Intensive Case Manager

Hope For Youth's Intensive & Supportive Case Management (ISCM) program is an out-patient preventative service that provides children and their families with the support and treatment needed to stabilize a youth's immediate living situation and prevent the placement of children into foster care or a higher level of care. The ISCM's intensive track (ICM), can accommodate the needs of up to 12 children and their families. The ISCM Program is a contract program through the Suffolk County Department of Social Services and services families throughout Suffolk County.

The ICM track is designed to help prevent disruption, multiple placements and placements in more restrictive settings. Hope For Youth's caseworkers utilize proven screening tools such as the Casey Life Skills Assessment and Child and Adolescent Strengths and Needs Screening. ICM staff work closely with the DSS. Through interdisciplinary assessments, DSS and Child Protective Services provide the Hope For Youth ICM team with information pertaining to the families past and current functioning so that Hope For Youth's Intensive Case Managers can provide recommendations for going forward. Communication between Suffolk County and HFY is ongoing.

To be a successful Supportive Case Manager you must be ready, willing and able to do the following always:

• Provide services to maintain child in current living environment and work to achieve positive outcomes/deliverables as outlined in the service contract/grant.
• Assess and address safety and health concerns in the child's current home environment and provide appropriate advocacy as needed.
• Conduct twice weekly face to face contacts/home/community contacts and completes all necessary reports, paperwork and forms as outlined in the program operations manual.
• Maintain a caseload up to 4 clients.
• Perform other resulting and necessary work to meet the needs and requirements of the clients, the program, Hope For Youth, oversight agency and any other regulatory obligations

How will you generally spend your time in this job:

• Field work
• Documentation and related paperwork
• Staff meetings, committees, supervision, Interdisciplinary Treatment Team Meetings
• Training and staff development
• Other assignments, as needed

To qualify for this job, you need to be or have a minimum:

• BSW or bachelor's degree in a related field
• Valid NYS Driver's License in good standing
• Access to a reliable vehicle that can be used on a regular basis for home visits and transports throughout Suffolk County.
• Excellent writing skills/time management.
• Ability to be flexible with scheduling (work evenings, possible weekends if necessary).
• Responding to all calls/emergencies via agency-provided mobile phone and/or via internet technologies
• Physical Requirements: read/write reports and log entries, walking/standing/sitting for prolonged periods, bending/stooping, kneeling/squatting, climbing stairs, reaching overhead, repetitive wrist/finger movements, ongoing access to reliable vehicle and driving own vehicle for work

This position is being offered as Full Time Monday -Friday 9a-5p: flexible

Excellent training and leadership opportunities available throughout employment and more.

Here are some of the other benefits of working for Hope For Youth.

• Meaningful work that makes a difference in the lives of children and families of Long Island!
• Supportive like-minded, mission-driven co-workers
• Diverse Culture that promotes recognition and belonging
• Advancement and supplemental pay opportunities
• Free Training programs, Free Tuition Credits, Scholarships and Tuition Assistance
• Employees may be eligible for Student Loan Forgiveness Programs
• Special Events and Recognition Awards
• Volunteer and Internship opportunities available within
• Benefit eligibility commences on the first of the month following the first 30 days of employment
• 89% Employer-paid medical premiums
• Generous paid time off
• Agency-funded Pension Plan
• Pre-tax savings plans: self-directed 403(b), 529, FSA and HSA Accounts
• Agency-paid life insurance and disability, and for some positions, long-term disability

Hope For Youth, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. All positions are subject to background screening as required by law or contract, including but not limited to: Staff Exclusion List (SEL), State Central Child Abuse Registry (SCR), DMV record review, criminal records screening, reference checks, physical exam.

Learn more about Hope For Youth at: http://www.hfyny.org

Additional Pay Range Information

The salary range and/or hourly rate range listed for this position is a good faith determination of potential compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future. When determining an employee's base salary and/or rate, several factors may be considered as applicable (e.g., years of relevant

experience, education, licensing, certifications, other credentials, negotiated contracts, budget and internal equity, etc.).

Salary : $43,000 - $45,000