JYF- Case Planner NSP

Case Planner

The Case Planner provides comprehensive case management services for all youth who reside in their respective Site i.e. Non-Secure Placement or Limited-Secure Placement facility and their families. The Case Planner should be committed to a service philosophy and objectives that is youth-centered and outcome focused. The position is demanding and highly interactive with the youth and their families, staff and community.

Case Planners must be comfortable working with youth and families in the context of the facility, the office and in the community of origin. The Case Planner will maintain a caseload of 15 youth both in the facility and in the community on aftercare. The role of the Case Planner is to streamline services and service plan goals, guide the discharge readiness planning beginning once youth are placed, and follow through with the youth/family in the application of the service plan in the community.

Case management responsibilities include all necessary tasks to complete case file reviews, case planning, family engagement, and group service delivery. Case Planner is responsible for developing and maintaining meaningful contact with youth, their families, and service providers for medical, mental health, social, educational, and other related service needs. Additionally, Case Planner will work with interdisciplinary team to lead discharge planning and ensure coordination of service delivery throughout the youth's commitment in the program.

The aim in programming is to create a nurturing, supportive environment which redirects the youth to make positive life changes. This will be achieved by promoting interventions and rehabilitative approaches that are evidence based/informed and therapeutic. The goal is to reconnect youth with family and community while enhancing public safety.

Qualifications

· Bachelor's degree in social work or related field required.

· Strong knowledge of ACS mandates

· Prior experience working NSD or NSP population, a plus.

· 2+ years' experience in Case Management for Child Welfare.

· Advanced knowledge of Connections (CNNX) required

· Bi-Lingual Spanish Required

· Strong writing skills, including competency with progress note completion

· Familiar with family court procedures.

· Must be able to pass the Safe Crisis Management (SCM) training.

Supervisory Responsibility

No

Work Environment:
The Case Planner will be based out of an NSP or LSP facility and be solely responsible for youth in families from that facility. In addition to community field work hours for home passes and home visits.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work:
This is a full-time 35 hour per week position. Daily schedule and hours will fluctuate to meet the needs of the program. The Case Planner will be responsible for maintaining their own schedule appropriate to the needs of the program and youth served, which include day, evening and occasional weekend hours. This a on call as needed position

Travel (if required): NSP and LSP youth/families reside in NYC and surrounding areas. The Case Planner will be required to travel, navigate NYC/surrounding neighborhood roads/public transportation system and complete casework contacts in families' homes, facilities, court, schools, and other service providers. The Case Planner is also required to drive, transport youth with other staff members and escort family members.

Physical Requirements:

Must be able to pass SCM training.

Other Duties:

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY STATEMENT

It is the policy of Rising Ground that the Agency wholly complies with equal treatment of all employees and applicants for employment without unlawful discrimination as to an individual's perceived or actual race, creed, color, national origin, alienate, citizenship status, gender, age, disability, marital status, partnership status, sexual orientation, ethnicity, religion, or veteran status in all employment decisions, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, compensation, training and apprenticeship, promotion, upgrading, demotion, downgrading, transfer, layoff and termination and all other terms and conditions of employment.