Family Preservation Services (FPS) Family Support Worker - 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 services using a strengths-based
  
  

approach 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 in 20 days of

referral; case closure within 3- 6 months of referral

• Engages and works in partnership with case manager and families to
  
  

complete assessments

• Meets with family in the home weekly to monitor family progress
  
  

towards their case plan goals and assesses each child\'s safety

• Assesses each child\'s safety with every family contact and reports
  
  

all suspected child abuse / neglect

• Provides support and resources to family in Nutrition, Hygiene,
  
  

Household and Time Management, Home and Child Safety, Basic

Parenting, Transportation, Problem Solving and Communication

• Works closely with the Case Manager to provide services for the
  
  

family and make decisions about child well-being

• Remains current on the availability of community resources and
  
  

assists all families in obtaining assistance

• Acts as a liaison with schools to obtain child records, attend
  
  

conferences, track attendance and support achievement

• Acts as a liaison with Behavioral Health and Child Placement Agency
  
  

to support treatment and respite plans

• Provides transportation as necessary to meet established program
  
  

achievement and fidelity goals

• Collects drug screens as necessary
• Documents case activities, information weekly
• Appears and testifies in court as required
• Responds promptly to family crisis situations, documents incidents
  
  

and is available 24/7 to clients

• 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
• 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

• 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. provides 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, hi ing,

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

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

privileges of employment.***