Family Preservation Services Case Manager--Mission
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
Mets DCF timelines to connect with the family within 24 hours of referral; facilitates initial family meeting within 48 hours of referral; completes assessment-based case plan within 20 days of referral; and case closure within 3-6 months of referral
Responsibilities
- Engages and works in partnership with families to complete assessments and develop case plan goals and objectives
- Mets 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
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in human services required
- 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
Qualifications
Must successfully complete pre-employment background screening, references, fingerprint-based records search, and pre-employment drug screening.
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Family Preservation Services (FPS)
Provides intensive in-home services and case management services to families who have one or more children at risk of out-of-home placement or who will be at risk of out-of-home placement at birth.