What are the responsibilities and job description for the Case Manager - Bilingual English/Spanish Required position at Center for Family Life?
Job Type
Part-time
Description
Center for Family Life in Sunset Park is seeking to hire a part-time Bilingual English / Spanish Case Manager for our Healthy Families program.
The Center for Family Life is a neighborhood-based social service agency offering a comprehensive range of services to children and adults while contributing to community building. The services include case management, family counseling, adult and youth employment services, emergency food, and extensive social, educational, and recreational programming at various local schools.
The Center for Family Life is looking for a bilingual English / Spanish Case Manager to provide case management services to families in Sunset Park, Brooklyn. The Case Manager will be responsible for providing culturally competent, strength-based case management services to families whose primary language is Spanish.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to :
- Conducting intake interviews to identify families who qualify for the program.
- Facilitating Orientation and other workshops for new participants, and providing detailed information about the Program, all other services available at CFL and at community partners, and other City-funded programs that support immigrant families such as legal services, education programs, and IDNYC.
- Collaborating with families to develop a Comprehensive Needs Assessment and a Family Services Plan (FSP).
- Connecting family members to services identified in the FSP, including scheduling appointments, maintaining communication with service providers, and following up on appointments; Accompanying clients to appointments as needed.
- Coaching family members to develop self-advocacy skills and become self-sufficient as they navigate the complex systems that affect their lives and independently access the services and benefits; Monitoring the implementation of the FSP and participants' progress toward the short- and long-term goals identified in the FSP.
- Maintaining timely case records and documentation requirements, including recording case information, progress notes, and all required documents in an online database system
- Participating in individual supervision with the Program Director and in weekly group supervision / professional development sessions for CFL's casework team.
Qualifications :
This position starts part-time 21 hours per week, with the possibility of becoming full-time up to 35 hours per week. Salary $21 per hour with a prorated benefits package.
Center for Family Life in Sunset Park is an equal-opportunity employer.
Salary Description
21.00 per hour
Salary : $21
