Treatment Family Care Development Specialist

We are seeking a Treatment Family Care Development Specialist to join our team.

Starting Salary: $44000 - $49000 (Salary)

We are seeking a Treatment Family Care Development Specialist to join our team. Your role will be a blended position responsible for recruitment, licensing, and training of Treatment Family Care (TFC) Homes as well as support of TFC clients. The Specialist will conduct recruitment activities in the community, complete timely and accurate licensure assessments and renewals, along with providing training for TFC Homes. All responsibilities will be conducted in accordance with contract/licensing/funding body/accreditation requirements. Specialists have flexibility and autonomy with their schedule to meet the needs of their assigned clients and families. Office space is available; however, Specialists typically work out of their own homes when not conducting visits with their families. As a member of the Department of Family and Youth Support team, you will work with five other team members and report to our Manager of Treatment Foster Care.

WHAT YOU WILL DO:

• Recruitment, Training, Support Groups, and Licensing Compliance: Lead Treatment Family Care (TFC) home recruitment in collaboration with the Resource Development team through community outreach, recruitment events, information meetings, and screening of prospective relative/kinship and nonrelated families. Conduct and track preservice, inservice, and specialized TFC trainings, facilitate and lead caregiver support groups, and ensure ongoing compliance with licensing policies and regulations through regular communication, documentation, and home visits.
• Assessment, Treatment Planning, and Documentation: Complete initial and ongoing assessments and interviews of TFC homes and placement participants to develop, implement, and update treatment plans, while maintaining timely, accurate electronic records for assigned homes and youth. Lead treatment reviews, support placement matching based on current knowledge of assigned families and maintain consistent communication with case management partners to ensure coordinated and effective services.
• Family Support, Placement Stability, and Team Collaboration: Provide inhome support, coaching, and consultation to TFC homes to promote placement success and youth stability, address emerging needs through ongoing engagement, and partner with the TFC team through regular participation in meetings, staffings, trainings, and interdisciplinary collaboration to ensure highquality, responsive care for youth and families.

WHAT YOU WILL BRING:

Our ideal candidate will have 1-3 years of child welfare experience and the following:

• Preferred: Master's degree in social work
• Required: Bachelor's degree in social work.
• A valid driver's license in the state you reside in, proof of current vehicle insurance, and reliable transportation.

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.

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.

OUR WIDE STATEMENT:

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 equity is not just a goal but is present in all we do; every team member feels empowered to authentically contribute to their fullest potential. We hold a collective commitment to WIDE (welcoming, inclusion, diversity, and equity) that will drive us forward as a stronger organization.

OUR DIVERSITY STATEMENT:

• 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.

OUR BENEFITS:

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

• 9 Paid Holidays, Unlimited 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.

Questions?

Please contact: Cornerstones of Care, People Experience Team

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