Program Support Caseworker

Essential Functions:

• Assess safety and risk of all children being served in all interactions.
• Attends and participates in necessary court hearings; supervision and training; family team meetings; case reviews; semi-annual reviews; individual and group supervision sessions; team and staff meetings and any other relevant training or agency meeting.
• Assist clients with referrals and with obtaining emergency needs through community resources.
• Assist clients with obtaining information, completing forms and understanding programs and procedures
• Meet compliance requirements as established by federal and state laws/regulations and agency policies.
• Provide case management for KCDJFS foster, adoptive, and kinship resource parents to provide support in managing placement of youth in their home.  
• Monitor each foster/adoptive/kinship home for compliance with licensing requirements.  
• Complete Individualized Training Needs Assessment (ITNA) and develop a plan with licensed foster/adopt resource parents. 
• Assists foster care licensing specialist with obtaining required forms and documentation for initial certification and re-certification of resource parents. 
• Maintains records and related documents for cases and referrals.  
• Complete timely, accurate case documentation and entering data into various computer data systems. 
• Scans and documents information into EDMS/TRAVERSE.
• Complete random moment sampling and timekeeping timely
• Supervise parent child visitations at KCDJFS or in the community as assigned. 
• Screen abuse/neglect calls as requested by supervisor.
• Front desk reception coverage as assigned by supervisor.
• Works closely with Agency attorney and legal assistant on case preparation, presentation, and testimony for Juvenile Court involvement, when applicable.
• Other job-related duties as assigned. 

• Ability to professionally and respectfully communicate, define problems, collect data, establish facts then analyze and draw valid conclusions based on the information collected.
• Execute verbal instructions, work cooperatively with other agency staff, service providers and community partners. 
• Ability to exercise sound judgment, maintain confidentiality, and function effectively with minimal direction.
• Knowledge and skill in working in the following areas: child development, family systems theory, crisis intervention, domestic violence and substance use disorder. 
• Effective communication both written and verbal.
• Perform physical activities including but not limited to lifting to fifty (50) pounds occasionally, crouching, reaching, lifting, pulling, standing, walking, manual dexterity, grasping, talking, sitting and hearing.