Trauma-Informed Case Planner - Child Welfare & Permanency

Bobit Business Media; New York (NY); On-site; USD 56,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

Bobit Business Media is seeking a Case Planner to provide child welfare case management and casework to foster children and families. You will assess safety and well-being and develop service plans to support timely permanency outcomes.

This role requires collaboration with courts, service providers, foster parents, and families, along with thorough documentation and compliance with agency standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with at least 1 year of relevant child welfare experience.
• MSW or related Human Services field preferred.
• Valid NYS Driver’s License preferred; ability to travel independently as required.

Responsibilities

• Maintain assigned caseload in accordance with ACS, OCFS, and agency standards.
• Conduct ongoing assessments of child safety, well-being, family functioning, and permanency needs.
• Develop, implement, and update Family Assessment and Service Plans (FASPs) in accordance with mandates to support permanency outcomes.
• Conduct face-to-face contacts and home visits to monitor safety, well-being, and placement stability.
• Establish and adjust permanency goals in collaboration with Family Court, ACS, and families to promote reunification or other permanency outcomes.
• Engage children, parents, and foster parents through strength-based, culturally responsive casework practices.
• Facilitate and monitor family visitation and parent-child contact per court orders and case plans.
• Coordinate referrals to community-based, clinical, educational, and supportive services.
• Collaborate with foster parents, families, providers, and courts to ensure coordinated service delivery.
• Maintain documentation in CONNECTIONS and other systems in line with timelines and standards.
• Prepare for and participate in Family Team Conferences, case planning meetings, and permanency reviews.
• Attend Family Court hearings and provide accurate case updates.
• Engage in supervision, training, and professional development related to child welfare.

Education

Bachelor’s degree with at least 1 year of relevant child welfare experience

Master’s degree in Social Work (MSW) or related Human Services field preferred

Job description

Bobit Business Media is seeking a Case Planner to provide child welfare case management and casework to foster children and families. You will assess safety and well-being and develop service plans to support timely permanency outcomes.

This role requires collaboration with courts, service providers, foster parents, and families, along with thorough documentation and compliance with agency standards.