• Family Engagement Specialist

    Saint Luke's (Kansas City, MO)


    Job Description​

    The Opportunity:

    Saint Luke’s Crittenton Children’s Center in Kansas City, MO is seeking a Family Engagement Specialist to join our team. For more than 100 years we've cared for the emotional health of Kansas City's children and families. Today we offer one of the area's most comprehensive behavioral health care programs. And we are backed by the complete resources of Saint Luke's Health System.

     

    **Shift:** Full-time, swing. 40 hours per week, including one weekend day. Daytime hours, but necessary to flex based on needs.

    Responsibilities:

    + 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.

     

    Why Saint Luke’s?

     

    We believe in creating a collaborative environment, while looking for innovative ways to improve. We offer competitive salaries and benefits packages to all eligible employees:

     

    + Medical health plans

    + Continuing Education Assistance and Tuition reimbursement

    + Leave of Absence, PTO, Extended Sick Leave, and various Welfare plans

    + Retirement contributions

    + Employee Assistance Program

     

    _As a leading behavioral health provider for youth in the Kansas City community, Crittenton’s residential and acute inpatient programs have consistently exceeded national and local quality benchmarks over the past five years._

    Job Requirements

    Applicable Experience:

    2 years

     

    Diploma

    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.