Case Planner

PURPOSE STATEMENT: Preventive Services help keep children safe from abuse neglect and maltreatment and help them remain at home and in their communities. We partner with at-risk families by assisting them to develop the skills to manage crisis and maintain safety and stability by offering a range of clinical and concrete services to help them thrive. Our culturally competent staff addresses the individual needs of the child each family member residing with the child and their social economic environment. Families are seen primarily in their homes and OVERVIEW: The Case Planner works with the entire family in evidenced based or non-evidenced based model programs. The Case Planner makes safety-focused assessments of the child and family and provides counseling services advocacy and refers for concrete services to help stabilize the environment improve family well-being and to reduce the future need for child welfare ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:Provide Child Welfare Preventive Services exclusively or primarily within the clients home and and address any safety and risk concerns related to childrens health safety and living conditions of clients through home base supportive case work counseling to children and family and provide access to specific concrete services and community resources when necessary or requestedCollaborate with external resources in the familys ecology e.g. school medical provider mental health providers CPS worker probation extended family and community members conduct specialized groups for children adolescents parents conferences at ACS offices and other community-based weekly progress notes in CONNECTIONS and enter data into PROMIS Complete and update timely Family Assessment Service Plan Reports (FASP).Attend ACS and JB trainings as caseload size as identified by program service and refer children and families to supportive and concrete services i.e. mental health substance abuse housing financial assistance legal in internal and external continuous quality improvement children regarding their medical needs such as compliance with periodic physicals and immunizationsParticipate in Family Team Conferences (FTCs).Performs outreach to communities and establish linkages with other groups individuals or organizations which may be helpful to agency internal Incident Reports in Alltrac system. Assess level of interactions of all family members in household including other adults frequenting the report to State Central Registry when and monitor high risk families on caseload who are at high risk of abuse neglect and further system the case records consistent with JBFCS and ACS standards. Work a hybrid schedule based on program needsAdditional tasks as assignedCORE COMPETENCIES for the position include:Basic social work knowledge and understanding of stages of changeAbility to provide in-home child welfare servicesAbility to establish rapport and therapeutic relationship with familiesUnderstanding of the use of family therapy principals to provide services (preferred)Understanding of early childhood development and related theories and models of practice (preferred)Strong Assessment skills to evaluate dynamics and interactions within the family (preferred)EDUCATION / TRAINING REQUIRED:BA or Masters level degree in Psychology Social Work Counseling or a related subjectCOMPUTER SKILLS REQUIRED:Knowledge of Microsoft office requiredKnowledge and experience with the Connections system preferredVISUAL AND MANUAL DEXTERITY:Limited applications of manual dexterity and hand-eye ENVIRONMENT / PHYSICAL EFFORTTo perform the essential functions of this job the candidate must be able to travel within New York City carrying equipment such as a notebook forms laptop mobile hotspot and cell phone weighing up to approximately 10 poundsRisks/hazards associated with the position are those which may be encountered travelling around New York City and interfacing with clients experiencing an acute mental health crisis or serious emotional disturbancePosition is currently hybrid but can become 100% in person based on program needTravel in the community and home-based workIf you join us youll have these great benefits:Generous paid time off in addition to paid agency holidays and 15 sick daysAffordable and high-quality medical/dental/vision plansTuition assistance and educational loan forgivenessFree continuing education opportunities403(b) retirement benefits and a pensionFlexible spending accounts for health and transportation24/7 Accessible Employee Assistance ProgramLife and disability insuranceDiversity equity and inclusion working groups that are available for you to join including Confronting Structural Racism (COR) Coalition Against Anti-Semitism (CAAS) and the LGBTQ Steering CommitteeWho we are:The Jewish Board delivers innovative high-quality and compassionate mental health and social services to over 45000 New Yorkers each year. We are unique in serving everyone from infants and their families to children teens and adults. We are proud to employ and serve people of all religions races cultural backgrounds gender expressions and sexual orientations. We are committed to building diverse equitable and inclusive teams to help support our mission and we strongly encourage candidates from historically marginalized backgrounds to apply to work with on Equal Opportunity: