Relative Coordinator

This position is in Wichita, KS and requires the employee to reside in Wichita or the surrounding area.

About the role

EmberHope, a leading, faith-based provider of child welfare services, is committed to helping you succeed as an employee as you work to make a difference in the life of a child either directly or by offering administrative support. The company strives for a positive work environment that encourages effective teamwork, trauma-informed practices, and opportunities to utilize leadership skills. Team members from all departments will focus on carrying out the EmberHope mission, vision, and values.

Responsibilities

• Conduct initial walk-throughs and background checks to place children in Kinship homes upon entering foster care.
• Specialize in and coordinate the search for and engagement with family and Non-Related Kin (NRKIN).
• Search for adults using information from parents, youth, other team members, and files, utilizing search websites, social media, and various family-finding tools.
• Begin the search when a youth enters foster care and continue throughout the life of the case until supportive adults can be located.
• Once support is identified, contact them to discuss ways they may be willing to stay connected to the youth and/or family and assist them.
• Pass all identified connections to the case team.
• Assist case managers with introducing supportive adults or family-finding concepts to the case team.
• Work with the case team to locate additional relative or NRKIN resources to assist the parent with managing the requirements of the case plan and making additional connections.
• Follow Company Policy and Procedure and operate according to the Company’s Program Practice Guidelines.

How You Will Spend Your Time

• 50% hands-on with kinship families.
• 25% searches and documentation.
• 25% collaboration.

Schedule

Hybrid