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About the Role

The Child Welfare Caseworker will provide supportive/rehabilitative services to Asian American children (18 or under) and their families. Services include case management, crisis intervention, counseling, parenting skills, training, and advocacy.

Responsibilities

• Assess and manage cases including utilizing various assessment tools to aid in the creation of outcome driven service plans
• Complete safety and risk assessments, provide regular counseling sessions with case loads
• Set up objectives and service plan to correspond to case’s needs
• Prepare progress notes in a timely, clear and effective manner in accordance with agency funding source protocols
• Prepare all assessments within established time frames
• Compile monthly statistics pertaining to caseloads, number of clients served, and number of case contacts, kinds of services provided
• Determine and advocate for clients’ entitlement and social services
• Maintain collaborative relationships with funding and government agencies and external service providers
• Other Duties as assigned by the Supervisor / Program Director

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work, Counseling or related field preferred
• At least two years of relevant child welfare experience
• Bilingual in Chinese (Cantonese and /or Mandarin) and English a must
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, including interpersonal skills working with families and children
• Computer literacy skills
• Flexibility in schedule preferred

Skills

• Case management
• Crisis intervention
• Counseling
• Parenting skills training
• Advocacy
• Assessment tools
• Safety and risk assessments
• Progress notes preparation
• Statistical compilation
• Interpersonal skills
• Computer literacy

Location

• Manhattan Community Center - New York, NY 10002

Work Type

• Full Time
• Day and occasional weekends and evenings

Experience Level

• At least two years of relevant child welfare experience

Education Level

• 4 Year Degree
• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work, Counseling or related field preferred

Salary/Compensations

• $26.10 - $26.97 Hourly

Benefits

• Generous paid time off (holiday, sick and vacation time)
• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Basic Life Insurance Coverage
• Commuter Benefits
• 403(b) Retirement Plan

About the Company

• Founded in 1965, the Chinese-American Planning Council (CPC) is a social services organization advancing the social and economic well-being of immigrant and low-income New Yorkers through holistic services and community-led impact.
• CPC is the nation’s largest Asian American social services organization and serves as a trusted community anchor to over 80,000 community members who are served by CPC annually through 50+ high-quality programs and services across 35 sites in New York City.
• Asian Family Services (AFS) provides child welfare preventive services to help keep children and their families together and avoid the placement of children in foster care.
• AFS addresses the multi-level needs of Asian-American families, especially recent Chinese immigrants by providing support, advocacy, and referral to services and case management to Asian American families throughout the five boroughs.
• Our professional staff consists of bi- and tri-lingual and bi-cultural caseworkers.

Equal Opportunity

• CPC is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
• CPC values a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace and strongly encourages women, BIPOC, immigrants, LGBTQ+, individuals with disabilities, and veterans to apply.