Foster Care Case Management Specialist MO

Foster Care Case Management Specialist MO

Columbia Office
- Columbia, MO 65203

Salary Range $46,000.00 - $50,000.00 Salary/year Position Type Full Time

We are seeking a Foster Care Case Management Specialist to join our team. Starting Salary: $46,000 - $50,000 (Salary) Your role will exercise discretion and independent judgment in making decisions on the overall management and delivery of services to children on their caseload, aimed at achieving safety and permanency. You will coordinate and facilitate activities within the Family Support Team context, working towards moving the child to a permanent home.

You will serve as the legal guardian of the children on their caseload, making decisions and recommendations—occasionally on an emergency basis—to ensure the safety and welfare of those children. As a member of the MO Foster Care team, you will work with 7 other team members and report to our Manager of Foster Care Case Management.

• Manage and provide services to children and families who have been referred under the Foster Care Case Management Contract.
• Continually analyze and assess each family and child situation on an individual basis, using advanced knowledge in the area of child welfare to develop recommendations regarding support services and resources that each child and family may need, such as educational plans, medical, psychiatric, and psychological assessments, therapy, independent living skills, etc.
• Facilitate service planning with the child, family, and other Family Support Team (FST) members in accordance with Cornerstones of Care, MACF & CD policy.
• Coordinate any supportive services and resources that children under case management services may need to ensure timely and efficient service delivery.
• Assist the family in cultivating natural and informal family and community supports which can help the family to achieve safety and permanency for children.

Our ideal candidate will have at least 2 years of experience in the child welfare arena and the following:

• Bachelor's degree in social work, criminal justice or other human services related field is required.
• Master's degree in social work or other human services related field and case management experience are preferred.
• At least 21 years of age and pass background check, physical, and drug screening
• A valid driver's license in the state you reside in, proof of current vehicle insurance, and reliable transportation.

Cornerstones of Care is a mental and behavioral health nonprofit certified in trauma-informed care that provides evidence-based prevention, intervention, treatment, and support services to help children and families improve their safety and health by making positive changes in their lives. Each year, our team empowers children and families in Kansas, Missouri, and beyond through three key service areas:

• Youth & Family Support – We help youth gain independence through social and living support programs while empowering families with the skills and resources they need to become resilient and successful.
• Foster Care & Adoption – We reunify and unite families while recruiting and providing support to foster parents and youth in foster care.
• Education & Community Trainings – We help students achieve academic success while giving educators the tools to create safe learning environments to improve their students' behaviors and offer innovative learning opportunities to build and improve knowledge in the community.

• 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.