Home Study Caseworker
Home Study Caseworker
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Job Description
Job Description:
JOB TITLE
Home Study Caseworker
PROGRAM
Post Release Services
REPORTS TO
PRS Clinical Supervisor
HOURLY
$35.04
LOCATION
Maryland
JOB TYPE
FullTime Exempt
WORK SCHEDULE
Five Days per week 40 hours per week 12 months per Year
General Description
About You
The ideal candidate for our program is a selfmotivated and dedicated person who is excited and passionate about helping infants toddlers and families grow in development and in are alsopersonable energetic and empathetic leader who can manage multiple projects in a prioritized manner to meet our internal Urban Strategies goals of all current Refugio Performance Standards.
The Home Study (HS) Caseworker must have experience in trauma informed care child welfare practices managing cases and conducting home studies according to the requirements in the state where services are being provided. Must be skilled at writing professional thorough assessments reports. Home Study Caseworker will have knowledge of local social services community outreach and experience working with diverse populations. HS Caseworker is knowledgeable in connecting and collaborating with resource providers in providing post release services for children and their sponsor.
Minimum Qualifications
- A Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) or an equivalent degree in education psychology sociology or other behavioral science or social service field. Must have at least 1 year experience developing home studies.
- Must be skilled in writing professional thorough assessment reports and experience working with immigrant populations and has provided trauma informed clinical interventions for youth.
- Knowledge of family preservation kinship care trauma informed practices child welfare policies and procedures and relevant state and federal laws and regulations.
- Experience in conducting Home Studies providing Post Release Services and working with immigrant populations.
- Effective communication and interpersonal skills to successfully interact with families caseworkers and other stakeholders.
- Ability to handle sensitive and confidential information with discretion.
- Fluent in English and Spanish (verbal/written).
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office and data entry systems.
- A valid drivers license available to travel to conduct in person visits and to different areas or regions nationally.
What Youll Be Doing
- Manages an assigned caseload (fluctuates) of home studies and post release services (Level II) only.
- Complies with US and ORR policies procedures and mandated timeframes.
- Collaborates with care providers in verifying and assessing whether additional information may be necessary to determine successful sponsorship.
- Evaluates the prospective sponsors ability to provide appropriate care and a safe living environment for the child.
- Schedules and conducts interviews with care provider staff children and sponsors.
- Assesses identifies verifies and makes recommendations in areas where additional support resources or information may be needed to meet a childs needs and provisions of a safe environment.
- Maintains telephone contact and conducts virtual and inperson home visits with children and sponsors.
- Writes detailed and comprehensive home studies to assess risk safety and appropriate placement of children to their prospective sponsor.
- Completes Home Study reports and makes recommendations within the required timeframe.
- Utilizes trauma focused approaches and brief therapeutic techniques to work with children and their sponsor.
- Continues ongoing case management services through assessments planning evaluating facilitating and providing psychoeducation to children and their sponsor.
- Maintains appropriate documentation safeguards confidential records and protects personally identifiable information according to program regulations.
- Identifies and reports concerns related to children and sponsors life changing events and significant incidences to the program and ORR. Acts as a mandated reporter and reports abuse/neglect to child protective services.
- Participates in training meetings and maintains quality improvement initiatives as recommended.
- This role requires travel to conduct in person home study or post release service visits in surrounding locations in the United States. May include working evenings and weekends to meet required timeframes.
- Related duties as assigned and may be revised as needed to meet program needs.
About Urban Strategies
Urban Strategies exists to equip resource and connect faith and communitybased organizations so that all children and families can reach their full potential. Headquartered in Washington D.C. our team serves in the U.S. mainland Puerto Rico and Central America.
COMPANY CULTURE
Our work is driven by our three core values:
- Authentic Relationships are foundational to our work and move beyond a transactional nature to truly know people. They serve as opportunities for mutual development and growth and are based on the belief that all people have inherent dignity and worth.
- Servant Leadership is rooted in an othercentric mindset that informs the way one leads and builds up individuals families and communities.
- Intentional Compassion describes a deliberate commitment to understand formulate strategic responses and activate others to reach their full potential.
BENEFITS
- Remote work for eligible positions.
- Urban Strategies offers a comprehensive benefits package including medical dental and vision coverage. In addition to these benefits we provide companypaid life and disability insurance.
- 401K matched contributions up to 4.
- Employee Assistance Program.
- Vacation time is generous but varies depending on program and position.
- 9 Sick Days and 11 Holidays.
- Every teammate gets long and shortterm disability free.
- Positions that require laptops the company provides one.
- Positions that require cellphone company issues one.
PERKS
- Meaningful employee engagement programs.
OTHER
- Employment is conditional pending satisfactory results of all required tests and background checks.
Urban Strategies provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race color gender national origin age sexual orientation disability or other legally protected classifications under applicable federal state and local legal protections.
To apply:
Please visit us with any questions at
Equal Opportunity Employer
Employment Type
Full-Time
