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About the Role
As a member of our Preventive Services Program (PPS) team, you will work directly with children and caregivers throughout Onondaga County, providing in-home support, advocacy, education, and case management services. You will help families build on their strengths, access community resources, improve stability, and prevent foster care placements whenever possible.
Responsibilities
- Provide comprehensive intake and assessments of assigned clients.
- Engage and maintain regular contact with assigned clients, meeting regulatory requirements by conducting regular home visits minimally twice monthly.
- Maintain comprehensive assessments of families, devising and implementing individualized service plans in collaboration with the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) and all family service providers.
- Provide casework/counseling, crisis intervention, brokerage and networking advocacy, coordinating services with other service providers, agencies and programs, and making referrals for auxiliary services as needed.
- Complete required Connections documents, assessments, case narratives, case plans, and statistical information, reports, and outcome data in a timely manner.
- Maintain liaison activities with collaborative partners.
- Provide case recommendations to the Onondaga County Department of Child and Family Services regarding family engagement, clinical needs, or other developmental needs for the youth in the family.
- Demonstrate cultural competence and integrate understanding into daily responsibilities.
- Participate in meeting the objectives of The Salvation Army, Syracuse Area Services Strategic Plan.
Requirements
- Must have access to private transportation and a valid NYS Driver License.
Skills
- In-home support
- Advocacy
- Education
- Case management services
- Family strengths building
- Community resource access
- Stability improvement
- Casework/counseling
- Crisis intervention
- Brokerage
- Networking advocacy
- Service coordination
- Referral making
- Cultural competence
Location
- Onondaga County
Work Type
- Full-Time
Experience Level
- One Year of related work and/or internship experience (E.g. Social Worker, Case Worker, Program Manager, Coordinator)
Education Level
- Bachelor's degree from a four-year college or certificate.
Salary/Compensations
- $23.00/hour
Benefits
- Excellent Benefits
- Loan Forgiveness Program
- Remitted Tuition with Syracuse University
- Free, On-site Covered Parking
- On-Site Daycare & Pre-School Program with Employee discounts
- Marriage Benefit (additional 5 days paid time off)
- Pension Plan
- Tax deferred retirement savings annuity
- Medical, Dental & Vision Insurances with TeleHealth
- Paid Holidays
- Vacation Days
- Personal Days
- Sick Days
About the Company
- The Salvation Army, Syracuse Area Services is a diverse team of individuals that believes in your potential, provides you with opportunities for professional growth and experience your very own work-life balance.
- Joining The Salvation Army allows you the opportunity to become a part of a diverse team of individuals that believes in your potential, provides you with opportunities for professional growth and experience your very own work-life balance.
- Isn't it time to discover one of Syracuses' top employers and learn how your career could become more rewarding if you were to come work for The Salvation Army by doing the most good for your community.
Equal Opportunity
- The Salvation Army is an Equal Opportunity Employer and committed to providing a respectful environment for all applicants and employees that is free from unlawful discrimination or harassment based on age, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, marital status, disability, citizenship, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, or any other characteristic protected by law.