Family Preservation Services (FPS) Case Manager

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For more information, please see:  Family Preservation Services (FPS) provides intensive in-home services and case management services to families who have one or more children at risk of out-of-home placement or who will be at risk of out-of-home placement at birth.

• Provides for the safety, stability and well-being of children and families during the referral period
• Delivers culturally competent, strengths-based case management services to children and families consistent with the evidence-based practice models
• Decisions are made on guidelines provided by the supervisor, family preservation standard procedures and policies, evidence-based practice model and DCCCA organizational policies
• Meets DCF timelines to connect with the family within 24 hours of referral; facilitate initial family meeting within 48 hours of referral; complete assessment-based case plan within 20 days of referral; and case closure within 3- 6 months of referral
• Engages and works in partnership with families to complete assessments and develop case plan goals and objectives.
• Meets with the family in the home weekly, monitoring the family's progress towards their case plan goals; and meets monthly with each child individually to assess child's safety
• Assesses each child's safety with every family contact and reports all suspected child abuse / neglect. Monitors family progress and service provision using assessment tools, and updates family case plan based on those assessments
• Provides weekly home-based family skills training which may include:
  Nutrition, Hygiene, Household and Time Management, Home and Child Safety, Basic Parenting, Transportation, Problem Solving and Communication to assist parents in providing a safe, nurturing environment for children in their care
• Works closely with the Family Support Worker to provide services for the family and make decisions about child well-being
• Prioritizes identified problems that require resolution, establishes goals and objectives, utilizes available resources, and arrives at decisions appropriate to the family
• Completes and analyzes initial and on-going family assessments related to safety, stability and well-being, including mental health, substance abuse, education, emotional, social and physical well-being, parenting and parent-child relationships
• Utilize assessments to develop the case plan in partnership with the Family Support worker/Family Mentor, child/ren and family; make community referrals, as necessary
• Completes and submits timely court reports;
  Appears and testifies in court as required
• Collects drug screens as necessary
• Documents case information, including court reports, emails, and activities weekly
• Responds promptly to family crisis situations, documents incidents and is available 24/7 to clients
• Job may require the employee to be able to regularly drive to various DCCCA locations and other business locations throughout the day or night as required
• Promotes and practices teamwork in all activities
• Fosters and maintains professional relationships with families, community partners and peers
• Participates in professional development that is relevant