Child Welfare Caseworker
Summary
Provides case management, counseling, and advocacy for Asian-American children and families to prevent foster care placement, using assessment tools and service plans in a social-services setting.
ORGANIZATION DESCRIPTION
Founded in 1965, the Chinese-American Planning Council (CPC) is a social services organization advancing the social and economic well-being of immigrant and low-income New Yorkers through holistic services and community-led impact. CPC is the nation’s largest Asian American social services organization and serves as a trusted community anchor to over 80,000 community members who are served by CPC annually through 50+ high-quality programs and services across 35 sites in New York City. (For more information, please visit: https://www.cpc-nyc.org)
PROGRAM SUMMARY
Asian Family Services (AFS) provides child welfare preventive services to help keep children and their families together and avoid the placement of children in foster care. AFS addresses the multi-level needs of Asian-American families, especially recent Chinese immigrants by providing support, advocacy, and referral to services and case management to Asian American families throughout the five boroughs. Our professional staff consists of bi- and tri-lingual and bi-cultural caseworkers.
JOB SUMMARY
Reporting to the Program Supervisor and Director of Asian Family Services, the Child Welfare Caseworker will provide supportive/rehabilitative services to Asian American children (18 or under) and their families. Services include case management, crisis intervention, counseling, parenting skills, training, and advocacy.
ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES
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Assess and manage cases including utilizing various assessment tools to aid in the creation of outcome driven service plans
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Complete safety and risk assessments, provide regular counseling sessions with case loads
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Set up objectives and service plan to correspond to case’s needs
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Prepare progress notes in a timely, clear and effective manner in accordance with agency funding source protocols
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Prepare all assessments within established time frames
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Compile monthly statistics pertaining to caseloads, number of clients served, and number of case contacts, kinds of services provided
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Determine and advocate for clients’ entitlement and social services
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Maintain collaborative relationships with funding and government agencies and external service providers
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Other Duties as assigned by the Supervisor / Program Director