Bilingual Case Manager - MRSS

Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Newark•Jersey City, NJ

1d•$43,500 - $46,500•Onsite

About The Position

Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Newark is seeking a Full Time (Spanish/English) Bilingual Case Manager for our Mobile Response and Stabilization Services Program located in Jersey City, NJ. This program provides families with counseling, guidance, and referral services to address juvenile crises and to help in stabilizing and preserving the family unit. The program addresses juvenile behavioral problems, such as truancy, chronic runaways, family disputes, and curfew violations. Mobile Response services are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year, to help children and youth who are experiencing emotional or behavioral crises. The services are designed to defuse an immediate crisis, keep children and their families safe, and maintain the children in their own homes or current living situation. Workers must respond to calls within one hour by traveling to wherever the crisis occurs, such as in the child’s/family’s home, in school, or other community locations. The Mobile Response program utilizes agency-owned cars that workers use to drive to the site of the crisis.

Requirements

Bachelor Degree in social work or a related field
Bilingual fluency in English and Spanish
Valid driver’s license

Nice To Haves

One year of experience working with children and families, particularly in crisis assessment and intervention, is preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

Provide in-home and community based crisis de-escalation/intervention and assessment, safety planning as well as stabilization and case management services to families and children according to the families' individualized service needs.
Coordination of discharge/transition services to include referral and linkages to services and supports appropriate to the level of need of the child/family.
Respond to calls within 1 hour, as per contract requirements, for services that are provided 24/7/365 days a year, within 1 hour of the referrals received.