Impress employers and recruiters.
Choose from hundreds of resume examples.
Impress employers and recruiters.
Choose from hundreds of resume examples.
Target Resume Now
Tailor your resume to this Case Planner role.
Rezi rewrites your resume against ABBOTT HOUSE's job description. Free.
Tailor your resume to this Case Planner role.
Rezi rewrites your resume against ABBOTT HOUSE's job description. Free.
Don't guess if your resume is good enough.
See how it scores against the Case Planner posting at ABBOTT HOUSE — free, in seconds.
Don't guess if your resume is good enough.
See how it scores against the Case Planner posting at ABBOTT HOUSE — free, in seconds.
About the Role
The TFFC Case Planner is responsible for delivering social work services to foster families, natural families, and children in TFFC programming. The role involves providing direct therapeutic services, counseling, and case management to help families cope with issues leading to child placement.
Responsibilities
- Deliver social work services to foster families, natural families, and children in TFFC programming.
- Provide direct therapeutic services to children and natural families.
- Offer direct counseling to children and their families.
- Form and maintain positive working relationships with foster parents.
- Monitor positive time and ABC charts.
- Coordinate community and school activities and services.
- Coordinate and provide services to natural families.
- Complete and monitor all LDSS/ACS paperwork within established time frames.
- Work closely with contracted LDSS/ACS staff.
- Participate as a member of the TFFC team.
- Meet with each assigned child regularly for counseling and treatment.
- Coordinate and monitor community services for the child.
- Assist in the school placement of the child and represent the agency at CSE meetings.
- Work closely with the child's school and stay current on educational performance.
- Meet with the natural family regularly for counseling and treatment.
- Coordinate and supervise family visits to assess the family's ability to have the child return home.
- Model and reinforce appropriate parenting techniques.
- Link and assist the natural family with community services for child reunification.
- Coordinate discharges and/or transfers and related services.
- Make diligent efforts to work with the natural family towards child return, documenting these efforts.
- Meet with foster parents regularly to discuss child progress and assist in crisis resolution.
- Monitor foster parents' completion of behavioral and positive time charts.
- Provide foster parents with notice of training and support groups.
- Attend and participate in foster parent support groups.
- Complete the Parent Skills Training Program.
- Assist foster parents in coordinating medical, school, and therapy appointments.
- Provide transportation if foster parents are unable to do so.
- Develop and maintain a positive working relationship with contracted LDSS workers.
- Inform Supervisor of any case-related issues.
- Maintain an up-to-date case record for each child.
- Complete all DSS mandated paperwork within established time frames.
- Coordinate and attend Family Team Conferences (FTC)/Service Plan Reviews (SPR) and court functions.
- Follow up all agreements with LDSS/ACS with a confirmation letter.
- Attend all court dates and present case record information.
- Assist in the re-certification of all foster homes.
- Work closely with the TFFC-Socio-Therapist to coordinate TFFC services.
- Participate in weekly supervision with the Supervisor.
- Attend TFFC team meetings and discuss assigned cases.
- Attend all in-service training as assigned by the Supervisor.
- Perform any other related duties as required.
Requirements
- A minimum of 3 years child welfare experience.
- Valid driver's license required.
- Must be available for on-call emergencies and support.
- Regularly required to stand; walk, use hands and fingers, handle, or feel objects; reach with hands and arms; talk and listen, and taste or smell.
- Frequently required to walk.
- Occasionally required to keep balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
- Must be able to use a computer and learn software programs.
- Required to operate a fax, copier, scan, and other office equipment.
- Must be able to speak, read and write fluently in the English language.
- Must be able to write in the English language using correct spelling, grammar, punctuation, etc.
- Must have a valid Driver’s License and a clean driving record.
- May frequently lift 0-25 lbs.
- May occasionally lift 25-50 lbs.
- May rarely lift over 50 lbs.
- May frequently push/pull 0-25 lbs. of force.
- May occasionally push/pull 26-45 lbs. force.
- May rarely push/pull over 45 lbs.
- Will be required to sit, stand and walk throughout the work day.
- May occasionally stoop.
- May occasionally kneel.
- May occasionally crouch.
Skills
- Excellent counseling skills
- Excellent communication skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Excellent writing skills
- Knowledge of community service providers (agencies)
Location
- New Windsor, NY
Work Type
- Full Time
- On-call
Experience Level
- 3 years child welfare experience
Education Level
- 4 Year Degree
- Bachelor's Degree required
- Master's Degree preferred in Social Work or related field
Salary/Compensations
- $47000.00 - $50000.00