Supervising Case Planner

Astor Services • New York, NY

106d

About The Position

Astor’s Prevention Services/Family Connections is a time-limited, evidence-based model that utilizes a home-based approach to address both the concrete and clinical needs of the family. Prevention services utilize comprehensive family assessment tools to identify behaviors related to risk and to develop Core Outcomes that address the identified child welfare concerns within a family. The Supervising Case Planner supervises case planners in the delivery of their direct service work with clients. These services include: casework counseling, assessments, service planning, case management, and crisis intervention. The Supervisor will insure that the supervisee’s case records are maintained in accordance with regulatory requirements and reflect good casework practice and review all progress notes written by supervisees.

Requirements

• Masters degree in related Human Services field.
• Minimum of 3 years in a Preventive Services Setting.
• Bilingual (English/Spanish) preferred.

Responsibilities

• Meeting with each supervisee for a minimum of one hour each week to discuss casework practice and administrative issues.
• Insuring that the supervisees’ case records are maintained in accordance with regulatory requirements and reflect good casework practice.
• Understands the role of Preventive Services in the context of ACS’s Improved Outcomes for Children (IOC) initiative, including understanding of the need to assess for safety and risk throughout the life of the case.
• Providing written documentation of supervision in Connections, including directives regarding areas needing increased attention on a monthly basis for all cases overseen.
• Supporting the supervisee in skill development and increasing critical thinking skills.
• Getting trained in and becoming proficient in the Family Connections model.
• Supporting staff in the integration of Family Connections and ACS mandates.
• Supporting staff in the implementation of Family Connections with the families in which they serve as well as their use of Family Connections assessment tools.
• Assist in the Assessment of referrals regarding the family’s eligibility and appropriateness to engage in the Family Connections model.
• Supporting families when assigned staff is unable to do so (such as vacation, sick leave, competing case priories, etc.). This can include making home visits, documenting family interactions and completing assessment documentation (i.e. Family Connections paper work, FASPs, etc.).
• In times of staff resignation/ vacancies, Supervisor will be required to continue service provision to families already enrolled in the program until the family can be appropriately reassigned or transferred to another agency or worker.

Benefits

• Opportunities to make a difference in the lives of children and families in need.
• 4 weeks paid vacation annually.
• 13 paid holidays, 4 personal days.
• 1 sick day per month, accruable to 150 days.
• Fully paid individual LTD and life insurance.
• Eligible for participation in agency medical and dental plan both individual and family, with small employee contribution.
• New longevity incentives.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Master's degree