
  

considered a safety-sensitive position.*

• DCCCA, Inc. provi es equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all
  
  

employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color,

religion, national origin, sex, age, gender, disability, genetics, or

any other characteristic protected by law. It is the policy of DCCCA to

comply with all federal, state, and local laws concerning the employment

of women, minorities, individuals with disabilities, and veterans, and

to act in accordance with regulations and guidance issued by the Equal

Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), in every location in which

DCCCA has facilities. This policy applies to recruiting, hiring,

placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of

Absence, Compensation, Training, And Any Other Terms, Conditions, And

privileges of employment.***