Case Aide

Principle Responsibilities

• Schedules and assists with coordination of weekly Parenting Time schedules and ensures compliance.
• Coincides with Case Planner and develops monthly treatment plan conferences.
• Attends court proceedings, with Case planners and youth as appropriate.
• Attends and actively participates in treatment team meetings, discharge conferences and other meetings related to the service plan.
• Mets with families or youth as needed, but at a minimum twice a month to discuss progress in service engagement or task specific assignments.
• Enters notes to record all case related events into Connections database.
• Attends scheduled unit meetings with Supervisor/Director of Foster Care, caseworker, and other support staff, to discuss challenging cases, exchange treatment ideas and receive updates regarding new agency, ACS and OCFS policies, for compliance.
• Administers administrative duties to include incident reports, Parenting Time, children’s movement of placement and/AWOC status.
• Attends school conferences and IEP meetings.
• Engages with parents during home assessments, treatment team and final discharge conferences.
• Provides support to parents, Case planning team and the children in care.
• Attends required training sessions at ACS, OCFS and the agency.
• Attends transitional meetings for new intakes to prepare for engagement with the family.
• Completes new admission documentation/ protocol.
• Obtains medical consents from parents.

Qualifications

• Good knowledge of the principles and practices of social casework.
• Good knowledge of the laws, rules, and regulations governing the care and treatment of children.
• Experience related to services to families and children, preferably medical or child welfare related.
• Very good written and verbal communication skills in order to effectively provide direction and counseling to clients and maintain all required documentation.
• Ability to establish effective working relationships with clients, relatives, and other individuals and to obtain and verify information needed through interviews and investigation.
• Ability to prepare clear, accurate, and comprehensive case records and to reach logical conclusions based on pertinent regulations and information.