What are the responsibilities and job description for the PRC Case Manager - Delaware County position at St. Catherine's Center for Children?
Job Description
Job Description
This full-time position is 40 hours weekly, with flexibility. This position's casework is performed primarily within Delaware County. The agency’s Mid-Hudson PRC includes contracting for Columbia, Greene, Ulster, and Delaware Counties; the main office is located in Kingston.
Our Mission :
St. Catherine's Center for Children provides a comprehensive range of human services designed to offer hope, foster growth, and improve the lives of the children, families and adults we serve.
About Us :
St. Catherine’s Center for Children is a non-profit organization located in the Greater Capital Region of New York. We offer a wide array of human services designed to meet the needs of vulnerable children, families and adults, including residential and therapeutic foster care programs for children and youth, Kinship support, homeless and community-based services for adults and families, a special education elementary school for ages 5-13, and so much more. St. Catherine’s is committed to cultivating a culture where all employees feel safe to bring their authentic and best selves to the workplace. Our DEIB initiatives are designed to foster an equitable, inclusive and diversified workplace; collaboratively embracing mindfulness, relevance, respect and solidarity.
Position Overview :
The agency’s Mid-Hudson Permanency Resource Center (“PRC” or “Center”) is designed to support and deliver specialized services to post-adoption, post-guardianship, and kinship caregiving families. Working in a team environment, the PRC Case Manager participates in community outreach activities, completes monthly face-to-face contact with the families in their homes, and completes required case documentation, including various assessment forms and short, targeted service plans. The Case Manager provides 1 : 1 counseling sessions as needed, and participates in the design and delivery of educational events, family engagement activities, respite care, and other program-related events.
Position Requirements :
- Bachelor’s Degree in Human Services or related field, preferred.
- In lieu of an advanced degree; related lived experience, other related professional experience, and / or educational level, may be considered as qualifying for this position.
- Experience working with clients who exhibit significant emotional, behavioral, and interpersonal challenges, mental health diagnoses, and / or trauma history, a plus. Experience working with at-risk families and in community services also preferred.
- Knowledge of and ability to utilize community resources; Capable of building strong working relationships with regulatory bodies.
- Experience with NYS OCFS CONNECTIONS or other electronic record system, preferred.
- Ability to handle sensitive family and individual data with strict confidentiality.
- Familiarity with kinship caregiving and wraparound services in a family-centered system of care, a plus.
- Solid written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to clearly and enthusiastically deliver the program’s educational sessions for program participants.
- A current Clean & Valid New York State Driver’s License (actively licensed at least one year) and reliable vehicle for transporting clients to community resources, meetings, etc. - with proof of 100 / 300 liability insurance coverage- is required.
Staff in driving positions must be able to meet agency’s minimum requirements of our insurance policy for authorized drivers; including, but not limited to the minimum age of 21 at time of hire.
Duties & Responsibilities include :
What We Offer You
EEO Statement : St. Catherine’s Center for Children is committed to creating a diverse environment and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, reproductive health and pregnancy, family history and genetics, disability, age, military status, veteran status, politics, or other beliefs, and any other characteristics protected by law.
Background Checks : We run a thorough and complete pre-employment background check on all candidates being considered for a position, this includes fingerprinting. All candidates must successfully clear the pre-employment background check process, which follows NYS / DOJ requirements. We pay for all pre-employment background checks!
