Case Planner EFFC

Seamen's Society for Children and Families•New York, NY

47d•Onsite

About The Position

The Case Planner is responsible for ensuring the safety, permanency, and well-being of children placed in foster care with Seamen’s Society. Working in partnership with families, the Case Planner leads service-planning activities and facilitates each family’s plan through direct intervention and coordination with providers and other team members. Employees are eligible for a pay increase after successfully completing the three-month orientation period. The agency operates in Staten Island and Brooklyn, and travel between locations may be necessary. Work hours may vary based on program needs.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in social work or a related field.
Proficiency with Microsoft 365 and knowledge of Connections.
Strong planning, organizational, and follow-up skills.
Ability to work as a team player.
Ability to perform the essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation.
Ability to handle and resolve recurring problems.
Work hours may vary according to program needs.
Ability to travel between the Staten Island and Brooklyn locations may be necessary.

Nice To Haves

Prior child welfare experience.
Driver’s license.

Responsibilities

Monitor children’s safety and well-being through casework contacts and home visits with children, parents, and foster parents.
Co-develop, coordinate, and monitor service plans in alignment with family needs.
Work with the interdisciplinary team to ensure children’s medical, mental-health, academic, and, when applicable, housing and career goals are addressed.
Document activities as progress notes in Connections within program-defined timeframes.
Participate in Family Team Conferences and complete the FASP according to program deadlines.
Attend Family Court hearings for assigned cases and provide written and verbal testimony about family progress toward service-planning goals.
Complete court reports and Permanency Hearing reports in accordance with program guidelines.
Facilitate frequent, positive, and consistent contact between children and parents through in-person family-time visits and phone and video contact.
Proactively address barriers to reunification and other permanency options.
Provide meaningful and responsive support to families when needed.
Participate in treatment-planning efforts and Trauma System Therapy team meetings as appropriate.
Participate in job-development and professional-development activities.
Perform other duties and responsibilities within the scope of the position as assigned.

Benefits

Extensive training and career development programs.
Paid time off, including 13 paid holidays, half-day Summer Fridays, and vacation, personal, and sick time.
Medical, dental, and vision insurance plans with significant employer subsidies.
Company-paid life insurance.
403(b) retirement plan with agency contribution.
Tax-deferred annuity.
Commuter benefit program.
Flexible spending accounts.
Plum Benefits discounts and offers for attractions, entertainment, travel, and related services.
Employee Assistance Program offering confidential mental-health, financial, and personal support.
Referral incentives through the employee referral program.