CASEWORKER

SCO Family of Services; New York (NY); On-site; USD 46,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

SCO Family of Services is seeking a Caseworker for the Fatherhood Program in Brooklyn, NY. This role involves providing individual and group services to non-custodial fathers, promoting their connection with their children, and advocating within various support systems. Ideal candidates will have experience in human services and a commitment to supporting families from diverse backgrounds.

Qualifications

• BA/BS in human services field preferred.
• 3 years’ experience working with families providing parenting services.
• Demonstrated group facilitation skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide strength-based assessment and implement individualized service plans.
• Facilitate parenting groups based on provided curriculum.
• Conduct office and community-based sessions and provide crisis intervention.

Skills

Communication

Collaboration

Cultural sensitivity

Organizational skills

Education

BA/BS in human services field

Tools

Microsoft Office

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Description

The Fatherhood Program provides individual, group and family services to non-custodial fathers and their families in Brooklyn. The program mission is to support non-custodial fathers to become more responsible parents through economic stability, healthy relationships, and connection to their children.

Job Details

Description

The Fatherhood Program provides individual, group and family services to non-custodial fathers and their families in Brooklyn. The program mission is to support non-custodial fathers to become more responsible parents through economic stability, healthy relationships, and connection to their children.

Responsibilities Include

• Provide strength based assessment and set goals in partnership with fathers to create and implement individualized service plans.
• Refer, advocate and collaborate within benefits, housing, employment, education, child support, child welfare, criminal justice, mental health, substance abuse systems.
• Facilitate parenting groups based on a provided curriculum.
• Provide support to increase connection with children and healthy relationships with co-parents, including review of child support status, visit coaching and visit hosting.
• Conduct office and community based sessions; accompany clients to appointments as needed.
• Provide crisis intervention and manage emergencies as needed.
• Plan, coordinate and implement events and activities for participants and their families.
• Collaborate across SCO program areas to enhance relationships and effective practice with shared families.
• Complete all required documentation and statistical reports within deadlines.
• Attend weekly supervision, team meetings and all necessary meetings and trainings.
• Strong sensitivity to cultural and socioeconomic characteristics present among staff and clients.
• Familiarity with traditional and diverse perspectives on child discipline and family functioning.
• Committed to being an active contributor to the vision and mission of the program.
• Works to create and support a respectful learning environment.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
  
  

Qualifications

• BA/BS; human services field preferred.
• 3-years’ experience working with families and providing parenting services to men preferred.
• Previous direct service work with men and families.
• Demonstrated group facilitation skills.
• Preference given to candidates from the communities in Brooklyn primarily served.
• Self-initiated, motivated and well-organized.
• Possess a social justice perspective and ability to collaborate with culturally and socioeconomically diverse groups.
• Excellent writing and communication skills.
• Facility with data systems and Microsoft Office tools.
• Flexibility to work evenings and Saturdays.
• Non-conventional applicants encouraged to apply.
  
  

Work Environment And Physical Demands

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to sit at a desk with ergonomically appropriate equipment and drive/take public transportation to multiple SCO/community partner locations. Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform his/her essential job duties. As part of the duties of this job, it may be necessary to assist with the transport of training equipment and room set-ups. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform his/her essential job duties

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Other

• Industries

  Individual and Family Services

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