Child Welfare Caseworker

Chinese-American Planning Council•New York, NY

2d•$26 - $27•Onsite

About The Position

Founded in 1965, the Chinese-American Planning Council (CPC) is a social services organization advancing the social and economic well-being of immigrant and low-income New Yorkers through holistic services and community-led impact. CPC is the nation’s largest Asian American social services organization and serves as a trusted community anchor to over 80,000 community members who are served by CPC annually through 50+ high-quality programs and services across 35 sites in New York City. The Asian Family Services (AFS) program provides child welfare preventive services to help keep children and their families together and avoid the placement of children in foster care. AFS addresses the multi-level needs of Asian-American families, especially recent Chinese immigrants by providing support, advocacy, and referral to services and case management to Asian American families throughout the five boroughs. Our professional staff consists of bi- and tri-lingual and bi-cultural caseworkers. Reporting to the Program Supervisor and Director of Asian Family Services, the Child Welfare Caseworker will provide supportive/rehabilitative services to Asian American children (18 or under) and their families. Services include case management, crisis intervention, counseling, parenting skills, training, and advocacy.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work, Counseling or related field preferred
At least two years of relevant child welfare experience
Bilingual in Chinese (Cantonese and /or Mandarin) and English a must.
Excellent written and oral communication skills, including interpersonal skills working with families and children
Computer literacy skills

Nice To Haves

Flexibility in schedule preferred

Responsibilities

Assess and manage cases including utilizing various assessment tools to aid in the creation of outcome driven service plans
Complete safety and risk assessments, provide regular counseling sessions with case loads
Set up objectives and service plan to correspond to case’s needs
Prepare progress notes in a timely, clear and effective manner in accordance with agency funding source protocols
Prepare all assessments within established time frames
Compile monthly statistics pertaining to caseloads, number of clients served, and number of case contacts, kinds of services provided
Determine and advocate for clients’ entitlement and social services
Maintain collaborative relationships with funding and government agencies and external service providers
Other Duties as assigned by the Supervisor / Program Director