Case Planner - $3000 SIGN-ON BONUS

WORKING WITH USAt The Jewish Board, we don’t just make a difference – we make a bigger difference as we serve 45,000 New Yorkers every year. Join our dedicated team that’s been helping communities across New York City for almost 150 years and see just how big of a difference you can make. IF YOU JOIN US, YOU'LL HAVE THESE GREAT BENEFITS: • Generous paid time off in addition to 15 agency holidays and 15 sick days• Affordable and high-quality medical/dental/vision plans • Tuition assistance and educational loan forgiveness• Free continuing education opportunities • 403(b) retirement benefits and a pension• Flexible spending accounts for health and transportation • 24/7 Accessible Employee Assistance Program  • Life and disability insurance • Diversity, equity, and inclusion working groups that are available for you to join, including Confronting Structural Racism (COR), Coalition Against Anti-Semitism (CAAS), and the LGBTQ Steering Committee POSITION OVERVIEWThe Case Planner works with the entire family in evidenced based or non-evidenced based model programs.  The Case Planner makes safety-focused assessments of the child and family, and provides counseling services, advocacy and refers for concrete services to help stabilize the environment, improve family well-being, and to reduce the future need for child welfare involvement. CORE COMPETENCIES for the Position include the following:• Advocate for cultural racial, gender equity and diversity; utilize families’ cultural values and strengths• Empower families to solve their own problems• Collaborate with communities to provide resources for families• Use empathy as an engagement tool• Push to get work done timely• Use supervision as a vehicle for guidance and support KEY ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:• Assess and address any safety and risk concerns related to children’s health, safety and well-being.• Evaluate living conditions of clients through home base contacts.• Provide supportive case work counseling to children and family members.• Identify and provide access to specific concrete services and community resources, when necessary or requested• Collaborate with external resources in the family’s ecology e.g. school, medical provider, mental health providers, CPS worker, probation, extended family and community members, etc.• May conduct specialized groups for children, adolescents, parents, etc.• Attend conferences at ACS offices and other community based meetings.• Complete weekly progress notes in CONNECTIONS and enter data into PROMIS • Complete and update timely Family Assessment Service Plan Reports (FASP).• Attend ACS and JB trainings as required.• Carry caseload size as identified by program service model.• Assess and refer children and families to supportive and concrete services, i.e. mental health, substance abuse, housing, financial assistance, legal, etc.• Participates in internal and external continuous quality improvement projects.• Monitor children regarding their medical needs, such as compliance with periodic physicals and immunizations• Participate in Family Team Conferences (FTCs) EDUCATIONAL / TRAINING REQUIRED:• Bachelors or Masters level degree in Psychology, Social Work, Counseling or a related subject. Travel in the community and home-based work. Evening hours are required, on occasion.  PREFERRED REQUIREMENTS: Bilingual/bicultural.  Prior experience working in the child welfare system or with children and families.  Ability to work as part of a team.

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