Residential Caseworker

Hope For Youth's Residential Services Department provides community based, trauma informed, youth and family driven care to adolescents and young adults in Nassau and Suffolk County. Serving youth from varying points of entry with the child welfare system, juvenile justice system, and runaway and homeless youth/young adults, the opportunities to alter the trajectory for youth in need are abundant. Youth are supported 24/7 by a team of multi-disciplinary professionals, paraprofessionals, and agency administration that consistently meets standards for accreditation and licensing regulations.

Hope For Youth's residential caseworker is a vital team member for the Adolescent Diagnostic and Respite Services program. Supporting youth involved with the child welfare system, juvenile justice system and respite bed network, the caseworker meets youth needs and build strengths utilizing trauma informed Therapeutic Crisis Intervention and motivational interviewing skills. Responsibilities include but are not limited to completing psychosocial assessments as part of comprehensive diagnostic evaluations, gathering documentation, creating youth and family driven service plans, community-based work (home visits), keeping connection to family and resources, supporting youth during crisis, and participating in treatment team conferences. Applicants with personal lived experience are welcome and encouraged to join our team and support our mission to continually improve programming.

To be a successful Residential Caseworker you must be ready, willing, and able to do the following always:

• Function within the agency policy and procedures as outlined in the program practice guide and employee manual.
• Obtaining necessary documentation to prepare psychosocial assessments and final reviews
• Preparing case updates and psychosocial assessments; home visits; parent and youth interviews
• Supervising and documenting of family visits; progress notes
• Preparing incident reports and notifications, as needed
• Supporting the overall functioning of the program and residents from a trauma informed perspective
• 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 you will generally spend your time in this job:

• Supporting youth in program and field work
• Documentation and related paperwork
• Staff meetings, committees, supervision
• Training and staff development
• Other assignments, as needed

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

• Bachelor's Degree in social or related field
• Valid NYS Driver's License in good standing and ability to safely operate a 7-passenger agency vehicle
• Excellent writing skills/time management
• Bilingual preferred
• One year experience working with at risk youth preferred
• Ability to be flexible with scheduling

• 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 opportunity is being offered as Full-Time 35hrs/ week Monday-Friday 9am-5pm with flexible late days

Only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

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 - Medical, Dental, Vision - HRA with HSA and Co-pay options available.
• 91% Employer-paid medical premiums
• Generous paid time off
• Agency-funded Pension Plan
• Pre-tax savings plans: self-directed 403(b), 529, Aflac
• 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 : $27 - $28