Intensive Case Manager
About The Position
Hope For Youth is looking for a Full-Time Intensive Case Manager. Are you passionate about keeping children safe, strengthening families, and preventing out-of-home placements? Do you thrive in a field-based, purpose-driven role where every day brings new challenges-and real rewards? If so, Hope For Youth wants you to join our dynamic Intensive & Supportive Case Management (ISCM) team! Hope For Youth's Intensive & Supportive Case Management (ISCM) program is an out-patient preventative service that provides children and their families with the support and treatment needed to stabilize a youth's immediate living situation and prevent the placement of children into foster care or a higher level of care. The ISCM Program is a contract program through the Suffolk County Department of Social Services and services families throughout Suffolk County.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Social Work (BSW) or a related field
- Valid NYS Driver's License in good standing
- Reliable personal vehicle for regular home visits and transports throughout Suffolk County
- Strong writing and time management skills
- Flexibility to work evenings and occasional weekends
- Ability to respond to calls or emergencies via an agency-provided mobile phone or internet communication tools
- Ability to read and write reports/logs
- Prolonged walking, standing, or sitting
- Bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting, climbing stairs, and reaching overhead
- Repetitive wrist/finger movements for documentation
- Regular driving using a reliable personal vehicle
Responsibilities
- Maintain a manageable caseload of 4 youth conducting twice-weekly home visits
- Split time between our Amityville main office and the community with a flexible schedule
- Identify and address safety concerns and advocate for family needs
- Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams, Suffolk County Department of Social Services, and other community partners
- Complete all documentation and reports in a timely manner
- Attend training and staff development opportunities provided by HFY, including but not limited to: Individual Supervision, Group Supervision, staff meetings, and webinars
- Respond to all calls/emergencies via agency-provided mobile phone and/or via internet technologies
- Field work and home/community visits
- Documentation and case-related paperwork
- Staff meetings, supervision, and interdisciplinary team meetings
- Training and professional development
- Other duties as assigned
Benefits
- Meaningful work that makes a difference in the lives of children and families of Long Island!
- Supportive like-minded, mission-driven co-workers
- Diverse Culture that promotes recognition and belonging
- Advancement and supplemental pay opportunities
- Free Training programs, Free Tuition Credits, Scholarships and Tuition Assistance
- Employees may be eligible for Student Loan Forgiveness Programs
- Special Events and Recognition Awards
- Volunteer and Internship opportunities available within
- Benefit eligibility commences on the first of the month following the first 30 days of employment – Medical, Dental, Vision - HRA with HSA and Co-pay options available.
- 91% Employer-paid medical premiums
- Generous paid time off
- Agency-funded Pension Plan
- Pre-tax savings plans: self-directed 403(b), 529, Aflac
- Agency-paid life insurance and disability, and for some positions, long-term disability
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
