Child Welfare Worker
TFI
Child Welfare Worker
TFI
Child welfare nonprofit offering foster care
Description
****Average hourly rate is $16.63 (including wage, incentives, bonuses, overtime, shift differential, etc.) ****
Do you like working with children and families? Then TFI Family Services has the job for you!
We are looking for a full-time Relative-Kinship Worker to add to our KS Permanency / KS Case Management Department! All you need is a bachelor’s degree in child and family services field with at least two years’ experience in child and family services.
We will teach you the rest!
A Day in The Life as a Relative-Kinship-ICPC Worker
As a Relative-Kinship Worker, you will work to promote the well-being of children. Relative Kinship Workers teach skills such as emotional regulation, having healthy relationships, conflict resolution, and healthy communication within families. Relative Kinship Workers work together with our relative-kinship caregivers to help train and support them and the children in their home. Relative-Kinship Workers help to facilitate kinship meetings and to identify potential kinship and/or relative placement options. Relative-Kinship Workers provide on-call support to caregivers and crisis intervention, as needed. As a Relative-Kinship Worker, you would also coordinate community resources for the children served.
What We Are Looking For
We are looking for someone who is compassionate, eager to learn, who wants to help families and caregivers build on their strengths for healthy long-lasting relationships and help connect them with community resources to improve their lives. We want someone who has a desire to help children grow, learn, and build healthy families and a strong desire to advocate for children and their families!
Why you should work for TFI Family Services
We offer a wide variety of benefits, including flexible scheduling! We also provide you with 20 days of personal leave in your first year of employment and 25 days after year one and 12 paid holidays! We offer a longevity bonus and tuition reimbursement! As a bonus, you get to work with a FANTASTIC team who are all dedicated to our mission and vision by being devoted to the strength of family and being nationally recognized for excellence in service, education, and advocacy.
If you want to make a difference in a child’s life, join our team today!
TFI is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
To apply, please visit www.tfifamily.org/employment
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Requirements
Predictive Index assessments assist hiring managers determine if a candidate may be a good match for the position.
Please Complete a Predictive Index assessment at the following link:
https://assessment.predictiveindex.com/692W/727f9f18-705e-4248-95b0-972be2617975?type=candidateba
The PI assessment takes 5-7 minutes to complete. There are no right or wrong answers.
TFI coordinates child-welfare services through a national family of affiliates across multiple states, offering foster and kinship care, adoption, counseling, prevention services, training (TIPS-MAPP), visitation centers, and other supports. Services are delivered by region-based agencies under the Family Initiative umbrella, recruiting and training foster families and providing counseling, education, and support tools. The organization stands out by bundling a wide range of services under one umbrella and by including technology-focused affiliates that enhance delivery and administration. Its goal is to help children thrive in safe, stable environments by providing compassionate, high-quality, and accessible services for families.
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