Case Planner

Heartshare; New York (NY); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Gympass Discount

Verizon Wireless Discount

BJ’s Membership discount

Broadway/Movie/Themed Parks discounts

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Tuition Assistance Program

Job summary

Heartshare is seeking a Case Planner to assist each child in achieving permanency and safety while in care. You will coordinate services, liaise with ACS and community resources, and work with medical, mental health, school personnel and clinicians to support reunification.

The role includes contact with families, community partners and court hearings, with a focus on child welfare outcomes and prevention of trauma. Bilingual preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Excellent written, oral, organizational and interpersonal communication skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and related tools.

Responsibilities

• Creates service plans with child, family and foster family addressing safety and permanency needs.
• Monitors safety and progress via case notes and documentation.
• Schedules and supervises mandated visits; conducts interviews with child and families; visits relevant sites.
• Attends supervision meetings and Family Court hearings; provides status updates.
• Collaborates with Integrated Services to monitor medical and mental health needs.
• Uses data to measure performance and outcomes.

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Outlook

Excel

Connections

Job description

Bilingual Preferred.

We are seeking a Case Planner to assist each child with obtaining permanency, maintain safety and a healthy well-being, while in care. The Case Planner is responsible for coordinating and monitoring services for clients and is the liaison to ACS and all community resources as they relate to discharge and reunification. As a core member of the team, the Case Planner engages with other disciplines such as outpatient mental health providers, medical providers, school personnel and clinicians.

Additionally Includes $2000 Bonus.

Essential Functions And Primary Responsibilities Of Position

• Creates, in partnership with child, biological family and foster family, service plans which address safety, behavioral, educational, psychological and permanency needs.
• Monitors safety, well-being, and progress against other critical outcomes by facilitating regular casework contacts and by documenting the same in progress notes and other case documentation.
• Schedules and supervises mandated visits between child and natural family; conducts ongoing required interviews in person with child, natural family and foster family; independently makes all related field visits, to homes, schools, courts, prisons, hospitals and other sites as case may require.
• Attends weekly, at minimum, supervision with the supervisor to present and discuss case situations and provide update on status of current work; carries out supervisor directions regarding planning and service follow up.
• Attends all Family Court hearings on assigned cases; provides testimony regarding case status and Agency position; follows up on court directives.
• Participates actively in Family Team Conferences and other meetings to advance permanency for children and families.
• Works closely with Integrated Services (Medical, Mental Health and Case Management) to ensure that the medical and mental health needs of children and the biological family, are being monitored appropriately, necessary medical training is being received and provided to foster parents and birth parents, services are being provided according to treatment needs and external collaborations are occurring as needed in order to ensure safety, permanency and wellbeing.
• Utilizes individual and unit data collected by the city, state, federal and agency data and accountability departments, in order to measure/monitor performance and ensure that all outcomes are being met.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Preferred if there is Knowledge of Child Welfare System.
• Excellent written, oral, organizational, and interpersonal communication skills, and be a collaborative team player.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Outlook and Excel.
• Computer proficient, knowledge of Connections.
• Ability to work flexible hours - some evenings as needed to meet client needs.
• Ability to use public transportation to travel throughout New York City or Agency vehicle when available.
• Bilingual Preferred.

Benefits

What we offer once YOU join our growing family:

At Heartshare we offer a comprehensive benefit package based on full-time/part-time status. You can expect:

• Rewarding Work in a team environment.
• Paid vacation, sick, personal days, and holidays.
• 403(B) retirement plans with employer contribution.
• Health, dental, vision and life insurance.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Flexible spending account (Dependent Care, Medical, Parking, and Transit).
• Employee Appreciation Programs and Events.
• Tuition Assistance Program.
• Professional Development opportunities.
• Gympass Discount
• Verizon Wireless Discount.
• BJs Membership discount.
• Discounts on Broadway tickets, movie tickets, theme parks, sporting events, gift certificates & more

Heartshare is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE). If you need to request accommodation during the recruiting process, please reach out to [e-mail].

About Heartshare

Who WE ARE:

For over 150 years, Heartshare has been dedicated to championing and empowering New Yorkers society has too often overlooked and underestimated.

To learn more about Heartshare, please visit our website at www.heartshare.org or follow us on Twitter LinkedIn YouTube Instagram Facebook