Kimberly Probst
Hutchinson
Summary
Dedicated Social Worker offering 15 of expertise. A comprehensive background in social services and assessment writing, as well as strong interpersonal, organizational, and computer skills. Builds client rapport and assesses needs to provide appropriate resources.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Adoption Specialist (Assessment writer)
Saint Francis Ministries
11.2018 - Current
- Interview and assess potential adoptive resources
- The assessment process includes home visits, gathering health reports, budget reports, background checks, and community references to aid in the assessment process.
- Facilitate best interest staffing meetings
- Knowledge of policies and procedures to ensure the best interest of children and meet agency timelines.
Supervisor/Manager for the Education Building (Do Art)
Kansas State Fair
08.2016 - 09.2023
- Supervise the volunteers
- Assist with arts and crafts projects
- Lessons for classrooms
- Handle crisis situations, if needed.
- Open/close the building: Ensure the building is ready for visitors
- Making sure everything is restocked, clean, and orderly.
Adoption Social Worker (Licensed Permanency Specialist)
Saint Francis Community Services
05.2015 - 11.2018
- Caseload of 25-35 Children ages 0-18
- Gather documentation for adoption purposes
- Coordinate services to meet basic needs and meet adoption task objectives
- Write court reports detailing the progress of the case
- Facilitate case plan meetings
- Participate in best interest staffing meetings
- Knowledge of policies and procedures to aid in the care of children and meet agency timelines
- Level of service of assessments, safety assessments, and needs assessments
- Updating social histories of children in care.
Social Work Specialist (PRC)
DCF
08.2008 - 05.2015
- Review child and adult reports received by the Kansas Protection Report Center.
- PRC social worker is responsible for accurately documenting decisions while adhering to strict timelines.
- Use of agency systems to look for associated reports.
- Use of FACTS, KAECSES, and KAECSES database search, to search for DCF history or legal involvement.
- Knowledge of policy and procedures in making appropriate assignments or non-assignments for abuse/neglect reports of adults and children.
- Gathering additional information from reporters, schools, or law enforcement when necessary to aid in screening decisions
- Complete the initial assessment and screening decisions on Child Protective Service and Adult Protective Service intakes to determine if DCF will accept for investigation
- Safety determination was made based on the information received during the intake process
- PRC assigns an appropriate response time for each assigned report
- Provide training and feedback to intake staff, new PRC employees, and new DCF staff as needed.
Social Worker Case Manager/Intern Case Manager
Saint Francis Community Services
08.2007 - 08.2008
- Practicum with Saint Francis Community Services while attending WSU.
- Provided case management services for families with children in the Foster Care System under the direction of the Social Work Supervisor and Director of SFCS.
- Obtained SW license in July of 2008 and began case management services as an LBSW.
- Utilized assessment tools to aid in case planning.
- Ensured appropriate releases were signed.
- Explained confidentiality to families.
- Facilitated case plans for families using family-centered meetings.
- Provided court reports regarding family progress on case plan goals
- Provided court advocacy for children and families
- Utilize crisis intervention methods when working with children and families
- Conducted monthly worker-child visits
- Referred family and children to local community resources as determined necessary for the case plan and reintegration process
- Monitoring and directing the family support worker's involvement with family-child visitation.
Aftercare Worker
Saint Francis Academy
07.2006 - 08.2007
- Completed a reference manual containing local community resources.
- This booklet contained contact information and services available.
- As the aftercare worker, I was responsible for updating this book and providing it to families who had successfully been reunified.
- Completed worker/family visits as needed
- Managing a caseload fluctuating from 20-40 families at a time.
- Provided family support, crisis intervention, and safety planning to maintain children in the home.
- Provide court reports as requested.
Family Support Worker
Saint Francis Academy
06.2004 - 07.2006
- Worked under the direct supervision of a social work case manager and supervisor.
- Scheduled and conducted parent/child visitation in the office, family home, or community settings.
- Completed documentation of the visitation and reported it to the case manager.
- Conduct worker/parent visitation
- Responsible for case plan progress and submitting documentation to the case manager.
- Assist families with transportation to complete case plan goals.
- Monitor UA's and record results
- Refer families to community resources as needed.
- Responsible for transportation to and from family visitation.
- Assisted foster families with transportation when needed.
Education
Bachelor of Arts- School of Social Work -
Wichita State University
05.2008
Skills
- Excellent verbal/written communication skills
- Word, Teams, email, phone communication, and all required office systems
- Work well with teams
- Work well independently
- Enjoy collaboration with other agencies to achieve common goals
- Empathetic, easily relate to others
References Available
True
Volunteer Experience
- Reno County Hospice in 2008
- New Beginnings 2009-2011
Timeline
Adoption Specialist (Assessment writer)
Saint Francis Ministries
11.2018 - Current
Supervisor/Manager for the Education Building (Do Art)
Kansas State Fair
08.2016 - 09.2023
Adoption Social Worker (Licensed Permanency Specialist)
Saint Francis Community Services
05.2015 - 11.2018
Social Work Specialist (PRC)
DCF
08.2008 - 05.2015
Social Worker Case Manager/Intern Case Manager
Saint Francis Community Services
08.2007 - 08.2008
Aftercare Worker
Saint Francis Academy
07.2006 - 08.2007
Family Support Worker
Saint Francis Academy
06.2004 - 07.2006
Bachelor of Arts- School of Social Work -
Wichita State University
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