Case Planner (Medical Foster Care)

Children's Aid Job Listing • Staten Island, NY

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About The Position

The Case Planner works collaboratively with therapists, education specialists, nurses, and social workers in the medical foster care program, managing a caseload of approximately 10 children with varying mental health needs and special medical needs. The role provides intensive casework and field services to children and their birth and foster families, supporting permanency as quickly as possible.

The Case Planner conducts outreach to connect children and families with agency and community treatment resources, coordinates Family Team Conferences, maintains written case records, uses the CONNECTIONS system, and participates in case consultations. In partnership with assigned registered nurses and medical staff, the Case Planner conducts home visits when possible and helps train foster parents in specialized child care skills. The incumbent is expected to promote Children’s Aid’s mission, vision, and core values and to work in person or hybrid as determined by departmental needs.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Social Work or a related field.
• New York State driver’s license.
• Excellent verbal, writing, and organizational skills.
• Flexibility and ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
• Computer literacy.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree.
• Foster care experience.
• Bilingual Spanish/English skills.

Responsibilities

• Work collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team, including nurses and social workers, in the foster care program for children with special medical needs.
• Provide intensive casework and fieldwork for children and their birth and foster families, with the goal of achieving permanency as quickly as possible.
• Partner with medical staff to team-train foster parents in specialized child care skills.
• Conduct intensive outreach to connect children and families with agency and community treatment resources.
• Maintain written case records and use the CONNECTIONS system.
• Work in partnership with the registered nurse assigned to cases, including conducting home visits whenever possible.
• Coordinate Family Team Conferences and participate in case consultations.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Promote the organization’s mission, vision, and core values.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time