Case Planner (Enhanced Family Foster Care) - Children's Aid : Job Details

Case Planner (Enhanced Family Foster Care) 4/8/24Full Time--Brooklyn

#### Job ID: 006811

#### Description:

Brooklyn Family Services Center (175 Remsen St)

$50,000 - $65,000

***Sign-On Bonus Eligible***

**Position Summary:**** **Childrens Aids Enhanced Family Foster Care program places children with supportive families in their own neighborhoods when their parents cannot offer them the stability, safety, and support they need to thrive. The Foster Care program is prepared to deal with the widest range of child welfare situationsfrom temporary situations that allow birth families to address issues until they can be reunited, to specialized homes with highly trained foster parents for children who need constant care for chronic medical and developmental conditions, or children reacting to trauma. Our programs provide trainings to support individuals in these roles.

***Bachelors degree salary range - $50,000 to $55,000**

****Masters degree salary range - $60,000 to $65,000**

**Essential Duties:**** **

* Work with a dynamic team of professionals including therapists, education specialists, and social workers in our foster care program for children

* Manage a case load of approximately 10 children with varied levels of mental health needs

* Provide intensive casework services and fieldwork services for children and their birth and foster families with the goal of providing permanency as quickly as possible.

* Conduct outreach to connect children and families with agency and community treatment resources.

* Utilization of CONNECTIONS, child welfare computer system.

* Coordinate Family Team Conferences.

* Actively participate in case consultations

* Maintain written case records.

* Training provided.

* In-person collaboration is an essential function of the job.

* Perform other duties as assigned.

**Minimum Qualifications:**** **

* Bachelors Degree required, Masters Degree preferred in Social Work; Psychology; or related field.

* Foster Care experience preferred.

* Bilingual (Spanish/English) preferred.

* Valid Drivers License.

**Key Competencies:**

* Excellent verbal, writing, and organizational skills.

* Flexibility, and ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.

* Computer literacy.

It is the policy of Children's Aid to provide equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants for employment and not to discriminate on any basis, including race, creed, color, national origin, ethnicity, alienage or citizenship status, gender/sex (including pregnancy), disability, religion, source of income, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, familial status, caregiver status, military status, marital or partnership status, status as a victim of domestic violence, sexual violence or stalking, predisposing genetic characteristics, arrest or conviction record, credit history, unemployment status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.

#### Requirements:

Job Type Full Time

Location --Brooklyn

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