Family First Case Manager - Topeka
DCCCA
- Topeka, KS
- Permanent
- Full-time
- 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
- Participates in professional development that is relevant
- Bachelor's degree, required. Human services area of study, preferred but not required.
- Prior work in behavioral health or children and family services, required
- Experience working with substance use, preferred.
- Must possess a valid Driver's License, have in force automobile liability insurance coverage, 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.
- Regular and predictable on-site attendance.
- Proficiency with computers and Microsoft suite of products including Microsoft Word, Outlook, Excel, and PowerPoint.
- Ability to efficiently operate other office equipment such as telephones, voicemail systems, copy and fax machines, and scanners.
- Adherence to DCCCA Values:
- We provide education and services based on research and a dedicated commitment to improving lives.
- We value the people and communities we serve by respecting their experiences and treating them with dignity and respect.
- We encourage leadership at all levels by challenging existing conditions and finding innovative ways to grow and learn.
- We deliver high quality services every day, holding ourselves accountable for our outcomes.
- Stand, walk, sit, climb, or balance
- Talk, hear, taste, or smell
- Reach with hands and arms
- Use hands to finger, handle, or feel
- Stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl
- Move lift or move up to 50 pounds occasionally
- Vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
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