FSS Caseworker
About The Position
This position involves responsibility for providing case management services to participants in our Family Self-Sufficiency Program to help them move toward self-sufficiency and achieve their program goals. The Caseworker will provide outreach services to prospective program participants. Essential duties include (but are not limited to): Provide case management services to assist program participants in achieving interim steps to self-sufficiency. Assists program participants in writing their service plans and setting program and family goals. Assist program participants in accessing appropriate public or private community agencies to obtain specialized types of assistance. Provides counseling in life skills areas including parenting, employment, education, financial management, public assistance, food stamps, Medicaid, nutrition, etc. Identifies the need for services through in-depth discussions with clients. Identifies impediments to progress. Evaluates program participants for level of motivation. Prepares a variety of records and reports as necessary.
Requirements
- Graduation from a regionally accredited or NYS registered college or university with a Bachelor’s degree in psychology, sociology, social services, human services, education or a closely related field with similar course curriculum; or
- Graduation from high school or possession of a high school equivalency diploma and four years of full-time paid experience, or
- its part-time or verifiable volunteer equivalent, working in human services in a capacity involving the provision of direct services to clientele.
Responsibilities
- Provide case management services to assist program participants in achieving interim steps to self-sufficiency.
- Assists program participants in writing their service plans and setting program and family goals.
- Assist program participants in accessing appropriate public or private community agencies to obtain specialized types of assistance.
- Provides counseling in life skills areas including parenting, employment, education, financial management, public assistance, food stamps, Medicaid, nutrition, etc.
- Identifies the need for services through in-depth discussions with clients.
- Identifies impediments to progress.
- Evaluates program participants for level of motivation.
- Prepares a variety of records and reports as necessary.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
