Independent Living Caseworker

Blueprints • Washington, PA

9d

About The Position

Blueprints is hiring an Independent Living Caseworker to provide comprehensive case management and life skills services to youth while ensuring compliance with agency policies, contractual obligations, and applicable regulations. The role includes conducting individual in-home sessions, facilitating life skills training, maintaining accurate documentation and case records, developing transition plans and progress reports, and coordinating services with Children and Youth Services and other community providers.

The caseworker builds positive relationships with youth, connects participants with appropriate community resources, attends court hearings and interdisciplinary meetings, and participates in crisis intervention through an on-call rotation. The position also requires regular attendance, participation in required trainings, conferences, and retreats, and representing the agency’s mission and values in the community.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in social work or a related field.
• For Caseworker II and III: Bachelor’s degree in social work or a related field and 2+ years of experience working with children and families, or a master’s degree in social work or a related field.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive case management and life skills services to youth.
• Ensure compliance with agency policies, contractual obligations, and applicable regulations.
• Conduct individual in-home sessions.
• Facilitate life skills training.
• Maintain accurate documentation and case records.
• Develop transition plans and progress reports.
• Coordinate services with Children and Youth Services and other community providers.
• Build positive relationships with youth.
• Connect participants with appropriate community resources.
• Attend court hearings and interdisciplinary meetings.
• Participate in crisis intervention through an on-call rotation.
• Attend required trainings, conferences, and retreats.
• Represent the agency’s mission and values within the community.
• Maintain regular attendance.

Benefits

• Competitive wage, salary, and benefits.
• 403B.
• Paid time off.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• IRS mileage reimbursement at $0.76 per mile.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time