Case Associate, Foster Care and Adoption

Description of Responsibilities

• Supervise family visits in the office and in the community, acting as a visiting coach, document visits for electronic case record.
• Conduct foster home visits, visits to birth homes and other field visits, document visits for electronic case records.
• Assist social workers with the necessary phone contacts to arrange appointments to make referrals for concrete services.
• Attend Family Team Conferences, Family meetings, and any other scheduled multi-disciplinary case conferences, as necessary.
• Accompany and advocate for parents at appointments for public assistance, housing, and other necessary services.
• Visit schools to discuss educational progress of children with teachers and other school personnel.
• Assist with data collection for adoption home studies.
• Provide other assistance, as might reasonably be required, to support case management and permanency efforts for families with children in foster care.

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor's degree; BSW preferred
• Prior experience working with families in a child welfare setting preferred
• Excellent written, verbal, interpersonal and engagement skills
• Ability to multi-task and work independently
• Bilingual Spanish is preferred

Pay

Pay Range: $43,000-$47,000; if bilingual $44,000-$48,000

Schedule

Services provided throughout NYC in the field/community

Department/Program

Foster Care