Family Foster Care Caseworker

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The Children's Village

Posted 3 months ago

Full Time

New York, New York

In Person

Smart Summary

Responsibilities

Provide comprehensive case management to children and families to achieve permanency and reunification. Evaluate child safety in foster homes and support foster parents with necessary parenting skills.

Qualifications

You have a Bachelor's Degree and strong written and verbal communication skills. You are able to effectively engage with individuals who may be resistant to services.

Must Have Skills for ATS

Basic computer skills

Job Description

  

Position Overview: 

To provide comprehensive case management services to assigned children and families with primary focus on achieving permanency for child. Evaluate safety and risk of child while in foster home and support foster parent with parenting skills to best meet the needs of the child. Engage parents in meaningful way that provides support and necessary resources to assist in reunification or another permanency plan. Maintain contemporaneous documentation that outlines all case planning efforts.

Position Qualifications:

Bachelor's Degree, required. Basic computer skills. Good written and verbal communication skills required. Ability to effectively engage others who may be resistant.

The Children’s Village does not discriminate against any employee, prospective employee or contractor because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, creed, age, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, marital status, veteran status, genetic predisposition, domestic violence victim status, criminal conviction history or any other protected classification under federal, state or local law.

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The Children's Village

The Children's Village is a nonprofit charitable organization that specializes in working with at-risk youth in New York. The Children's Village serves children, teens and families through a variety of innovative residential and community-based programs.
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