Foster Care Case Planner

Primary Responsibilities

• Conduct field visits to foster homes and birth parent's homes
• Coordinate and supervise family visits at the agency and/or in the community
• Facilitate weekly groups for birth parents and foster parents
• Ensure each case adheres to ACS’ permanency timeline ASFA guidelines
• Maintain case compliance via data entry and record keeping
• Accompany families to necessary drug treatment, medical, school, housing, public assistance service appointments as necessary
• Attend internal trainings as scheduled
• Attend court hearings with prepared court reports and/or permanency reports; proficiently report and/or testify to the Court the progress of each case and any noted barriers to accomplishing the goals of the service plan
• Participate in family team conferences, transition conferences and goal change conferences
• Present at weekly case conferences
• Complete other duties as assigned

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in social work, psychology, criminal justice or counseling from an accredited college; related field
• Ability and motivation to facilitate birth parent and/or foster parent support groups, utilize family finding techniques and successfully manage cases to comply with permanency planning timelines.
• An understanding and respect for community needs and cultures
• Organizational, verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to accommodate a flexible work schedule, including evenings and weekends
• Ability to maintain composure and function well under stress
• Fluency in Spanish, Mandarin, Cantonese or Russian a plus

Benefits

• Four weeks' vacation
• Medical/dental/vision/life/disability insurance
• Pension plan
• 401(k), 7% employer contribution + 2% match
• Tax-deferred health care/dependent care/commuter plans

Address

384 Bridge Street Fl.3, Downtown Brooklyn, NY 11201