PRC Case Manager; Capital Region

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Full Time Albany, NY, US

30+ days ago Requisition

Salary Range: $22.06 To $25.69 Hourly

Location: Albany / Schenectady - New York

Program :
Foster Care/ Capital Region - Permanency Resource Center (PRC)

Type :
Full-time;
Non-Exempt position

Pay Range : $22.06 – $25.69 (hourly)

Job . #: 0202

Schedule :
Monday-Friday, with a flexible schedule

This position is 40 hours weekly, 9-5pm with flexibility to work some Saturdays for outreach and evenings as needed.

The agency’s Capital Region Permanency Resource Center (PRC) includes contracting for families residing within Albany and Schenectady Counties. The individual hired for this position will work out of the Albany PRC office.

St. Catherine's Center for Children provides a comprehensive range of human services designed to offer hope, foster growth, and improve the lives of the children, families and adults we serve.

St. Catherine’s willingness to embrace change and develop new services is, and will remain, our guiding philosophy as we support the human service needs of children, families, and adults throughout the region.

The agency’s Capital Region Permanency Resource Center ("PRC" or "Center") is designed to support and deliver specialized services to post-adoption, post-guardianship, and kinship caregiving families. Working in a team environment, the PRC Case Manager participates in community outreach activities, completes monthly face-to-face contact with the families in their homes, and completes required case documentation, including various assessment forms and short, targeted service plans.

The Case Manager provides 1:1 counseling sessions as needed, and participates in the design and delivery of educational events, family engagement activities, respite care, and other program-related events.

• Bachelor’s Degree in social work, psychology, or human services, required.
• Associate's with 2+ years of case work or human services field experience or other related professional experience, may be considered.
• Experience working with clients who exhibit significant emotional, behavioral, and interpersonal challenges, mental health diagnoses, and/or trauma history, a plus.
• Experience working in community services as well with at-risk families, also preferred.
• Knowledge of and ability to utilize community resources;
  Capable of building strong working relationships with regulatory bodies.
• Experience with NYS OCFS CONNECTIONS or other electronic record system, preferred.
• Familiarity with kinship caregiving and wraparound services in a family-centered system of care, a plus.
• Clean & Valid New York State Driver’s License (actively licensed at least one year) with a reliable vehicle for transporting clients as needed, required*.
• Proficiency in various computer applications:
  Microsoft Office Suite, Google Business Workspace Suite; and use secure Internet practices.
• Self-motivated and engaged, with a strong attention to detail;
  Excellent writing aptitude.
• A compassionate, warm and caring mindset;
  Capable of exhibiting empathy for those in crisis.
• Qualities of positivity, flexibility and adaptability; A professional record of integrity, proven reliability and dependability.
• Capable of exercising ethical, independent judgment and discretion, handle sensitive data with strict confidentiality.

* Staff in driving positions must be able to meet agency’s minimum requirements of our insurance policy for authorized drivers; including, but not limited to the minimum age of 21 at time of hire.

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