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About the Role
The Case Planner works with families using evidence-based or non-evidence-based model programs. This role involves making safety-focused assessments, providing counseling, advocacy, and referrals to stabilize the environment, improve family well-being, and reduce future child welfare involvement.
Responsibilities
- Provide Child Welfare Preventive Services primarily within the client’s home and community.
- Assess and address safety and risk concerns related to children’s health, safety, and well-being.
- Evaluate living conditions of clients through home-based contacts.
- Provide supportive casework counseling to children and family members.
- Identify and provide access to specific concrete services and community resources.
- Collaborate with external resources such as schools, medical providers, mental health providers, CPS workers, probation, and extended family.
- Conduct specialized groups for children, adolescents, and parents.
- Attend conferences at ACS offices and other community-based meetings.
- Complete weekly progress notes in CONNECTIONS and enter data into PROMIS.
- Complete and update timely Family Assessment Service Plan Reports (FASP).
- Attend ACS and JB trainings as required.
- Carry caseload size as identified by program service model.
- Assess and refer children and families to supportive and concrete services (e.g., mental health, substance abuse, housing, financial assistance, legal).
- Participate in internal and external continuous quality improvement projects.
- Monitor children regarding their medical needs, such as compliance with periodic physicals and immunizations.
- Participate in Family Team Conferences (FTCs).
- Perform outreach to communities and establish linkages with other groups, organizations, or individuals helpful to clients.
- Complete agency internal Incident Reports in Alltrac system.
- Assess the level of interactions of all family members in the household, including other adults frequenting the home.
- Make reports to the State Central Registry when required.
- Identify and monitor high-risk families on caseload who are at high risk of abuse, neglect, and further system involvement.
- Maintain case records consistent with JBFCS and ACS standards.
- Work a hybrid schedule based on program needs.
- Perform additional tasks as assigned.
Requirements
- Ability to provide in-home child welfare services.
- Ability to establish rapport and therapeutic relationship with families.
- Travel within New York City carrying equipment such as a notebook, forms, laptop, mobile hotspot, and cell phone weighing up to approximately 10 pounds.
- Must be able to manage risks/hazards associated with traveling around New York City and interfacing with clients experiencing acute mental health crises or serious emotional disturbances.
Skills
- Basic social work knowledge.
- Understanding of stages of change.
- Understanding of the use of family therapy principles (preferred).
- Understanding of early childhood development and related theories and models of practice (preferred).
- Strong assessment skills to evaluate dynamics and interactions within the family (preferred).
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office.
- Knowledge and experience with the Connections system (preferred).
Location
- New York City
Work Type
- Hybrid
- Home-based work
- Travel in the community
Education Level
- BA or Masters level degree in Psychology, Social Work, Counseling or a related subject.
Benefits
- Generous paid time off in addition to paid agency holidays and 15 sick days.
- Affordable and high-quality medical/dental/vision plans.
- Tuition assistance and educational loan forgiveness.
- Free continuing education opportunities.
- 403(b) retirement benefits and a pension.
- Flexible spending accounts for health and transportation.
- 24/7 Accessible Employee Assistance Program.
- Life and disability insurance.
About the Company
- The Jewish Board delivers innovative, high-quality, and compassionate mental health and social services to over 45,000 New Yorkers each year.
- Serves infants, families, children, teens, and adults.
- Employs and serves people of all religions, races, cultural backgrounds, gender expressions, and sexual orientations.
- Committed to building diverse, equitable, and inclusive teams.
Equal Opportunity
- We are an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.
- Strongly encourage candidates from historically marginalized backgrounds to apply.