Case Planner, Belmont Family Service Center

Good Shepherd Services•New York City, NY

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Belmont Family Service Center is a family support prevention program for families facing challenges which can impact the ability to parent their children. This program uses the Solution-Based Casework model of practice to provide comprehensive services for families.

Requirements

Bachelors Degree required
Bilingual - English/Spanish Required
Must have strong organizational, interpersonal, and counseling skills
Must be able to work at least 2 evenings per week to accommodate working families� schedules
Must have strong inquiry skills and ability to seek and share internal and external best practices
Must have a commitment to work from a strength based, trauma-informed & youth and family development perspective

Nice To Haves

Child welfare experience preferred
SBC trained and/or SBC certified a plus

Responsibilities

Provide home-based and on-site individual, family, and group counseling, as well as short-term crisis intervention, including advocacy and outreach for designated caseload of twelve (12) families.
Engage families immediately upon referral, at times participating in Administration for Children�s Services (ACS) Child Safety Conferences.
Implement and integrate the principles and procedures of Solution-Based Casework (SBC): assessment, family and individual level outcomes, action plans, and documentation and celebration.
Handle case-related crises with professionalism, urgency, and care, including incidents involving reports to the State Central Registry.
Conduct screenings and assessments for substance use, mental illness, and child safety and well-being, including assessing caregiver capacity, home environment and conditions, discipline methods, etc.
Integrate the practices of SBC into every counseling session.
Ensure every child has been seen and properly assessed every month.
Provide appropriate casework contacts to meet the needs of the families; minimally twice a month.
Represent participant needs, concerns, and perspectives at all required ACS and GSS meetings and trainings.
Collaborate closely with ACS, service providers, schools, medical and mental health clinics, and other resources serving family members.
Provide consultation to and collaborate with Family Workers as needed to ensure high quality services to families.
Collaborate with ACS Family Services Unit (FSU) staff, Family Court Legal Services (FCLS) staff and other service providers in making safety decisions.
Attend and participate in Family Court hearings for families involved with ACS FSU.
Facilitate referrals to alcohol and substance abuse treatment facilities, mental health treatment providers, and other service providers, including escorts to appointments as needed.
Participate in case consultation, continued SBC training, and the SBC certification process.
Prepare and maintain FASP documentation, monthly statistical reports, and case work notes in adherence with agency policy.
Provide Court reports as needed to inform as to families� progress or lack of progress in achieving outcomes.
Maintain appropriate utilization of state and city databases including PROMIS and Connections, as well as other agency databases as needed.