Case Planner

ABBOTT HOUSE•Village of Irvington, NY

11d•$47,000 - $50,000

About The Position

The Case Planner is responsible for the delivery of services to children in care and their families. The Case Planner facilitates the permanency goal through casework counseling and coordination of services. The Case Planner represents the agency in all court proceedings and ensures that the agency is meeting all contract mandates for their caseload.

Requirements

MSW or related degree or
Bachelor degree with two years of relevant experience preferred
Excellent communication, interpersonal, and writing skills

Responsibilities

Conduct a minimum of one monthly contact with the foster child in the foster home to assess the child’s safety, well-being and progress towards permanency.
Conduct two face-to-face contacts with the biological parents, including one contact in the biological parent’s home, on a monthly basis to discuss ASFA timeframes, assess for safety and progress towards the permanency plan.
Monitor and coordinate the visitation plan including ensuring that a minimum of one parent child visit for 2 hours is held on a weekly basis unless otherwise directed by the court.
Continually re-assess the visitation plan to ensure that the plan offers the least restrictive option given the development and age of the child as well as the progress of the case.
Schedule and participate in Family Team Conferences.
Continually re-assess the permanency plan in light of ASFA timeframes and develop a concurrent plan towards permanency.
Maintain regular contact with the biological parent’s service providers to ensure that the parent is addressing the placement reason
Maintain regular contact and coordinate all the child’s services including medical, clinical, education etc.
Responsible for keeping an accurate contemporaneous CNNX record with progress notes being entered at the agency standard of 48 hours from the date of contact.
Responsible for the completion and timely submission of FASPs and Permanency Hearing Reports
Responsible for reporting, testifying and presenting the agency’s position in regards to the family at Family Court proceedings including at Permanency Hearings and TPR.
Participate in ACS/Abbott House mandated trainings included but not limited to ACS onboarding training, mandated reporter training, safety and risk, motivational interviewing, coaching competency, etc
Perform all necessary activities assigned to further the agency’s mission