Bilingual Case Manager HSPRS- PA

Everstand • Mechanicsburg, PA

49d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Home Study & Post Release Case Manager provides culturally competent assessment and case management services serving recently immigrated unaccompanied children and the individuals sponsoring them here in the United States. This position entails conducting home studies of the potential sponsor (caregiver) homes to assess for safety and suitability for placement and providing post release services that promote the successful community integration of the youth and support family reunification efforts. The Case Manager supports the delivery of Everstand’s trauma responsive model by providing comprehensive services to both the referred youth and their caregivers, designed to increase effective communication, provide psychoeducation, and ensure youth and families are connected to a supportive network and formal and informal resources in their community. Everstand works in collaboration with the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) to provide home study and post release case management to UCs who are reunified with caregivers across the Mid-Atlantic and surrounding regions as well as other parts of the country.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in social work or equivalent degree in education, psychology, sociality of other behavioral science equivalent.
• One year of experience working with children and youth and/or within a social services environment.
• One year of experience working with immigrant, refugee and/or unaccompanied children population.
• Bilingual in English and Spanish (both oral and written).

Nice To Haves

• Master’s Degree in Social Work from an accredited college or university and 1-year experience in providing direct services to children/youth and families.
• Active certification in SAFE Home Study (or similar method) certifications.
• Family preservation, kinship care, child welfare and/or ORR case management experience.
• Proficiency in languages other than English and Spanish.

Responsibilities

• Model and act in accordance with EVERSTAND’s core values.
• Conduct the home study process through a combination of in-home visits and interviews, phone calls and other investigative activities with the goal of producing a comprehensive assessment of a potential sponsor’s ability to provide a safe living environment that meets the youth’s needs.
• Utilizes information gathered through investigative interviews with shelter staff, clients, and prospective sponsors, home visit observations and the review of informational documents, including background investigations for all adults living in the potential sponsor’s home for the purpose of making determinations and recommendations.
• Conduct a collaborative psycho-educational process with the youth and sponsor designed to identify areas where support, resources or information are needed to ensure successful reunification.
• Educate and prepare the prospective sponsor for reunification with the youth, assisting with accessing needed supports and services.
• Produce a comprehensive written report containing the home study findings and recommendations within 10 days of case assignment.
• Conduct home visits and phone contacts with the dual purpose of assessing safety and appropriateness of the youth’s placement with his/her sponsor and connecting the youth to services in the community to address risk factors.
• Perform ongoing case management with a focus on screening and making appropriate referrals to address the youth’s needs in the following domains: safety, placement stability, guardianship, education, health and medical, individual mental health and family stabilization, legal/immigration proceedings, substance abuse, gang prevention, independent living, juvenile/criminal justice, trafficking assistance (as applicable) and child enrichment activities.
• Facilitate the development of a youth and family care plan ensuring that the plan demonstrates youth and family voice and includes clear needs statements, strength-based strategies, and outcomes that are measurable and specific.
• Collaborate with youth and sponsor, as well as available informal supports, to develop a crisis and safety plan to ensure the safety of the youth, family, and community.
• Provide crisis intervention services directly, as needed, or connect family to services to ensure youths safety and well-being in a crisis situation.
• Facilitation of case management meetings for with youth and sponsor, as well as applicable informal supports and external providers, that continually reassess the needs of the youth and family and ensure that services in place are effective.
• Evaluate the youth and family’s progress towards goal achievement and keep applicable internal and external stakeholders informed with regards to progress toward achieving care plan goals.
• Approaches concerns, challenges, and opportunities with empathy, attention to detail, active listening, and curiosity.
• Consistently models EVERSTAND’s core values: Safety, Empathy, Relationships, and Impact.
• Honor differences, acknowledge uniqueness, and amplify all voices.
• Attend training and group experiences that strengthen Everstand’s commitment to staff wellness and belonging.
• Models the use of welcoming and respectful language.
• Consistently uses inclusive language in communication and documentation.

Benefits

• Accrue vacation at the rate of three weeks per year, plus two floating holidays to use, plus 10 paid holidays when Everstand is closed. That is over 30 days of time off per calendar year!
• Paid sick and bereavement leave
• Up to 3% annual match to retirement contributions
• Health insurance is available via CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield.
• Professional & Career Development including Tuition Reimbursement and Continuing Education Assistance
• Fully Paid CEUs
• Clinical supervision within your work hours and provided by Board Certified Supervisors
• Licensure expenses are fully covered

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level