Family Support Worker

Job Details

Location:

Topeka Office - Topeka, KS

Position Type:
Full Time

Salary Range: $17.31 - $19.71 Hourly

We are seeking a Family Support Worker to join our team.

Hourly Range: $17.31 - $19.71

The Family Support Worker role works in the family's home to teach them the specific skills they need to safely remain together, such as problem‑solving skills, crisis management, parenting skills, communication, budgeting, home maintenance, life skills and more. This role will also be responsible for connecting families to community resources to help stabilize them and increase their support system. As a member of the Family Preservation team, you will work with other team members and report to our Family Preservation Services Manager.

• Through a team approach with two Case Managers and 1 Family Support Worker, will support a caseload of up to 30 families.
• Provide direct case management services to children and families, including researching community resources for families, participating in case planning, and being a positive role model for families.
• Meet with families in the home to address safety, well‑being and the family/child’s input and progress on case plan activities.
• Coordinate care, referrals, and linkages for families to community resources, as well as assist with transportation, housing, substance use treatment/monitoring, educational needs, health care, and other needs or activities to support success.
• Attend court hearings for all families that are court‑involved as well as to testify in court proceedings as required.

Our ideal candidate will have 1-3 years of relevant experience working with children and the following:

• Bachelor’s degree in social work or other human service field, preferred.

• High School diploma with at least 2 years’ experience.
• At least 21 years of age and pass background check, physical, and drug screening.
• A valid driver’s license, 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.

At Cornerstones of Care, we commit to fostering a community where every individual, regardless of background or identity, feels deeply welcomed, valued, and empowered. We envision a diverse community where inclusion and welcoming are prioritized. A community where all voices are heard, listened to, and respected. A community where everyone’s physical, emotional, social, and psychological needs are met. At Cornerstones of Care, we have a vision where…