Home Study Caseworker - Arlington, United States - Urban Strategies LLC

Urban Strategies LLC

Verified Company

Arlington, United States

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

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Description

JOB DESCRIPTION

JOB TITLE
Home Study Caseworker
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PROGRAM
US Home Study and Post-Release Services Program
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WORK SCHEDULE
Five Days per Week, 40 Hours per Week, 12 Months per Year
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LOCATION
Hybrid - Knoxville, TN - Smyrna, TN - La Vergne, TN
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REPORTS TO
PRS Clinical Supervisor
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JOB TYPE
Full-Time Exempt
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SALARY
$65,024
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GENERAL JOB DESCRIPTION

The Home Study (HS) Caseworker must have experience in trauma-informed care, child welfare practices, managing cases, and conducting home studies according to the requirements in the state where services are being provided.

Must be skilled at writing professional, thorough assessment reports. Home Study Caseworker will know about local social services, community outreach and experience working with diverse populations.

HS Caseworker is knowledgeable in connecting and collaborating with resource providers in providing post-release services for children and their sponsors.

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ABOUT YOU

WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING

Manages an assigned caseload (fluctuates) of home studies and post release services (Level I) only.
Complies with US and ORR policies, procedures, and mandated timeframes.
Collaborates with care providers in verifying and assessing whether additional information may be necessary to determine successful sponsorship.
Evaluates the prospective sponsor's ability to provide appropriate care and a safe living environment for the child.
Schedules and conducts interviews with care provider staff, children, and sponsors.
Assesses, identifies, verifies, and makes recommendations in areas where additional support, resources, or information may be needed to meet a child's needs and provisions of a safe environment.
Maintains telephone contact and conducts virtual and inperson home visits with children and sponsors.
Writes detailed and comprehensive home studies to assess risk, safety, and appropriate placement of children to their prospective sponsor.
Completes Home Study reports and makes recommendations within the required timeframe.
Utilizes trauma focused approaches and brief therapeutic techniques to work with children and their sponsor.
Continues ongoing case management services through assessments, planning, evaluating, facilitating, and providing psychoeducation to children and their sponsor.
Maintains appropriate documentation, safeguards confidential records, and protects personally identifiable information according to program regulations.
Identifies and reports concerns related to children and sponsors, life changing events and significant incidences to the program and ORR. Acts as a mandated reporter and reports abuse/neglect to child protective services.
Participates in training, meetings, and maintains quality improvement initiatives as recommended.
This role requires travel to conduct in person home study or post release service visits in surrounding locations in the United States. May include working evenings and weekends to meet required timeframes.
Related duties as assigned and may be revised as needed to meet program needs.

MINIMUM EXPERIENCE and/or REQUIREMENTS TO BE CONSIDERED

A Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) or an equivalent degree in education, psychology, sociology, or other behavioral science or social service field. Must have at least 1 year of experience developing home studies.
Must be skilled in writing professional, thorough assessment reports and experience working with immigrant populations and has provided traumainformed clinical interventions for youth.
Knowledge of family preservation, kinship care, traumainformed practices, child welfare policies and procedures, and relevant state and federal laws and regulations.
Experience in conducting Home Studies, providing Post Release Services, and working with immigrant populations.
Effective communication and interpersonal skills to successfully interact with families, caseworkers, and other stakeholders.
Ability to handle sensitive and confidential information with discretion.
Fluent in English and Spanish (verbal/written).
Proficiency in Microsoft Office and data entry systems.
A valid driver's license, available to travel to conduct in person visits and to different areas or regions nationally.

ORGANIZATIONAL INFORMATION

ABOUT US
Urban Strategies was founded by a Hispanic woman in 2003. We exist to equip, resource, and connect faith
- and community-based organizations so that all children and families can reach their full potential. We work with Latino-focused faith
- and community-based organizations to serve and engage the whole family.

Our vision is that all children and families reach their full potential. Our organization is headquartered in Washington, D.C. Our team works across the United States and Puerto Rico with direct service centers located in California, Arizona, Texas, Florida, New York, and Puerto Rico. We also have some programming conducted in Lat