Floating Case Planner

Heartshar; New York (NY); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid vacation

Sick & personal days

403(b) retirement plan

Health, dental, vision, life insurance

EAP

Flexible spending account

Gympass Discount

Verizon Wireless Discount

Broadway tickets discounts

Job summary

Heartshare seeks a Floating Case Planner to assist division case planners with day-to-day social services tasks. You will help connect families to services, support reunification efforts, and may temporarily fill a vacant case planner position to cover visits and safety contacts.

You will prepare service plans with families, monitor safety and progress, and participate in court hearings and Family Team Conferences to advance permanency. Strong communication is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Knowledge of Child Welfare preferred.
• Proven ability to communicate effectively with families, courts and partners.
• Flexibility to travel around New York City when needed.

Responsibilities

• Creates, with child, family and foster family, service plans addressing safety, behavioral, educational and permanency needs.
• Monitors safety, well-being and progress via regular casework contacts and documentation.
• Schedules and supervises mandated visits between child and natural family; conducts field visits to homes, schools, courts and other sites.
• Attends weekly supervision; follows supervisor directions on planning and follow up.
• Attends Family Court hearings and provides testimony; follows court directives.
• Participates in Family Team Conferences to advance permanency for children and families.
• Collaborates with Integrated Services to monitor medical/mental health needs and coordinate services.
• Uses agency data to measure performance and ensure outcomes are met.
• Acts as alternate support coverage for Family Team Conferences.

Skills

Excellent written communication

Excellent oral communication

Organizational skills

Interpersonal communication

Collaborative team player

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Under the Division Director, the Floating Case Planner will assist case planners within the Division with day-to-day social services tasks. They will be responsible to support constructive services to children in foster care that improve their functioning. Connect parents to services that address family challenges and assist them with reuniting with their child. Their assignment can include filling in temporarily for a vacant case planner position to supporting their colleagues with family visit coverage, school visits, safety contact, etc.Essential Functions and Primary Responsibilities :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.Serve as an alternate support coverage by facilitating the Family Team Conference (FTC).Bachelor's degree from four year college or equivalent required.Preferred if there is Knowledge of Child Welfare System.Excellent written, oral, organizational, and interpersonal communication skills, and be a collaborative team player.Ability to use public transportation to travel throughout New York City or Agency vehicle when available.BenefitsWhat 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 DiscountVerizon Wireless Discount.BJs Membership discount.Discounts on Broadway tickets, movie tickets, theme parks, sporting events, gift certificates & moreHeartshare is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE). If you need to request accommodation during the recruiting process, please reach out to [e-mail] HeartshareWho 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