Role OverviewIn the context of child-centered, family-focused practice to promote permanency, safety, and well-being, and to reduce length of stay in foster care, the Case Planner provides comprehensive casework services for both youth and families.
What You Will Do
Maintain primary case planning responsibility for 15 - 20 cases in collaboration with the social worker and permanency worker. Conduct home visits with families/significant others of youth after admission for observation, monitoring purposes and to facilitate reconciliation, reunification and permanency.
Why It Might Be a Fit
Must have a commitment to the GSS approach of youth and family development and trauma informed practice and ACS Principles to promote safety, permanency and well-being. Must have a commitment to work from a strength-based, youth and family development and trauma-informed perspective.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree required.
- Experience working with families and adolescents in the child welfare system required.
- Must be able to establish working relationships with participants in need of supportive services.
- Must have working knowledge of Connections.
- Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to work flexible hours, including two evenings.
- Ability to use public transportation to travel throughout New York City.
- Must be able to utilize the program’s chosen behavior management and de-escalation method.
- Must have a commitment to the GSS approach of youth and family development and trauma informed practice and ACS Principles to promote safety, permanency and well-being.
- Must have a commitment to work from a strength-based, youth and family development and trauma-informed perspective.
- Bilingual English/Spanish preferred.
- Valid NYS Driver’s License strongly preferred.
Benefits
- Fantastic work environment
- Collaborative team dedicated to fulfilling our mission
- Amazing array of benefits
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