DEPARTMENT: Kansas Foster Care (Kansas City, KS)

Starting Salary: $41,000.00 - $46,000.00 (Annually)

(Starting salary depends on education and experience)

RESPONSIBILITIES: The Family Finding Advocate reports to the Family Finding Manager but enjoys a high degree of autonomy in conducting family finding efforts, support, and engagement as required by contract/licensing/funding body/accreditation requirements. The Family Finding Advocate will demonstrate creative search methods, genuine engagement practices, critical thinking skills, strong time management skills, and excellent decision-making abilities. Using Signs of Safety and Family Finding approaches, the Family Finding Advocate will engage newly referred children and families to identify relatives and connected adults to serve as relative and/or kinship placements, as well as natural supports to the children.

QUALIFICATIONS: This position requires a bachelor's degree in Social Work or other Human Service-related field (Community Counseling, Human Development, Child and Family Development, Applied Family and Youth Studies, Public Health, Health Sciences, Trauma Studies, Sociology/Social Services, Substance Abuse/Addictions, Education/Early Childhood, or Psychology Criminal Justice, Human Services, Education, Counseling or Psychology). Preferred: Master's degree in Social Work or other Human Service-related field and at least two years experience in the child welfare area. Case management experience is preferred and at least one year of work experience in the child welfare arena. Must be at least 21 and pass a background check, and physical and drug screening. This position also requires a valid driver's license and proof of current vehicle insurance.

BENEFITS: Cornerstones of Care offers a competitive benefits package, which includes 9 Paid Holidays, Paid Time Away (unlimited Time Away for Salaried positions), or Paid Time Off (accrued PTO for all benefit-eligible team members) for hourly positions. All team members who work 30 hours or more are eligible for medical(prescription)/dental/vision; prescriptions; accident and critical illness insurance; pet insurance; short-term disability; long-term disability(employer paid); term life and accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D); health savings account (HSA); flexible spending account (FSA); retirement (401K with employer match); employee assistance program (EAP); YMCA membership deductions; Tuition Reimbursement Program and Public Service Loan Forgiveness. To view a detailed Summary of Benefits please visit the Job openings page of our website at www.cornerstonesofcare.org and in the left-hand margin use the benefits dropdown to download the current 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, and 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, and establish healthy attachment relationships.
• Growth and Change - helping to work through loss and prepare for the future.

Questions?

Please contact: Cornerstones of Care, Human Resources 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