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Prevention Caseworker
Career Insights for Family / School / General Case Manager
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What they do
A Family, School, or General Case Manager coordinates the delivery of a range of social and health services to individuals and families. Assess client needs and work with agencies and institutions ensure clients get the help they need. Monitor client and work with other service providers as necessary to address client needs. Provide limited counseling to client and their family.
$50,721 / year median in New York
+16% projected growth
Job Description
Liberty Resources is seeking a full-time Prevention Caseworker to join our Oswego Preventative Services
WHY YOU WILL LOVE IT HERE!
!- A Collaborative and Supportive Team Atmosphere
- Competitive Compensation and Paid Time Off Package
- Family-Friendly Workplace
- Medical/Dental/Vision Coverage
- 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan
- Continuing Education Opportunities
- Caring and Compassionate organization!
About Us:
Liberty Resources is a dynamic and growing human services agency that is a great place to work! Working for Liberty Resources means you'll have access to great career opportunities, benefits and a fun atmosphere. Our employees have passion around our values of excellence, integrity, diversity, self-determination, service, innovation and fiscal responsibility. Our rapid growth is providing exciting opportunities in all areas of our organization. Our employees have passion around the services they provide and our corporate values of excellence and staff support. We pride ourselves on high quality, integrated, community-based services that meet the evolving needs of our communities. We're committed to building a diverse workforce that values contributions of all team members and work to recognize cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language preferences, and health practices of the communities that we serve and how they apply to provision of positive health outcomes. Position Summary Under the direct supervision of the Prevention Supervisor, the Caseworker is primarily responsible for providing case management and counseling services to identified youth and families. Responsibilities include advocacy, referral and linkage, group, individual and family counseling and crisis intervention. Essential Job Functions- Utilizing the task centered case management model, implements and coordinates services to children and their family's having trouble in the home and/or in school, aimed at preventing placement of children outside the home and/or at improving academic performance.
- Provides intervention and support to families in crisis intended to keep the family unit intact.
- Completes all required documentation, in timelines in accordance with program standards. Duties and Responsibilities
- Assesses children and families for risk, develops and implements service plans to address risk factors, drafts petitions and testifies in Family Court as necessary. Provides Foster Care Services and locates placements when needed.
- Advocates on behalf of children and their families to ensure adequacy of services (i.e., educational, legal and community) by providing linkage and coordination with the county providers and agencies.
- Processes and reviews intake of all referrals to program.
- Provides services in a manner which is culturally competent.
Benefits
- Paid Time Off (PTO)
- 401(k) Plans
- Professional Development
- Other Retirement and Savings