Manager - Treatment Foster Care

WHO WE ARE:

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.

We are seeking a Manager of Treatment Foster Care (TFC) to serve as a leader to the team members who provide supports to designated TFC homes. The Manager has the ultimate responsibility of ensuring quality services provided to youth enrolled in the TFC service and the TFC homes that are in compliance with state contracts, funder requirements, and accreditation standards. The Cornerstones of Care TFC model is a collaborative approach to support specialized foster homes in caring for children with complex emotional and behavior needs. Our homes provide a stable, nurturing family-based environment alongside intensive therapeutic interventions and case management to address a child's specific challenges. The Manager plays a pivotal role in day-to-day operations of TFC program including, yet not limited to new home recruitment, provider/family training, client pre-authorizations and admissions, treatment planning, collaboration, safety, crisis management, support, resource support, and discharge/transition.

WHAT YOU WILL DO:

Your role will

• Provide leadership and support to TFC Specialists providing in-home support and coaching for Treatment Foster Care Homes, Relative Treatment Foster Care and Treatment Foster Care Transition Services to aid in the development and success of the placement as well as permanency for youth in the program.
• Assure services provided actively involve the child's family (biological parent(s), adoptive parent(s), foster parent(s), relative caretakers, legal guardians or adults who play a significant role) in the treatment and care of the child while in treatment foster care.
• Work collaboratively across program lines to ensure TFC program needs are met. This may include but is not limited to Outpatient, Resource Development, Foster Care Case Management, and Finance.
• Conduct and/or support the initial and on-going assessments/interview with placement participants.

As a member of the Youth and Family Support team, you will work with other team members and report to the Director of Youth & Family Support.

WHAT YOU WILL BRING:

Our ideal candidate will have 3-5 years of relevant experience and the following:

REQUIREMENTS

• Education Level: Master's Degree
• Preferred Requirements: Professional licensure (e.g. LCSW, LPC)
• Years of Experience: 3 to 5 years in social work and/or child welfare
• 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

Starting Salary: $51,000 - $59,000 Annually

CORNERSTONES OF CARE'S BENEFITS:

Cornerstones of Care offers a competitive benefits package, which includes:

• 9 Paid Holidays, flexible Paid Time Off, and Paid Sick Leave
• Team members who work at least 30 hours per week are eligible for
  
  
  
  • Health insurance benefits (medical, prescription, dental, vision)
  • Cafeteria plans (Health Savings Account (HSA) and Medical and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts)
  • Ancillary insurance benefits (accident insurance, critical illness insurance, hospital indemnity insurance, short-term disability insurance, voluntary life)
  • Cornerstones of Care provides long-term disability insurance and basic term life/AD&D insurance at no cost to the team member
  
  
  
  
• Retirement savings plan (401K) with employer match
• Pet Insurance
• Employee assistance program (EAP)
• Tuition reimbursement program
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness.
• To view more information on our benefits, please visit our Job Openings page at Join Our Team - Cornerstones of Care to download the current benefits guide.

CORNERSTONES OF CARE'S ORGANIZATIONAL COMMITMENTS:

• 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.

CORNERSTONES OF CARE'S DIVERSITY STATEMENT:

We believe in the creation of inclusive communities where children, families, and team members thrive in an environment characterized by safety, respect, and the freedom to authentically express their unique identities - a place where each individual experiences a profound sense of belonging. To ensure that this vision becomes a reality, we have engaged with our team members, clients, stakeholders, and volunteers to craft a diversity statement that defines our commitment to foster diversity, inclusion, and equality throughout all aspects of our organization.

• We partner for safe and healthy communities.
• We cultivate a culture in which children, families, team members, volunteers, donors, and community partners feel welcomed, safe, respected, empowered, and celebrated.
• We value diversity of race, religion, color, age, sex, national origin or citizenship status, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, geographical location, pregnancy, disability, neurodiversity, socio-economic, and military status.
• We stand for anti-racism, equity, and inclusivity.
• We insist and affirm that discrimination and violence have no place in safe and healthy communities, including in our organization.
• We strive toward a more welcoming, inclusive, diverse, and equitable organization through our policies, partnerships, and practices.

Questions?

Please contact: Cornerstones of Care, People Experience Department

8150 Wornall Rd., Kansas City, MO 64114

Phone: (816) 508-3500 Fax: (816) 508-1757

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Cornerstones of Care is an

Equal Opportunity Employer