Case Manager

Position Summary: The Case Manager provides case management services to children and families in order to facilitate safety, permanency, and wellbeing.
Location: Lawrence KS
Education: A bachelor's or master's degree in social work, community counseling, human development, child and family development, applied family and youth services, public health, health sciences, trauma studies, sociology/social services, substance abuse/addictions, early childhood education, or psychology from an accredited college/university.
Experience: Experience with children and family services preferred
Licensure/Certification : Current, valid Driver's License and Auto Insurance required. Licensure by the Kansas BSRB is required
Essential Duties:

• Actively seek to understand and support families' lived experience and individual needs. Needs include, but are not limited to, developmental stages, trauma, poverty, gender, race, ethnicity and language.
• Build and maintain strong engagement with clients, placement providers, DCF, coworkers and other community partners.
• Actively share relevant and appropriate information with family and involved professionals.
• Provide timely responses to all requests.
• Provide home and community-based services to clients.
• Services include, but are not limited to, observation of caregiver/child interaction, maintain both existing and developing connections, resource coordination, on-call crisis intervention, safety planning, skill building, transport clients and conduct drug-screens to ensure safety and well-being.
• Utilize information gathered through assessment process to advocate for the client's best interest.
• Advocacy includes, but is not limited to, provide court testimony, attend school meetings and coordinate mental health services
• Complete required documentation in a timely and thorough manner.
• Documentation includes, but is not limited to, case logs, comprehensive assessments, court reports and social histories.

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We're an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds and experiences.
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