Job Summary:

Work in partnership with case planning and interdisciplinary treatment team to assure a safe and permanent outcome for every child. Provide case management for youth therapeutic services to children and their families.

Essential Generic Job Functions:

Client Contact to Support Permanency

• Participate in family team conferences.

• Participate in family and/or sibling visits as requested.

• Meet with youth and families in their home and community while in care and post-discharge.

• Crisis intervention and support as needed

Teamwork to Facilitate Permanency

• Assist in developing comprehensive, intensive, short-term plans to stabilize the youth and familial situation to avoid a potential disruption of placement

• Facilitate and support communication between the youth, family, any other outside stakeholders, and the JCCA team

• Collaborate with team members and Local Department of Social Services to generate and support individualized case management, referrals for treatment and discharge plans.

Document of Permanency Services

• Maintain progress notes in NYS EHR Connections and complete monthly contact grid.

• Development of a formal written discharge support plan

OTHER TASKS AND REQUIREMENTS:

• Represent agency in Court Hearings

• Refer and follow-up with community resources

• Available for evening and weekend work and participation in special events

• Complete FASPS, PHR's and court reports as assigned

Knowledge, Education and Skills Required:

•· Bachelor's Degree in Social Work, Human Services, or related field

• Demonstrate ability to collaborate with client and teams that are culturally and professionally diverse. ,

• Computer Literacy (specifically Microsoft Word, Excel).

• Ability to navigate NYS Connections system.

• Solid organizational and follow-up skills

• Excellent telephone and interpersonal skills

• Excellent writing skills.

• Ability to work independently

Knowledge, Education and Skills Preferred:

• Fast Learner/Adapts Quickly to new tasks
• Bilingual/Spanish preferred