Transport Support Worker

Job Description Summary:

Provides transportation for children and visitation support to the staff in the Permanency Services Program. Promotes the well-being of children in the Permanency Program, participates in staff meetings and trainings and coordinates with staff from other agencies involved in providing Permanency Services.

In This Opportunity You Will Get To:

• • Accomplishes child transport requirements.
• • Supervises and monitors visitations between the child/family and supports the reunification process.
• • Completes documentation and forwards reports containing descriptive, analytical and evaluative content.
• • Instructs the family in child development, parenting skills, child behavior management, childcare, home and money management, meal planning, and food preparation.
• • Provides crisis intervention, education and assistance with problem solving

• • Provides support to the staff of the Permanency Program on a day-to-day basis.
• • Ensures requirements of the case plan, as developed by the child and family team are met.
• • Maintains a close working relationship with public and private agencies involved in providing Permanency Services/support.     

• • Provides assistance with basic services required to meet developmental needs of the child/family.
• • Provides trauma informed emotional support, informal counseling, role modeling, realistic expectations and communication and coping skills according to best practices standards.
• • Provides families with an understanding of the Permanency Program processes and determines requirements.
• • Serves as a liaison between families and Permanency Program staff.  Provides routine services to support placements and obtains needed documents for the family’s file.
• • The employee is required to be able to safely operate a motor vehicle and possess a valid license therefore.  If using an agency vehicle, the employee must meet agency insurance underwriting standards.
• • Prepares case files for audit and notifies the Case Manager of missing or incomplete documentation.
• • Coordinates Permanency Program and requirements with public and private agencies.
• • Coordinates with Agency program staff on the delivery of services to children and families.

• • Will be required to drive personal or agency vehicle while transporting children or conducting agency business.  Must possess a valid driver's license.  Must meet agency underwriting standards while driving agency vehicles and/or transporting clients.

• • Refrains from assuming any duty that is unrelated to and/or interferes with the responsibilities of the position.
• • Advocates, promotes and practices cultural sensitivity and responsiveness in all day-to-day interactions.
• • Develops, promotes and practices teamwork in all activities.
• • Other duties as assigned.

You’ll Bring These Qualifications:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.  The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE

High School diploma or equivalent required

Two years experience in child and family services field required 

Bachelor’s degree preferred.

TFI Family Services, Inc. is a leading child welfare agency providing experience, compassion, quality services and care. Our strength as an organization lies in the fact that we do what is best for children and families. TFI continues to create new resources and develop innovative solutions as we work to meet the needs of families and children.

We provide various types of services to the community including foster and kinship care, domestic and international adoption, counseling support and education, TIPS-MAPP training and visitation and exchange centers.

TFI Family Services is the parent company providing services in Kansas and Nebraska. We expanded our service area through our affiliates: TFI Family Connections in Oklahoma and Texas Family Initiative in Texas. Pathway Family Services is an affiliate in Kansas offering additional services to youth and families.

TFI Family Services, Inc and affiliates are an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will not be discriminated against because of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, religion, national origin, disability, ancestry, marital status, veteran status, medical condition or any protected category prohibited by local, state or federal laws.

We are committed to diversity in its leadership and staff and actively seeks a diverse pool of candidates. We strongly encourage women, people of color, LGBTQI individuals, and people with disabilities, members of ethnic minorities, foreign-born residents, and veterans to apply.

All inquiries and applications will be kept confidential. Applications will be reviewed and eligible candidates will be contacted about interviews. Resumes will be reviewed on a rolling basis; we expect to receive resumes from many qualified applicants and therefore highly recommend submission as soon as possible.

Based on the hiring criteria involved with this position, background checks will be conducted if selected for employment. This includes, but not limited to: Fingerprinting, MVR, KBI, CANIS and drug screening.

For more information about our company and what we do, please visit us at:

TFI Family Services, Inc.