Case Planner - EFFC

About the role

The New York Foundling trusts in the power and potential of people and deliberately invests in proven practices. Our New York-based nonprofit has supported hundreds of thousands of our neighbors on their own paths to stability, strength, and independence. We help children and families navigate through and beyond foster care, support families struggling with conflict and poverty, help individuals with developmental disabilities live their best lives, and provide access to quality health and mental health services.

Responsibilities

The Foster Care Case Planner works toward the goal of permanency for children either through reunification with parents, and if not possible, through adoption or preparation for independent living. The role involves conducting birth home and foster home visits, providing referrals to community service providers, and accompanying families to various settings. Clinical responsibilities include engaging with birth parents, foster parents, and foster youth using motivational interviewing techniques and assessing for safety and risk factors.

• Implement evidence-based and evidence-informed models with foster parents, birth parents/discharge resources, and youth
• Serve as primary liaison accompanying and advocating for families in medical, drug treatment, and screening, school, and housing settings
• Collaborate closely with socio-therapist and advise/counsel/advocate/case plan with parents and/or discharge resources and children in care
• Develop safety plans and utilize crisis intervention skills to de-escalate conflicts in a trauma-informed approach

Administrative responsibilities include documenting progress notes, reports, and plans, maintaining access to database systems, and attending team meetings and case consultations.

Requirements

• BA/MA in Psychology, Sociology, or related field
• BSW or MSW with 1-2 years child welfare experience preferred
• Knowledge of community resources and ability to effectively negotiate systems for multi-problem families
• Experience with drug treatment populations preferred
• Typing skills and computer literacy required
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Bilingual Spanish/English preferred

Qualifications

A Bachelor's Degree from a U.S. accredited educational institution or Credential Evaluation for a non-U.S. educational institution is required.

Pay

The salary range is $59,516.49, with add-ons for education and language proficiency.