Texas Home Visiting Case Manager

We are seeking a Texas Home Visitor Case Manager to join our FAYS Program. As a Texas Home Visitor Case Manager, you will Shine Hope  as you deliver services based on the SafeCare model, including home visits, parent support groups and periodic developmental screenings to eligible families. You will provide families with information regarding parenting, child health, and home safety, per the SafeCare model, with sensitivity to cultural and socio-economic needs of each client. You will also positively presenting this program and the need for such programs to the local community and serve as a resource for program collaboration, the community, and other BCFS programs. Join our team and shine hope in the lives of others! 

What you'll do

• Recruit and engage families to receive services and determine family eligibility.
• Ensure compliance to Texas Home Visiting contract as well as fidelity to SafeCare model.
• Coordinate home visits as prescribed in the Texas Home Visiting program for the purpose of observing and providing information to parents.
• Perform approved developmental screening tool on all children in case load and document and report results.
• Provide resource and referral services linking families with community resources and support systems.
• Utilizing SafeCare curriculum, conduct education, either in the home as well as delivering monthly parent support groups, while ensuring fidelity to the model is maintained at all times.
• Manage caseloads and, timely and accurately, prepare various documentation for the purpose of providing information required for program compliance.
• Establish appropriate relationships with families that are based on equality and respect.
• Work with the families to build on the families’ strengths to effect needed change.
• Model appropriate adult/child interactions to families.

What you'll bring:

• Requires a Bachelor’s degree.
• Prior work experience in education, child health and development, child abuse or neglect, and/or parent education preferred.
• Knowledge of and/or experience using community resources preferred.
• Knowledge and experience with in-home visitation preferred. 
• Requires ability to drive assigned vehicle(s) or personal vehicle, with appropriate state license, following all laws applicable; must provide proof of liability insurance and must be eligible to be insured under Buckner’s insurance policy. Must be age 21 or older to drive on behalf of Buckner.
• Requires ability to use up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force continuously to move objects and/or people.
• Requires ability to walk, stand and sit, sometimes for prolonged periods of time.

The above description reflects the details considered necessary to describe the essential functions of the job and should not be construed as a detailed description of all the work requirements that may be performed in the job. 

The same way we treat our employees is how we treat all applicants – with respect. Buckner is an equal opportunity employer (EEO is the law). You will be treated fairly throughout our recruiting process and without regard to race, color, religion, ​age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status in consideration for a career at Buckner.

The same way we treat our employees is how we treat all applicants – with respect. Buckner is an equal opportunity employer (EEO is the law). You will be treated fairly throughout our recruiting process and without regard to race, color, religion, ​age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status in consideration for a career at Buckner.