Case Planner

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.

Qualifications

• Minimum education of Bachelor's degree from a four-year college or certificate.
• Required Experience: One Year of related work and/or internship experience (E.g. Social Worker, Case Worker, Program Manager, Coordinator).

Benefits

• Holiday, Sick, and Personal time off
• Medical/Dental/Vision/Hearing Insurances
• On-site Daycare Center with Employee discount
• The Salvation Army qualifies as an employer for Loan Forgiveness Programs
• Short and Long Term disability insurances
• Pension Plan-6% quarterly employer offering
• On-site covered parking free!
• 403B Plan retirement savings tax deferred program
• Remitted Tuition Program with Syracuse University

Pay

$23.00/hour

Schedule

5 days per week for a total of 40 hours

Equal Opportunity Employer

The Salvation Army is an Equal Opportunity Employer and committed to providing a respectful environment for all applicants and employees that is free from unlawful discrimination or harassment based on age, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, marital status, disability, citizenship, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, or any other characteristic protected by law.