School Caseworker - Connects Program

School Caseworker - City Connects Program

• Date Posted: 1/20/2026
• Location:
  
  Poughkeepsie City School District
• Date Available:
  
  As soon as practicable

The Superintendent of Schools, Mr. Gregory Mott, is interested in receiving applications from qualified candidates for the position of:

EITHER:
A. Graduation from a regionally accredited or New York State recognized college or university with a Master's degree in Social Work, Psychology, Counseling or a related field;
OR:
B. Graduation from a regionally accredited or New York State recognized college or university with a Bachelor's degree in Social Work, Psychology, Counseling or a related field and one year of responsible work experience which primarily involved the counseling of youth;
OR:
C. An equivalent combination of training and experience as in (A) or (B) above.

Possession of a valid driver's license at the time of appointment.

The Poughkeepsie City School District (PCSD) is committed to providing students and parents with pathways to opportunity that will lead to achievement and success. Through student-centered effective and transformational leadership, school and community engagement, and an unrelenting pursuit to achieve greater school outcomes for children, the Poughkeepsie City Schools is focused on developing and growing greater access, equity, opportunity, and quality across PCSD.

This is a very responsible position in a school district involving the delivery of preventive services to students and their families upon referral or by judicial determination of the necessity for such services. This class provides case management services on a voluntary basis to families where problems in the home are seen as causing problems with a child's school performance.

The major thrust centers around preventive services for youngsters in need of intervention due to conditions such as neglect and/or abuse, emotional and/or behavioral problems, and for youngsters in danger of becoming involved with the juvenile justice system. Services offered include, but are not limited to, advising on and recommending the use of available community resources to address specific problems, arranging for or transporting parents or caretakers to the initial contact with the community resource or assisting agency;

financial management services, day care, family counseling, and twenty-four hour access to emergency services. General supervision is received from higher-level administrative staff. Travel in the course of a workday may be required. Evening work and other than normal work hours can be expected in this position. Good knowledge if the principles, methods, and practices of social case management; good knowledge of available community resources and facilities;

working knowledge of federal, state, and local public welfare laws and programs as they relate to the delivery of human services; working knowledge of basic interviewing and counseling techniques and practices; good powers of observation, perception, and analysis; good organizational ability; ability to maintain records; ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing; ability to identify positively with people;

ability to relate to a potentially difficult client population; initiative; resourcefulness; emotional maturity; good judgment; tact; courtesy; physical condition commensurate with the demands of the position.

• Determines needs for services via contact with the child and works to determine type of services required;
• Studies background and need for care of children referred, securing information from the child, family, relatives, schools, churches, family courts, social service personnel, and outside agencies;
• Provides service planning and undercare to assigned caseloads in the forms of interviewing, counseling, coordination, linking, advocacy for ancillary services, and transportation;
• Provides preventative…