Case Manager 4961

BronxWorks helps individuals and families improve their economic and social well-being. From toddlers to seniors we feed shelter teach and support our neighbors to build a stronger all aspects of our work we strive for the highest ethical and performance standards and are guided by the belief that people are to be treated with dignity and respect regardless of their present situation or past experiences.

Across our 60 locations we provide programs in a variety of service areas including workforce development children youth families seniors and homeless prevention.

The ESOL Program offers English language instruction to adult non-native speakers enhancing their communication skills for personal academic and professional growth. With a variety of ESL courses activities strategies and events the program helps learners overcome linguistic barriers and achieve their academic economic and personal goals. This empowers them to give back to their community and contribute meaningfully to society.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Integrated Counseling: Counseling is an integral part of literacy programming designed to positively impact participants academic social emotional and personal development.
• Individual Service Plans (ISP): The counselor will collaborate with each student to identify their unique interests and strengths to develop a comprehensive Individual Service Plan. This plan must clearly outline long-term and short-term educational career and personal development goals accompanied by the specific action steps required to achieve them.
• Skill Development: Assist participants in developing essential skills including improved study habits social skills and time management.
• Student Interaction & Tracking: Interact with students on an ongoing basis to address their needs. All interactions must be documented in the DYCD Participant Tracking System.
• Session Targets: A minimum of 20 counseling sessions per week is expected.
• Workshops & Events: Facilitate workshops and community events focused on essential social services and resource navigation.
• Case Management: Maintain meticulous case notes and Individualized Service Plans (ISPs) to ensure accurate tracking of client progress goal achievement and service delivery.
• General Support: Perform additional duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS

• A Bachelors degree in Social Work or a related field plus experience working with City systems (e.g. public assistance child welfare education and housing).
• An Associates degree and completion of (or current enrollment in) Family Development Training (or other DYCD-identified credentials).
• At least three (3) years of successful experience in providing case management or counseling specifically including work with City systems such as public assistance child welfare education and housing.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Ability to use a computer for prolonged periods.
• Ability to occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.
• Ability to stand walk or sit for long periods of time or climb five flights of stairs if required to conduct home visits and/or fieldwork.
• Ability to bend and retrieve objects and/or documents.
• Ability to travel in the boroughs of New York City and its adjacent counties via public transportation.
• Ability to travel for a minimum of 1 mile within a reasonable amount of time and in all types of weather including inclement weather if required to conduct home visits and/or field work.

BronxWorks seeks to build an inclusive organization grounded in respect for differences. BronxWorks is committed to equal employment opportunity and providing reasonable accommodations to qualified candidates and employees pursuant to applicable law. This commitment applies to all terms conditions and privileges of employment including but not limited to recruitment hiring compensation training and employee development placement promotion demotion upgrading downgrading transfer layoff and termination. We value and encourage diversity and solicit applications from all qualified applicants without regard to race color gender sex age religion creed national origin ancestry citizenship marital status sexual orientation physical or mental disability medical condition military and veteran status gender identity or expression genetic information status as a victim of domestic violence or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local law. If you require reasonable accommodation as part of the application process please contact .