Family Counselor / Case Worker

Good Shepherd Services, Ltd; New York (NY); On-site; USD 50,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Good Shepherd Services, Ltd. seeks a Social Worker/Case Worker for the Brooklyn Transitions Program, a borough-wide prevention initiative serving families affected by substance use and mental health challenges.

You will deliver home-based, intensive, strength-based services using the SBC framework, with supervision from the Social Work Supervisor. The role requires collaboration with ACS and other agencies, crisis intervention, and thorough documentation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Social Work, Human Services, or related field.
• Experience in child welfare preferred.
• Bilingual English/Spanish preferred.
• Available to work at least 2 evenings per week.
• Strong organizational and counseling skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide home-based and on-site counseling for eight families.
• Participate in ACS Child Safety Conferences when referred.
• Apply SBC principles in sessions and documentation.
• Handle crises and coordinate with state agencies.
• Prepare Court reports and maintain SBC documentation.
• Collaborate with ACS, schools, clinics, and service providers.

Skills

Counseling skills

Case management

Communication skills

Bilingual English/Spanish

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

PROMIS

Connections

Job description

The Brooklyn Transitions Program is a specialized borough-wide prevention program for families challenged by substance use and/or mental health issues. The Social Worker/Case Worker provides home-based, intensive, strength-based, comprehensive services using the Solution-Based Casework (SBC) framework.

Reports To:

Social Work Supervisor

Location:

503 5th Avenue in Brooklyn, NY

Hours:

35 hours, Non- Exempt

Salary:

$50,000 - $55,000 Annually Based On relevant post graduate experience

Our Superstar Candidate Is

• Passionate about providing high quality services to families in child welfare
• A lifetime learner, continuously developing their clinical skills
• Dedicated to modeling strength-based, trauma-informed practice with families and colleagues.
• Culturally humble with a commitment to the Good Shepherd Services mission, vision, and values

Major Duties

Direct Work with Families

• Provide home-based and on-site individual, family, and group counseling, as well as short-term crisis intervention, including advocacy and outreach for designated caseload of eight (8) families.
• Engage families immediately upon referral, at times participating in Administration for Children’s Services (ACS) Child Safety Conferences.
• Implement and integrate the principles and procedures of Solution-Based Casework (SBC): assessment, family and individual level outcomes, action plans, and documentation and celebration.
• Handle case-related crises with professionalism, urgency, and care, including incidents involving reports to the State Central Registry.
• Conduct screenings and assessments for substance use, mental illness, and child safety and well-being, including assessing caregiver capacity, home environment and conditions, discipline methods, etc.
• Integrate the practices of SBC into every counseling session.
• Ensure that every child has been seen and properly assessed every month.
• Meet appropriate case work contacts for each phase of treatment: Initial, Baseline, and Stabilization.
• Represent participant needs, concerns, and perspectives at all required ACS and GSS meetings and trainings.

Administrative and Advocacy Role

• Collaborate closely with ACS, alcohol and other drug treatment providers, schools, medical and mental health clinics, and other resources serving family members.
• Provide consultation to and collaborate with Family Workers as needed to ensure high quality services to families.
• Collaborate with ACS Family Services Unit (FSU) staff, Family Court Legal Services (FCLS) staff and other service providers in making safety and treatment decisions.
• Attend and participate in Family Court hearings for families involved with ACS FSU.
• Facilitate referrals to alcohol and substance abuse treatment facilities, mental health treatment providers, and other service providers, including escorts to appointments as needed.
• Actively participate in Clinical Diagnostic Team meetings (CDTs) to provide case information, updates, and assessments in order to obtain recommendations for continued case practice or case termination.
• Participate in case consultation, continued SBC training, and the SBC certification process.
• Prepare and maintain FASP documentation, monthly statistical reports, and case work notes in adherence with agency policy.
• Provide Court reports as needed to inform as to families’ progress or lack of progress in achieving outcomes.
• Maintain appropriate utilization of state and city databases including PROMIS and Connections, as well as other agency databases as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required, (Social Work, Human Services, Psychology, Sociology, Counseling or other humanities degrees will be considered.
• Child welfare experience preferred
• Bilingual - English/Spanish preferred
• Must have strong organizational, interpersonal, and counseling skills
• Must be able to work at least 2 evenings per week to accommodate working families’ schedules
• Must have strong inquiry skills and ability to seek and share internal and external best practices
• Must have a commitment to work from a strength based, trauma-informed & youth and family development perspective
• SBC trained and/or SBC certified a plus

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