Child Welfare Caseworker (Asian Family Services)

ORGANIZATION DESCRIPTION

Founded in 1965 the Chinese-American Planning Council Inc. (CPC) aims to promote the social and economic empowerment of Chinese American immigrant and low-income communities. Today CPC is the nations largest Asian American social services agency and offers more than 50 programs at over 35 sites throughout New York City including early childhood education school-age care youth services workforce development community services and senior services. CPC strives to be the premier social service and leadership development 2017 CPC launched Advancing Our CommUNITY its organization-wide strategy to expand services to address persistent needs and emerging trends and to improve leadership skills among staff and community 2022 our core programs and emergency services reached 200000 people living in all five boroughs and all 51 city council the summer of 2022 CPC was recognized as the number one Chinese American organization in New York City to recommend to a Chinese immigrant looking for in-language and culturally competent resources according to a recent survey. This accomplishment is a testament to the incredible work and dedication of our staff. (For more information please visit: SUMMARY

Asian Family Services (AFS) provides child welfare preventive services to help keep children and their families together and avoid the placement of children in foster care. AFS addresses the multi-level needs of Asian-American families especially recent Chinese immigrants by providing support advocacy and referral to services and case management to Asian American families throughout the five boroughs. Our professional staff consists of bi- and tri-lingual and bi-cultural caseworkers.

JOB SUMMARY

Reporting to the Program Supervisor and Director of Asian Family Services the Child Welfare Caseworker will provide supportive/rehabilitative services to Asian American children (18 or under) and their families. Services include case management crisis intervention counseling parenting skills training and advocacy.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Assess and manage cases including utilizing various assessment tools to aide in the creation of outcome driven service plans
• Complete safety and risk assessments provide regular counseling sessions with case loads
• Set up objectives and service plan to correspond to cases needs
• Prepare progress notes in a timely clear and effective manner in accordance to agency funding source protocols
• Prepare all assessments within established time frames
• Compile monthly statistics pertaining to caseloads number of clients served and number of case contacts kinds of services provided
• Determine and advocate for clients entitlement and social services
• Maintain collaborative relationships with funding and government agencies and external service providers
• Other duties as assigned by the Supervisor / Program Director

QUALIFICATIONS

Education and Experience:

• Bachelors Degree in Social Work Counseling or related field preferred
• At least two years of relevant child welfare experience

Skills and Competencies:

• Bilingual in Chinese (Cantonese and /or Mandarin) and English a least two years of relevant child welfare experience
• Excellent written and oral communication skills including interpersonal skills working with families and children
• Computer literacy skills
• Flexibility in schedule preferred

COMPENSATION & BENEFITS OVERVIEW

• $26.10 - $26.87 per hour; 35 hours per week with occasional evenings and weekends until March 31 2026.
• CPC offers eligible temporary staff members benefits including paid New York State sick time.

HOW TO APPLY

Interested individuals should submit their resume along with a cover letter addressed to Judy Ah-Yune and Sherry Ng when applying online via CPCs website: or selected online job boards. All documents should be submitted as one single file. Applicants may reach out to with any questions or further inquiries.

CPC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. CPC values a diverse equitable and inclusive workplace and strongly encourages women BIPOC immigrants LGBTQ individuals with disabilities and veterans to apply.