About the Role
Provide intensive, individually tailored and strength-based case planning services to high risk families referred through Erie County Department of Social Services during non-traditional hours, including weekends and evenings.
Responsibilities
- Engage families in-home face-to-face and/or phone contact for a minimum of 1 hour per day to implement and support ongoing progress of the case plan.
- Assess for safety and well-being of all family members through face-to-face and phone contact.
- Address any immediate safety or elevated risk concerns identified during contact.
- Ensure accurate, thorough, and timely completion and submission of progress notes detailing families' identified goals and outcomes related to safety, permanency, and well-being within 48 hours of contact.
- Support the use of effective, culturally competent, trauma-informed techniques and interventions with parents/caretakers and children/youth to enhance family safety, permanency, and overall well-being.
- Provide crisis support to families and communicate with agency staff as needed.
- Occasionally provide transportation of children and families.
- Actively participate in required meetings and training opportunities.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Requirements
- Must have excellent communication and customer service skills.
- Ability to multi-task and be detail-oriented.
- Ability to work independently and be an enthusiastic team player.
- Ability to work effectively with clients, staff, families, and community contacts.
- Ability to work non-traditional hours, including weekends and evenings.
- Valid New York State driver's license and adequate auto insurance.
Skills
- Communication
- Customer service
- Multi-tasking
- Detail-oriented
- Independent work
- Teamwork
- Effective client interaction
- Effective staff interaction
- Effective family interaction
- Effective community contact interaction
- Culturally competent techniques
- Trauma-informed techniques
Location
- Erie County
Work Type
- Per diem
- Non-traditional hours
- Weekend work
- Evening work
Experience Level
- 1 year experience with Master's Degree
- 4 years experience with Bachelor's Degree
Education Level
- Bachelor's Degree in a human services related field
- Master's Degree in a human services related field
Salary/Compensations
- $21.00 per hour
Benefits
- Flexible working options
- Remote working options
- Wellness programs
- Healthy lifestyle incentives
- Employee assistance programs
About the Company
- Gateway Longview’s Behavioral Health & Preventive Services programs support children and youth ages birth-21 years struggling with behavioral, social, and emotional challenges.
- Gateway Longview is committed to championing the principles of anti-racism, justice, and equity.
- Gateway Longview welcomes prospective employees from diverse cultures and backgrounds.
- Gateway Longview aims to have a leadership and workforce that is reflective of the communities they work in partnership with.
- Gateway Longview has a strong investment in developing future leaders through trainings, advancement opportunities, and a formal leadership pipeline.
Equal Opportunity
- Gateway Longview is an equal opportunity employer.
- An EEO/AA Agency
- We strongly encourage those who are passionate about fostering a diverse, inclusive and equitable human service organization to apply.
