SBC-Driven Family Counselor & Case Worker

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

Job summary

The Brooklyn Transitions Program at Good Shepherd Services seeks a Social Worker/Case Worker to provide home-based, intensive, strength-based services using SBC. You will work with eight families, engage ACS, and apply crisis intervention and trauma-informed approaches.

Expect monthly child assessments and collaboration with multiple partners in Brooklyn, NY. Qualified candidates hold a bachelor’s degree and have strong organizational and counseling skills, with bilingual English/Spanish

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required in Social Work, Human Services, Psychology, Sociology, Counseling or related fields.
• 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 best practices.
• Commitment to strength-based, trauma-informed, youth and family development perspective.
• SBC trained and/or SBC certified a plus.

Responsibilities

• Direct Work with Families: Provide home-based and on-site counseling, crisis intervention, and outreach for a caseload of eight families.
• Engage families upon referral and participate in ACS Child Safety Conferences when needed.
• Implement SBC principles: assessment, outcomes, action plans, documentation and celebration.
• Handle case-related crises with professionalism and care, including reports to the State Central Registry.
• Conduct screenings for substance use, mental illness, and child safety, including caregiver capacity and home environment.
• Integrate SBC into every counseling session.
• Ensure every child is seen and assessed monthly.
• Meet contacts for Initial, Baseline, and Stabilization treatment phases.
• Represent participant needs at ACS and GSS meetings and trainings.
• Collaborate with ACS, treatment providers, schools, clinics, and other resources.

Skills

Bilingual - English/Spanish

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

The Brooklyn Transitions Program at Good Shepherd Services seeks a Social Worker/Case Worker to provide home-based, intensive, strength-based services using SBC. You will work with eight families, engage ACS, and apply crisis intervention and trauma-informed approaches.

Expect monthly child assessments and collaboration with multiple partners in Brooklyn, NY. Qualified candidates hold a bachelor’s degree and have strong organizational and counseling skills, with bilingual English/Spanish