Foster Care Case Management Specialist KS - Full Time

DEPARTMENT: "Kansas Foster Care" (Kansas City, KS)

Starting Salary: $46,000.00 - $50,000.00(Annually)

(Starting salary depends on education and experience)

Sign-on/Retention Bonus: $2,000.00

RESPONSIBILITIES: Passionate about helping families? Enjoy overseeing a work schedule that is flexible and diverse. Cornerstones of Care is seeking dynamic child welfare professionals committed to helping families create lasting change so they can be safe and healthy. Our Foster Care Case Management Specialists work with a small caseload of youth and parents to connect with resources and supports, learn new ways to be resilient, and strengthen families. Specialists serve as the hub of the professional family support team to ensure good communication, that everyone is working towards the same goal, and that all identified needs are met. Foster Care Case Management Specialists have a high degree of autonomy in scheduling and completing their work, including working from home, in the office, completing home visits, and attending court hearings. The ability to plan and effectively manage your work in an ever-changing workday is critical.

QUALIFICATIONS: Required: Bachelor's degree in Social Work, Criminal Justice, Human Services, Education, Counseling, or Psychology which includes 30 hours of either human development/human behavior, child development, family intervention techniques, diagnostic measures, or therapeutic techniques such as social work, psychology, sociology, guidance/counseling, and child development. Master's Degree Preferred. Must have at least 2 years of experience in child welfare. Must be at least 21 years of age and pass a background check, physical, and drug screening. This position also requires a valid driver's license and proof of current vehicle insurance.

***Must be flexible with work hours, evening hours, and on-call. ***

BENEFITS: Cornerstones of Care offers a competitive benefits package, which includes 9 Paid Holidays, Paid Time Away (unlimited Time Away for Salaried positions) or Paid Time Off (accrued PTO for all benefit eligible team members) for hourly positions. All team members who work 30 hours or more are eligible for medical(prescription)/dental/vision; prescriptions; accident and critical illness insurance; pet insurance; short-term disability; long-term disability(employer paid); term life and accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D); health savings account (HSA); flexible spending account (FSA); retirement (401K with employer match); employee assistance program (EAP); YMCA membership deductions; Tuition Reimbursement Program and Public Service Loan Forgiveness. To view a detailed Summary of Benefits please visit the Job openings page of our website at www.cornerstonesofcare.org and in the left-hand margin use the benefits dropdown to download the current guide.

BONUS: $2,000 ($1,000.00 Sign-on Bonus will be paid on your first paycheck and the $1,000.00 Retention Bonus will be paid after 12 months of service.)

CORNERSTONES OF CARE'S ORGANIZATIONAL COMMITMENTS:

• Nonviolence - helping to build safety skills and a commitment to a higher purpose.
• Emotional Intelligence - helping to teach emotional management skills.
• Social Learning - helping to build cognitive skills.
• Open Communication - helping to overcome barriers to healthy communication, learn conflict management.
• Democracy - helping to create civic skills of self-control, self-discipline, and administration of healthy authority.
• Social Responsibility - helping to rebuild social connection skills, establish healthy attachment relationships.
• Growth and Change - helping to work through loss and prepare for the future.

Questions?

Please contact: Cornerstones of Care, Human Resources Department

8150 Wornall Rd., Kansas City, MO 64114

Phone: (816) 508-3500 Fax: (816) 508-1757

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Cornerstones of Care is an

Equal Opportunity Employer