KVC Missouri Community Based Services - Home Visiting
Location: Kirksville, MO
Job Summary
This position is responsible for the implementation, direct supervision, program/contract oversight, maintenance and delivery of strength-based community services for the Healthy Families program.
Major Duties:
• Responsible for insuring all Agency contract policies, procedures, protocols, treatment planning and implementation, paperwork, data entry and practices allow for the smooth delivery of services to youth and their families.
• Maintain all client and staff records to established standards.
• Oversees daily program operations for the Healthy Families program to include: staff evaluations, review of parent educator’s documentation/ reports, timely submission of payment information to Agency Finance Department and 2 REV 11.2.22 Department of Social Services/ARCHS Liaison, billing and other supervisory responsibilities to ensure successful service provision for this program.
• Monitors the utilization and outcomes of the program and ensures the obtainment of program goals in these areas.
• Meet once per month with the Healthy Families team to discuss program goals, treatment progress, provide consultation and provide in-service training.
• Meet weekly with Healthy Families parent-educator for supervision and program compliance. Address level changes and client concerns.
• Act as liaison to the Agency Administrative team, state and local agencies, family courts and other social service providers, visiting the agencies regularly and reporting on visit outcomes to supervisor/designee.
• Develops and monitors budgets for existing/future community based programs with immediate supervisor.
• Present information regarding Agency programs to community organizations, families, and referral sources and builds collaboration with community partners as needed.
• Facilitate on-going peer review process whereby all files and paperwork, for assigned programs, are being checked/corrected as needed.
• Work to develop and complete grants or other activities aimed at program development and expansion.
• All other duties as assigned for the betterment of families and children being served and Agency. • Develop and monitor documentation, tracking, and policies to ensure fidelity to the healthy families national model and to maintain Agency’s national accreditation
Education: • Master’s degree in human services or fields related to working with children and families, or bachelor’s degree in these fields with 3 years of relevant experience, or less than a bachelor’s degree but with commensurate HFA experience
Qualifications:
• Master’s degree in human services or fields related to working with children and families, or bachelor’s degree in these fields with 3 years of relevant experience, or less than a bachelor’s degree but with commensurate HFA experience
• Solid understanding of or experience in supervising diverse staff with humility, as well as providing support to staff in stressful work environments
• Knowledge of infant and child development and parent-child attachment
• Experience with family services that embraces the concepts of family-centered and strength-based service provision
• Knowledge of parent-infant health and dynamics of child abuse and neglect
• Experience supporting culturally diverse communities/families
• Experience in home visiting with a strong background in early childhood prevention services
• Willingness to engage in building reflective practice (e.g., capacity for introspection, communicating awareness of self in relation to others, recognizing value of supervision, etc.)
• Infant mental health endorsement preferred Experience with reflective practice preferred
Experience: 3-5 years supervisory experience
Preferred Experience/Skills:
• Work with children and families in a trauma informed environment
• Master’s degree in social work, counseling, or a relevant related field and holds a license or provisional license in the State of Missouri as a LCSW, LPC, or Psychologist
Why KVC?
KVC is a nonprofit child placing and behavioral health agency with a long legacy of compassionately serving children and families. We are committed to providing our employees with a supportive and rewarding work environment. We also believe in the importance of work-life balance, and we offer a variety of programs and resources to help our employees achieve it (Wellbeing Committee, DEI+B Committee, Talent Development Programs, etc.).
At KVC Health Systems, our employees are our greatest asset. Based on the voice of our employees, KVC debuted with an 83 Work Wellbeing score on Indeed, a rating so high and rare that it places KVC among the top 1% of employers nationally. We are committed to providing a positive, supportive work environment where you can do your best work and love coming to work every day.
Skills Required
- Master’s degree in human services or a related field serving children and families; alternatively, a bachelor’s degree in a related field with three years of relevant experience, or commensurate Healthy Families America experience without a bachelor’s degree
- Three to five years of supervisory experience
- Understanding of or experience supervising diverse staff with humility and supporting staff in stressful work environments
- Knowledge of infant and child development and parent-child attachment
- Experience providing family-centered and strength-based family services
- Knowledge of parent-infant health and the dynamics of child abuse and neglect
- Experience supporting culturally diverse communities and families
- Experience in home visiting and early childhood prevention services
- Willingness to develop reflective practice
- Experience working with children and families in a trauma-informed environment
- Master’s degree in social work, counseling, or a related field
- Missouri LCSW, LPC, or Psychologist license or provisional license
- Infant mental health endorsement
- Experience with reflective practice
What We Do
At KVC Health Systems, our 2,800 caring team members work every day to strengthen families, prevent child abuse and neglect, and help both children and adults achieve mental wellness. We all need connection! And at KVC, our employees are our greatest asset and strength, helping the people we serve experience the power of connection to themselves, their family and friends, and to professionals who can help them thrive. We're working toward a bold vision: a world in which every person is SAFE and CONNECTED to a strong family and a healthy community. No more child abuse and neglect. No more untreated mental illness or addiction. Parents no longer pass down the cycles of violence, substance use or trauma that they experienced as children. Instead, families have the skills and supportive connections they need to thrive. Every individual has unlimited possibilities and can reach their full potential. This is why the KVC team comes to work every day, providing family strengthening services, mental and behavioral healthcare, foster care, adoption and inpatient children’s mental health treatment. People are facing serious challenges, and community needs are greater than ever. Will you join us? Since 1970, KVC has grown from a single home for at-risk children to a national organization serving over 80,000 children and families each year in Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Kentucky and West Virginia. KVC also provides training and consultation around the world. We're a family of private, nonprofit 501(c)3 organizations committed to enriching and enhancing the lives of children and families. Learn more at www.kvc.org.





