HeartShare is looking for a Caseworker in our Group Homes.
The Caseworker or the Case Planner enhances the quality of life of Group Home residents and their families by providing and/or arranging for the provision of social and related services based on service plans and needs; prepares youngsters for return to the natural family, independent living or continues care; Maintains compliance with Agency and Group Home standards, and government requirements.
Reports to: Case Planner Supervisor, Youth Residential Service
Responsibilities:
- Develops individual case service plans, using GH (Group Home) and SVS guidelines and governmental objectives
- Determines service needs
- Finds appropriate resources
- Schedules appointments for and escorts clients to resources as needed
- Enrolls clients in appropriate schools and programs
- Monitors service delivery and progress
- Maintains family assessment and service plans (FASP's) per NYS Office of Children and Family Services requirements and follows NYC Children Services (NYCCS) in service provision planning.
- Prepares and obtains pertinent documents and enters information into Connections and/or FASP.
- Initiates and maintains contacts internally and externally with collateral stakeholders as well as major stakeholders.
- Prepares and presents services plans and updates to Agency management, child care staff, clinicians and others as requested.
- Prepares required materials, such as lists of approved visiting resources and schools or programs for the Child Care Manual.
- Participates in meetings, including interdisciplinary team, monthly child care/social services, weekly individual and group, and others as requested; occasionally prepares minutes or summaries of meetings to be documented in Connections.
- Attends internal and external conferences, seminars, workshops and in-service training sessions.
- Makes field visits to outside organizations, such as schools, programs, and clients' family homes.
- Contributes to planning of and participates in quality recreational events, including ethno-cultural activities and overnight out-of-state trips; At least every two months escorts residents on weekend day recreation trips.
- Provides or arranges for the provision of counseling services to residents and their families.
- Diligently searches for missing residents (AWOL), files a missing person’s report with police, and obtains a warrant from a family court judge and files in the case record a copy of the police report and warrant. Document efforts to find the missing resident in Connections.
- Covers a caseload of from twelve to fifteen residents, plus any and all aftercare clients, as defined by NYS OCFS and assigned by GH.