Family Engagement Specialist

Job Description

Are you looking for an exciting and rewarding opportunity where you can improve the lives of children? Crittenton Children’s Center in Kansas City, MO is seeking a Family Engagement Specialist to join our team. This is an intake position into the field of child welfare. Position provides an opportunity to help families visit, help parents enhance their parenting skills, and help a families reunify. Full-time, Sunday through Thursday or Tuesday through Saturday. Work hours are dependent on families they are assigned. Schedules are adjusted as needed to make up 40 hrs. Day can start as early as 8am and end as late as 8:30-9 pm (that is pretty late and not the norm). Must be independent worker with willingness to be flexible with work hours based upon the needs of the families they serve. Utilization of evidence-based programing focusing on Attachment Self-Regulation and competency through classroom curriculum. Providing classroom educational trainings to biological parents as well as one on one parenting instruction and education. Distributing pre and post testing to all participants in Family Engagement Program. Presenting outcome information to program director. Provide monthly written progress notes on families assigned as well as comprehensive quarterly reports for court. Research of area community resources and connecting families based upon their need. Supervision of parent child visits as ordered by the court. Transportation of children to and from visitation. Weekly communication with case manager and resource provider regarding the progress of visits, concerns and any noted changes. Main activity is to pick up child/children from their placements and transport them to an agreed upon location to supervise a visit with their parents. Child/children are then returned to their placements. Observation of the visits will be noted in weekly visit reports and a monthly summary will be completed. 1 hour of parent education will be provided weekly on each case. Why Saint Luke’s? We believe in work/life balance We are dedicated to innovation and always looking for ways to improve We believe in creating a collaborative environment where all voices are heard We are here for you and will support you in achieving your goals Job Requirements Applicable Experience: 2 years Job Details Full Time Swing (United States of America) The best place to get care. The best place to give care. Saint Luke’s 12,000 employees strive toward that vision every day. Our employees are proud to work for the only faith-based, nonprofit, locally owned health system in Kansas City. Joining Saint Luke’s means joining a team of exceptional professionals who strive for excellence in patient care. Do the best work of your career within a highly diverse and inclusive workspace where all voices matter. Join the Kansas City region's premiere provider of health services. Equal Opportunity Employer. Saint Luke’s Health System includes 18 hospitals and campuses across the Kansas City region, home care and hospice, behavioral health care, dozens of physician practices, a life care senior living community, and more. Find out more about what Saint Luke’s offers: http://www.saintlukeskc.org/about-saint-lukes Are you interested in staying up to date on openings at Saint Luke’s Health System? Simply sign up for job alerts at https://careers.saintlukeskc.org/job-alerts When we have opportunities that meet your interests, you will receive an email with the job details. Saint Luke’s Health System values our employees and we encourage them to apply to any internal openings. If you are a current Saint Luke's Health System employee, please apply through your Workday account by typing "Find Jobs" in the top left corner search bar. You can also follow the link below to the current internal career site to apply. http://www.myworkday.com/saintlukes/d/task/1422$1011.htmld