What are the responsibilities and job description for the Family Service Coordinator position at KVC Health Systems?
Job Description
Job Description
Position Summary : The Family Service Coordinator provides coordination to children and their foster families in order to facilitate safety, permanency and well-being.
Location : Chanute or Pittsburg
Education : A bachelor’s or master’s degree in an area licensable by the Kansas BSRB
Experience : Two years’ experience with children and family services required
Licensure / Certification : Licensure by the Kansas BSRB is required
Current, valid Driver’s License and Auto Insurance required.
Essential Duties :
Extensive driving required. Use of a personal automobile with approved mileage reimbursement. This requires valid auto insurance and driver’s license
- Participate in the recruitment, MAPP training, licensing, ongoing training, re-licensing, and provision of support groups of family foster homes
- Provide ongoing support and crisis response to family foster homes including home visits as required by contract or regulations
- Attend and participate in all scheduled meetings, case plan conferences, court hearings, school conferences, and other meetings pertaining to children placed in a family foster home
- Provide 24 hour, on-call crisis intervention based on assigned rotation schedule
- Responsible for meeting all performance expectations including contract requirements, timelines, regulations and laws relating to services being provided
- Assess needs of clients and foster families and provide direct support referring to community resources as necessary
- Provide direct services per program / state / contract guidelines
- Complete all required paperwork and follow agency policies and procedures within specific timeframes, to ensure a smooth paperwork flow
- Acquire and develop resources to meet identified needs of clients and staff
- Provide positive feedback to clients to reinforce positive behaviors
- Provide culturally relevant and sensitive services to clients
- Provide positive field instruction and supervision of Social Work Interns as requested.
- Observe children for signs of abuse and / or neglect and report all incidents of abuse / neglect as mandated.
- Provide transportation for clients to needed resources if appropriate.
- Participate in the development of additional services.
- Complete minimum requirement of therapy hours determined by the assigned supervisor.
- Attend required trainings.
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