Case Planner - Bronx, United States - Good Shepherd Services

Good Shepherd Services

Verified Company

Bronx, United States

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

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Description

About Us:

Good Shepherd Services is a leading multi-service agency with more than 85 programs that serve over 30,000 youth and families each year - and builds on their strengths to help them gain skills for success.

At Good Shepherd we respect the dignity and worth of every person and reject intolerance, inequity and injustice in whatever form it may take.

Voted one of the top 100 places to work in NYC by Crain's New York, Good Shepherd Services offers a fantastic work environment, a collaborative team dedicated to fulfilling our mission, and an amazing array of benefits.

Join our team and help make a difference

Benefits:

For Full Time Employees Benefits/Perks:

Tuition Assistance Program
Generous paid time off (Including 5 Self-Care Days/Floating Holidays, 12 Sick Days, 15 Vacation Days, and 11 Holidays)
Healthcare Plans (Medical, Dental, Vision, and Pet Care)
403(b) Plan (GSS contributes 3% of your salary to your 403(b) plan after 3 years of service, with contributions increasing over time)

Overview:
The Transitions-Bronx Program is a specialized borough-wide prevention program for families challenged by substance use and/or mental health issues. The Social Worker/Case Worker provides home-based, intensive, strength-based, comprehensive services using the Solution-Based Casework (SBC) framework.

Reports To:
Supervisor

Location:
Co-located at 2471 Morris Ave. & 685 East 187th Street Bronx, NY

Hours: 35 hours, non-exempt Position is onsite. hybrid is at discretion of program leadership

Salary - 48k-53K

Our superstar Case Planner

Passionate about providing high quality services to families in child welfare
A lifetime learner, continuously developing your clinical skills
Dedicated to modeling strengthbased, traumainformed practice with families and colleagues.
Committed to the Good Shepherd Services mission, vision and values, and possesses cultural humility.

Major Duties:

Direct Work with Families

Provide homebased and onsite individual, family, and group counseling, as well as shortterm crisis intervention, including advocacy and outreach for designated caseload of eight (8) families.
Engage families immediately upon referral, at times participating in Administration for Children's Services (ACS) Child Safety Conferences.
Implement and integrate the principles and procedures of Solution-Based Casework (SBC): assessment, family and individual level outcomes, action plans, and documentation and celebration.
Handle caserelated crises with professionalism, urgency, and care, including incidents involving reports to the State Central Registry.
Conduct screenings and assessments for substance use, mental illness, and child safety and wellbeing, including assessing caregiver capacity, home environment and conditions, discipline methods, etc.
Integrate the practices of SBC into every counseling session.
Ensure every child has been seen and properly assessed every month.
Meet appropriate case work contacts for each phase of treatment: initial, baseline, and transition.
Represent participant needs, concerns, and perspectives at all required ACS and GSS meetings and trainings.

Administrative and Advocacy Role

Collaborate closely with ACS, alcohol and other drug treatment providers, schools, medical and mental health clinics, and other resources serving family members.
Provide consultation to and collaborate with Family Workers as needed to ensure high quality services to families.
Collaborate with ACS Family Services Unit (FSU) staff, Family Court Legal Services (FCLS) staff and other service providers in making safety decisions.
Attend and participate in Family Court hearings for families involved with ACS FSU.
Facilitate referrals to alcohol and substance abuse treatment facilities, mental health treatment providers, and other service providers, including escorts to appointments as needed.
Actively participate in Clinical Diagnostic Team meetings (CDTs) to provide case information, updates, and assessments in order to obtain recommendations for continued case practice or case termination.
Participate in case consultation, continued SBC training, and the SBC certification process.
Prepare and maintain FASP documentation, monthly statistical reports, and case work notes in adherence with agency policy.
Provide Court reports as needed to inform as to families' progress or lack of progress in achieving outcomes.
Maintain appropriate utilization of state and city databases including PROMIS and Connections, as well as other agency databases as needed.

Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree required
Bilingual Spanish Preferred
Child welfare experience preferred
Must have strong organizational, interpersonal, and counseling skills
Must be able to work at least 2 evenings per week to accommodate working families' schedules
Must have strong inquiry skills and ability to seek and share internal a