Case Planner

Key Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive intake and assessments of assigned clients.
• Engaging and maintaining regular contact with assigned clients, meeting regulatory requirements by conducting regular home visits of significant duration minimally twice monthly (one contact per month with children present).
• Maintain comprehensive assessments of families, devising and implementing individualized service plans in collaboration with the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) and all family service providers, utilizing strategies of intervention with consideration to family strengths and all aspects of the family’s life and cultural background.
• Providing casework/counseling, crisis intervention, brokerage and networking advocacy, coordinating services with other service providers, agencies and programs and making referrals for auxiliary services as needed under direction of their supervisor and the DCFS Case Manager.
• Timely completion of required Connections documents, assessments, case narratives, case plans and statistical information, reports and outcome data.
• Maintain liaison activities with collaborative partners.
• Provide case recommendations to the Onondaga County Department of Child and Family Services regarding family engagement, clinical needs or other developmental needs for the youth in the family; and to other service providers regarding client utilization of and need for services, mental health/substance abuse issues, youth, family or community safety, and/or issues pertinent to after care planning.
• Demonstrate cultural competence, as well as integrate understanding into daily responsibilities and participate in meeting the objectives of The Salvation Army, Syracuse Area Services Strategic Plan.

Minimum Education and Experience

• One Year of related work and/or internship experience (E.g. Social Worker, Case Worker, Program Manager, Coordinator)

SPECIAL SKILLS, CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

• Must have access to private transportation and a valid NYS Driver License

Benefits

• Loan Forgiveness Program and Remitted Tuition with Syracuse University
• Free, On-site Covered Parking
• On-Site Daycare & Pre-School Program with Employee discounts
• Marriage Benefit, where you can receive an additional 5 days of paid time off
• Pension Plan and a Tax deferred retirement savings annuity
• Medical, Dental & Vision Insurances with TeleHealth
• Paid Holiday's, Vacation, Personal & Sick Days

Equal Opportunity Employer