Caseworker

TIDES FAMILY SERVICES INC; West Warwick (RI); On-site; USD 42,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Tides Family Services is a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing comprehensive support to youth and families in community, home, and school settings. This Caseworker role supports the Outreach and Tracking Program, with rotating shifts to meet client needs and supervision to plan schedules.

You will collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to enhance school attendance and family functioning, while delivering counseling and advocacy services in home and community contexts.

Qualifications

• Associate degree required; Bachelor's degree preferred.
• Valid driver’s license and registered/inspected vehicle required.
• Bilingual abilities preferred: Spanish, Portuguese, Creole.

Responsibilities

• Provide in-home and community strengths-based support to clients and families.
• Collaborate with an integrated team to develop treatment goals and provide resources.
• Provide counseling and other services to help ensure client and family safety.
• Build partnerships with community providers to increase access to services.
• Serve as liaison between the program, community and neighbors to build partnerships.
• Complete clinical documentation in the Agency's Electronic Health Record.

Skills

Problem-solving

Interpersonal skills

Relationship building

Bilingual (Spanish, Portuguese, Creole

Education

Associate degree

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Description

Tides Family Services is a nonprofit organization that is committed to providing comprehensive support and resources to children, adolescents, and families facing various challenges. The overall mission of Tides is to provide services and supports that allow youth to live in a community-based setting. An "Agency Without Walls" our services are delivered in homes, communities, schools...wherever our youth are.

Position Summary:

Caseworkers work with youth referred to the Outreach and Tracking Program at TFS are typically struggling with school attendance and are at risk involvement or involved with Truancy Court, Family Court, and/or the Child Welfare System. This program aims to increase school attendance and performance as well as increase overall functioning in the home and community. Please be advised that this position follows a rotating schedule (7:00 AM – 3:00 PM, 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM, and 11:00 AM – 7:00 PM). Your supervisor will inform you of your assigned schedule at least one month in advance.

Essential Functions:

• Provide in-home and community strengths-based support to clients and families (face to face attempts daily and on-call responsibility according to 2/3-person team schedules).
• Work collaboratively with integrated team of caseworkers, behavioral assistants and clinicians to develop treatment goals, evaluation/utilization review, provide resources, advocacy, perform routine assessments, transportation, adaptive living skills and build relationships with clients and families.
• Provide counseling and other services to help ensure client and family safety.
• Build and sustain collaborations with community partners, including health, education, vocation, legal and family intervention providers with the goal of increasing access to services.
• Serve as liaison/advocate between the program, community and surrounding neighbors to build partnerships.
• Work in accordance with the NASW Code of Ethics.
• Complete clinical documentation in the Agency's Electronic Health Record as required.
• Attend and participate in all required program meetings including daily group supervision.
• Meet client engagement productivity expectations as outlined by program or supervisor.
• Coordinate activities and resources that can benefit all clients and families within TFS.

Requirements

• Strong problem-solving and interpersonal skills.
• Skilled in building relationships with internal team, stakeholders, clients and families, schools, law enforcement and other community resources.
• Associate degree – Required.
• Bachelor's degree - Preferred
• Valid driver’s license and registered/inspected vehicle – Required.
• Bilingual; Spanish, Portuguese, Creole – Preferred

Compensation will be determined based on the candidate’s experience, education, language capacity, skills, and other qualifications relevant to the role, in alignment with organizational parity guidelines and market conditions.

The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required to satisfactorily perform essential duties. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Tides Family Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer that values our diverse workforce and encourages all mission driven candidates to apply. We are a PBN Best Place to Work recipient, a Safe Zone Certified Employer, and a Veteran Friendly Employer. Join our team!