Social Worker - Phoenix, United States - Florence Project

Florence Project

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Phoenix, United States

1 week ago

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Mark Lane

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Description

The Organization:

The Florence Project was founded in 1989 to respond to a representation crisis for indigent non-citizens detained at the rural Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Detention Center in Florence, Arizona.

Through our programs today, we provide services to thousands of adults, youth, and children detained in Eloy, Florence, Phoenix, and Tucson, Arizona on any given day.

In 2001, the Florence Project implemented our Integrated Social Services Program, one of the first of its kind in this field.

The Florence Project provides high quality legal and social services and supports initiatives for national changes in immigration law and policy.

Social Worker**:

The Children's Program Social Worker, in collaboration with a team comprised of Social Workers, Managing Social Worker, immigration Attorneys, and Legal Assistants, serves immigrant children who have been released from ORR/Federal care to Arizona.

The position has extensive client contact and provides case management, advocacy, and administrative duties to support and link children, including indigenous children and children who have suffered abuse, abandonment, neglect, or other emotional and physical trauma with proper services in the greater Phoenix area.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

Casework:

Create and maintain a case plan with clear and concise case file documentation.
In collaboration with legal staff, create and implement appropriate case plans and case management for the client's most pressing social needs.
Facilitate client referrals to nonlegal services, including housing, medical, mental health, vocational, and educational services.
Act as a liaison between clients and staff attorneys, including assisting clients in scheduling meetings with attorneys and other legal caserelated appointments, understand the legal processes, and gather factual information from clients for legal cases, as needed.
Accompany clients to USCIS or ICE appointments as needed and assist clients in attending medical and social services appointments as it relates to the legal case.
Communicate with client's case managers at school or other community agencies, as needed.
Respond to clients in crisis and refer clients to appropriate agencies.
Help clients prepare and understand forms and paperwork.
Teach clients how to use public information resources (i.e., library) and transportation systems.
Communicate effectively in person and by telephone with clients.
Under supervision and in collaboration with other social services team members, develop and update a manual of social services available to our clients in Arizona.
Identify new resources and services in the community.
Be an effective, supportive team player—collaborate and communicate with FIRRP legal and social services team members, and other providers to coordinate and share knowledge and best practices among our three offices and different programs.
Actively participate in the design and improvement of the social services program through the creation of best practices, improved assessment, program meetings, and staff development.
Adhere to the organization's policies, particularly those related to confidentiality and client privacy.
Participate in all program meetings and staff development activities.

Other Duties & Responsibilities:

Participate in organizational fundraising and outreach efforts as requested.
Collaborate and provision of trainings for staff and organizing events for clients.
Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Requirements:

Master's degree in social work (MSW).
Fluency or advanced proficiency in Spanish is required.
Ability to assess situations, develop clientcentric case plans, and respond to crises and difficult situations.
Proven skills in achieving focused outcomes.
Ability to connect clients with appropriate resources and build positive relationships with outside service providers.
Aptitude for critical thinking, problemsolving, and decisionmaking.
Strength of character, ethics, and commitment, and reliability.
Ability to develop and implement case management documentation processes, organizing and tracking records and other data as needed.
Demonstrated commitment to advocating for indigent immigrant clients in a respectful and empowering way, zealous support of the Florence Project's mission, and displays a commitment to diversity and inclusion.
Must be comfortable working with people with criminal convictions.
Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work with diverse populations.
Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing.
Highly organized, an innovative thinker, and work in highvolume settings with limited resources.
Accuracy and attention to detail a must.
Ability to do repetitive tasks for long periods of time.
Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work with diverse populations.
Ability to communicate effectively ver