CASE WORKER - SCO Family of Services : Job Details

Family Foster Care: approximately 18 active children

Treatment Family Foster Care: approximately 8 active children

· Fulfill duty of Mandated Reporter, which entails reporting any suspected instances of child abuse or maltreatment.

· Conduct up to 2 face-to-face and home casework contacts per month—approximately an hour for each child, biological parent, and foster parent on caseload—to assess child safety, provide support, and discuss progress towards permanency; additional contacts to be conducted as needed.

· Document all contact with families and casework activities within 7 days.

· Meet with Supervisor one-on-one regularly to discuss safety and permanency issues of caseload.

· Complete comprehensive semi-annual reports on the family's action plan and progress towards permanency.

· Prepare court reports and other legal documentation.

· Testify in family court proceedings regarding case status.

· Work with parents, foster parents, children, and youth to identify developmentally appropriate goals for safety, permanency, and well-being.

· Make referrals for services for children and families both internally and externally.

· Coordinate, supervise, and assess visits between parents/family resources and their children weekly.

· Be available to handle crises or emergencies, such as psychiatric hospitalizations, 24/7, whenever they occur.

· Communicate effectively with NYC Children's Services, medical and mental health centers, schools, other SCO programs, and all relevant parties.

· Treatment Family Foster Care staff must attend weekly medication review meetings for children.

· Coordinate and participate regularly in conferences with families, children, and foster parents regarding safety, permanency, and well-being.

· Locate and assess extended family members interested in being permanent or foster parent resources for children.

· Gather, organize, input, and maintain electronic and paper records containing all casework documentation for each child and parent.

· Perform other duties as assigned.

· Education/Degree: Bachelor's degree required for Family Foster Care (BSW or MSW preferred), Master's degree required for Treatment Family Foster Care Caseworker (MSW preferred). Proficient in Microsoft Word and CONNECTIONS.

· Valid NYS Driver's License required for Treatment Family Foster Care staff, and preferred for Family Foster Care.

· Travel within the 5 boroughs, Long Island, Upstate New York, or more distant locations as necessary to visit clients' residences, which may be in lower-income neighborhoods, prisons, hospitals, psychiatric hospitals, and various shelter or rehabilitation facilities.

· Commitment to the mission and programs of SCO Family of Services.

· Continued employment contingent upon certification in Solution-Based Casework (for Regular and Treatment Family Foster Care) and in Parent Skills Training (for Treatment Family Foster Care).

· Reachable 24/7 on agency cell phones.

· Attendance at all mandatory trainings.

· Ability to work with children and families with histories of chemical dependency, mental illness, neglect, abuse, different cultural backgrounds, and varying socio-economic statuses.

· Ability to work compassionately, competently, and without judgment with individuals who may identify as LGBTQ+ or be at different stages of discovering or disclosing their sexual orientation or gender identity.

· Flexibility to work varying schedules, including weekends or beyond regular hours if necessary.

· Ability to respond to the developmental needs of children in different stages of maturation.

· Excellent oral and written communication skills, empathy, and a passion for child welfare.

· Strong time management, teamwork skills, diligence, and resilience.

Required

SCO gets young children off to a good start, launches youth into adulthood, strengthens families, and unlocks potential for people with special needs. Extraordinary reach. Unconditional care. Life-changing results.

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