Intake and Assessment Case Manager Job Opening
Intake and Assessment Case Manager
KVC Behavioral Healthcare Inc.
• Olathe, KansasKVC is seeking a dedicated Case Manager or Therapeutic Case Manager to provide oversight and case management services to children and families in order to facilitate safety, permanency, and well-being.
- Continue to build a child welfare system that is safe, secure, and stable; family centered; connected to the community; which relies on evidence-based practice necessary to support contract services in Kansas.
- Provide in-home reintegration and adoption services to clients and their families.
- Maintain regular communication with the child(ren) and parent(s) as directed by supervisor.
- Organize and facilitate case planning conferences with family members and other professionals.
- Complete child social histories.
- Attend school meetings and communicate with educational professionals as needed.
- Maintain regular communication with foster homes and kinship caregivers.
- Gather information on children and family functioning and integrate that information into comprehensive assessments.
- Provide Independent Living services to children as needed in partnership with KVC Independent Living Services.
- Assess viability of relative and kinship placements through home studies.
- Assist parents in finding community resources such as housing, employment, transportation, utilities, and mental and physical health care.
- Provide referrals for mental health services and any other required service for the children and/or family.
- Maintain working relationships/communication with the Department for Children and Families and other community partners.
- Prepare well-written court reports.
- Complete all court orders as directed by the court.
- Testify in termination of parental rights trials and other court hearings.
- Supervise parent/child and other family visits as needed.
- If requested, complete adoption home studies.
- Develop safety plans and aftercare plans with families as needed.
- Provide on-call crisis intervention on a rotating schedule.
- Document all contact with clients and collaterals; complete case activity logs each month and keep record of all related documentation; maintain client files.
- Transport clients to visits and appointments as needed.
- Attend required trainings.
FLSA Status: Exempt
All applicants must be 21 years of age, have a valid driver’s license and car insurance as well as pass all applicable background checks and Department of Transportation health assessment. KVC is an equal opportunity employer.
KVC Kansas represents one of the strongest and broadest child welfare and behavioral healthcare continuums in the nation. We are responsible for the care of all children who served by the Kansas Department for Children and Families Kansas City Metro and East Regions. KVC provides case management, therapy, family education/support, transportation and aftercare services, impacting thousands of children and family members each day. KVC believes that children can’t wait, and has helped Kansas achieve national leadership in child welfare standards set by the federal Children and Family Service review; outcomes that ensure child safety, permanency and wellbeing.
At KVC, you will enjoy a professional and innovative atmosphere focused on serving children and families in Kansas. KVC continually searches for ways to raise the bar in child welfare and enhance the wellbeing of children and families. Our goal is not only short-term safety and permanency, but long-term, lasting success that will support children’s education, health and emotional stability throughout their lives. Our unique KVC family-centered practice model uses an array of evidence-based practices, such as Trauma Systems Therapy (TST), that are proven by their outcomes. KVC’s participation in national research initiatives gives you front row access to attend trainings from national partners such as the Annie E. Casey Foundation and New York University to refine your skills. Read more about KVC at Kansas.kvc.org.
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Experience
Required- This position requires a Bachelor's or Master's degree, in a field that is able to be licensed by the Kansas BSRB (ksbsrb.ks.gov), from an accredited college or university. Current, pending or temporary licensure through the Kansas BSRB is acceptable. Previous experience in children and family services preferred. Preference will be given to applicants who have current or recent experience in this or a similar role with current contractors in the Kansas child welfare system.
Education
Required- Masters or better
- Bachelors or better in Social Work