Case Planner

Company: Good Shepherd Services
Location: New York
Posted on: May 24, 2025

Job Description:

Are you ready for new challenges and new opportunities?Join our team!We are looking for a dynamic and compassionate Case Planner to join our team. In this role, you will work towards timely permanency planning for children and youth in foster care.Reports to: Foster Care SupervisorLocation: 7 West Burnside Avenue, Bronx, New York 10453Hours: 35 Hours / Week; Non-Exempt - Position requires in-office hours and field visits. Hybrid schedules are based on program needs and leadership discretion.Salary Range: $50,000 - $55,000 based on relevant experience and education.Major Duties:

• Assess and monitor for safety and risk.
• Establish immediate contact with families of the children who are placed into our care, and with their foster families.
• Conduct required casework contacts with the child, parent, foster parent, and collateral contacts (schools, service providers, medical personnel, mental health practitioners, and substance abuse counselors). Make assessment-based referrals as necessary to meet the needs of the child and/or parent.
• Visit family and child, as often as mandated and/or necessary to gather social history, to assess family strengths and concerns, and to assess existing problems in relation to the reason for placement.
• Coordinate and supervise all visits between the family and child along with separate sibling visits.
• Share responsibilities with agency team for the permanency planning of each child.
• Locate resources and make referrals to any resource that would provide aid to the family and child.
• Evaluate child's adjustment in foster home and monitor educational and behavioral performance at home and in school.
• Monitor foster parents in terms of their ability to meet the needs of the child in their home, and make recommendations regarding future use of the home, in conjunction with the Home finding Department.
• Adhere to the KEEP (Keeping Foster and Kinship Parents Supported and Trained), PTC (Parenting Through Change) and YDSC (Youth Development Skills Coaching) manuals.
• Support and counsel foster parents in their efforts to care for the child and include them in the development of the goals and tasks.
• Keep case records up to date within agency standards and complete all necessary ACS/Agency documentation including FASPs, Progress notes, Permanency Hearing reports and all other reports necessary to fulfill the function of the work.
• Make all court appearances and testimony including permanency hearings.
• Participate in Family Team Conferences, including but not limited to placement preservation, reunification/discharge, goal changes, and permanency planning conferences. Attend all necessary meetings, functions, workshops, etc. as required by the agency.
• Collaborate closely with team members.
• Conduct group facilitation of KEEP and PTC groups with parents and foster parents.
• Effectively use and practice the Sanctuary Model tools: safety plans, community meetings, psycho-educational groups, team meetings, red flag reviews, treatment planning conferences (or similar), and self-care, when applicable, in the department/program to create a non-violent and trauma-sensitive culture.
• Promote and model the seven Sanctuary Model commitments to create a non-violent and trauma-sensitive culture.
• Utilize Solution Based Casework in casework practice.
• Perform other duties as assigned.Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's Degree in related field required;
  • MSW or at least one year related experience preferred.
  • Must be able to establish working relationships with clients in need of counseling and supportive services.
  • Must be able to effectively engage parents.
  • Ability to apply theory of change.
  • Willingness to facilitate groups with parents and foster parents.
  • Ability to work cooperatively with their agency supervisor(s), KEEP, PTC, and YDSC consultants, ACS and other team members.
  • Excellent written and verbal skills necessary.
  • Some evenings may be required.
  • Must have a commitment to work from a strength-based and/or youth development perspective.Good Shepherd Services is an equal opportunity employer that is proudly committed to becoming an anti-racist and multicultural organization that stands up for justice and equity. We welcome prospective employees from diverse backgrounds who will join us on that journey, uphold our values and approach, and believe in our mission. Additionally, we aim to have a racially representative leadership and workforce that is reflective of the communities we work in partnership with.Good Shepherd Services is committed to providing an inclusive and welcoming environment for all members of our staff, participants, volunteers, subcontractors, and vendors. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion (creed), gender, gender expression, age, national origin (ancestry), disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or military status, in any of our activities or operations. We are committed to providing a workplace that is accessible and accommodating to employees with disabilities. As part of our commitment to providing a barrier-free recruitment and selection process, we will provide reasonable accommodations upon request for candidates with disabilities. If you require any accommodations to participate in the hiring process, please inform us of your needs in advance. We value diversity and inclusivity in our workplace and encourage applicants of all abilities to apply.
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