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About the Role

The Floating Case Planner promotes the safety, permanency, and well-being of children in foster care by providing flexible case coverage and support across Staten Island and Brooklyn locations. This role involves immediate case coverage, ensuring timely completion of critical tasks, service planning, documentation, and follow-up, while collaborating with children, families, foster parents, and service providers.

Responsibilities

Provide case coverage and support for assigned cases within the Enhanced Family Foster Care (EFFC) program as directed by program leadership.
Review assigned cases immediately upon notification from program leadership to assess case status, identify critical needs, and initiate necessary case planning activities.
Establish timely contact with children, families, foster parents, and service providers to ensure continuity of services and compliance with required casework contacts.
Manage and complete time-sensitive tasks, follow-up activities, and service coordination responsibilities to maintain effective case oversight.
Engage families in service planning and begin required contacts and interventions promptly upon assignment.
Monitor child safety, well-being, and permanency through regular casework contacts, home visits, and ongoing assessment of family functioning.
Partner with families to develop, implement, and monitor service plans that address identified strengths, needs, and permanency goals.
Collaborate with interdisciplinary team members and community providers to support each child's medical, mental health, educational, housing, and vocational needs, as applicable.
Maintain accurate and timely documentation of all case activities in CONNECTIONS in accordance with agency and regulatory requirements.
Participate in Family Team Conferences (FTCs), Family Assessment and Service Plan (FASP) meetings, and other service-planning activities within established timelines.
Attend Family Court proceedings for assigned cases and provide written reports and verbal testimony regarding family progress and service-plan outcomes.
Prepare and submit court reports, permanency hearing reports, and other required documentation in accordance with agency standards and deadlines.
Support and facilitate meaningful, consistent family visitation and communication to strengthen family relationships and advance permanency goals.
Identify and address barriers to reunification, kinship placement, adoption, or other permanency outcomes through assessment, advocacy, and service coordination.
Participate in treatment planning, Trauma Systems Therapy (TST) meetings, and other multidisciplinary forums to support child and family well-being.
Engage in ongoing professional development, training, and job-related learning opportunities.
Performs other duties/responsibilities as assigned within the scope of position.

Requirements

Proficiency in Microsoft 365 applications and working knowledge of CONNECTIONS.
Strong interpersonal and teamwork skills, with excellent planning, organizational, time-management, and follow-up abilities.
Ability to perform the essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodation.
Demonstrated ability to analyze, troubleshoot, and resolve recurring case-related challenges in a timely and effective manner.
Bachelor’s degree in Social Work or a related field required.
A minimum of two years of case planning experience required.
Valid driver’s license preferred.
Ability to travel between the agency’s Staten Island and Brooklyn locations as needed.
Flexibility to work varied hours based on program, client, and operational needs.

Skills

Microsoft 365 applications
CONNECTIONS
Interpersonal skills
Teamwork skills
Planning
Organizational skills
Time-management
Follow-up abilities
Case planning

Location

Staten Island
Brooklyn

Work Type

Full-time

Experience Level

2 years of case planning experience

Education Level

Bachelor’s degree in Social Work or a related field

Salary/Compensations

Eligible for a pay increase upon successfully completing the 3-month orientation period.

Benefits

Extensive Training & Career Development
Generous Paid Time Off & Holidays (13 paid holidays, Half-day Summer Fridays, vacation, personal, and sick time)
Robust Medical, Dental, & Vision Insurance (significantly subsidized)
Company paid Life Insurance
Generous 403(b) retirement plan (with agency contribution)
Tax-deferred annuity
Commuter Benefit Program
Flexible Spending Accounts
Exclusive Perks & Discounts (Plum Benefits)
Employee Assistance Program
Internship & Referral Programs

About the Company

At Seamen’s Society for Children and Families, we value our team members and are committed to providing a supportive, rewarding, and growth-oriented work environment.

Equal Opportunity

Seamen’s Society is committed to providing an inclusive and welcoming environment for all members of our staff, participants, volunteers, subcontractors, and vendors. We respect diversity and accordingly are an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate based on race, color, creed, religion, national origin, alienage, citizenship status, age, disability, sex, gender, gender identity or expression (sexual orientation, marital status, partnership status, veteran status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.