Intensive Case Manager, Home Study & Post Release ...
Church World Service - Jersey City, NJ
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"¯ Reports to:HSPRS SupervisorLocation/ Work Arrangement:Jersey City, NJSalary Minimum:$60,800Salary Maximum:$76,000 Imagine waking up every morning with the chance to change someone's life. Imagine knowing your efforts will benefit both your career and our neighbors around the world. At CWS, our team knows they are making a difference every day. Whether you're in our U.S.-based offices supporting refugees, asylees or unaccompanied children implementing hygiene initiatives in Cambodia or rebuilding projects in Central America or even connecting remotely from your home on fundraising campaigns, grant reports, or critical communications - you can work towards a world where everyone has food, a voice and a safe place to call home.The Intensive Case Manager provides focused, collaborative home study services to unaccompanied children and their sponsors to ensure and support the safe and timely release from federal care. In addition, the HSPRS Caseworker applies their clinical expertise in the provision of therapeutic, strengths-based and culturally and linguistically appropriate case management services to children identified as requiring intensive case management support upon reunification and in the community where their sponsor resides. Weekly intensive in-home services are required to assess the child and caregiver’s needs, conduct crisis intervention and safety planning as needed, and ensure the family has the needed supports using a trauma-responsive, strengths based, culturally and linguistically competent approach. This clinical assessment approach is part of ongoing efforts to build a viable support system, reliable communication conduits and constructive collaboration with the child, sponsor, and other household members. Caseworkers will conduct outreach and education to community service providers to supplement existing services for immigrant children. Intensive Case Manager will regularly interact with Child Protection Services, Trafficking Victims Assistance Program and behavioral healthcare providers."¯Home Study"¯Conduct home studies locally and across the United StatesThe home study requires to conduct virtual interviews with the minor and shelter staff, talk to the minor’s family in home country, and conduct an in person visit to interview all household members at the potential placement in the United States.Assess the proposed placement and whether the caregiver can meet the minor’s needs.Complete home study recommendation report within 10 days of referral."¯Post Release Services"¯The Intensive Caseworker position is a combination of short-term therapeutic interventions with intensive case management responsibilities to address the complex needs of unaccompanied minors in need of family stabilization services and crisis intervention. Intensive Caseworkers work with the families to ensure they are connected to necessary / available services including any available through the state of NJ to access long term mental health services as needed. The case manager is expected to assess, and complete service planning inclusive of short-term therapeutic support, referrals, and follow up to address any barriers to services or advocate for client needs.Conduct weekly in-person home visits with children released from federal care to their sponsor to stabilize the placement and promote the safety of the child while assessing risk and protective factors."¯"¯Conduct safety planning and risk assessment, crisis intervention, with a focus on family preservation and collaboration with behavioral healthcare providers."¯Advocate for the child and sponsor family to address barriers to accessing resources and to support them in navigating complex systems (child welfare, immigration court, etc.)."¯ Approach your work from a trauma-responsive, strengths based, culturally and linguistically competent lens."¯Conduct child centered needs assessments."¯Develop and prepare individualized strength-based, goal-oriented service plans."¯Coordinate referrals and address barriers in relevant service need areas such as legal, education, medical, mental health; Support unaccompanied children and sponsor with enrollment and access to services in community."¯Coordinate access to youth programming, services/activities that promote a connection to their culture and traditions."¯Provide psychoeducation to children and sponsor on relevant topics with particular attention to safety."¯"¯Apply clinical insights in designing a supportive plan for the children and sponsor in coping with family reunification stressors."¯Monitor progress of goal completion."¯Monitor the safety and well-being of children including but not limited to indications of trafficking, abuse, and neglect. Create and revise safety plans as needed."¯"¯Serve as a mandated reporter of child abuse and neglect and work with state child welfare as needed."¯Network and develop partnerships within the community to educate providers on children’s needs and to reinforce/increase partnerships in relevant areas.Prepare case notes; enter data; complete reports in a time sensitive manner. "¯Coordinate internally with other supervisors and case workers to accept referrals of children requiring more intensive interventions. Participate in Supervision, Team meetings and trainings. "¯Other Duties as assigned."¯Education: "¯License Social Worker (LSW), License Clinical Social Worker (LCWS), or Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC). CWS (Jersey City) does not offer educational credit hours through its training to sustain licensing requirements but can support the licensing fee through available PD stipend."¯Experience: "¯Candidates must have experience working with children and youth, family reunification/preservation, and or foster care/child welfare and previous work experience and interest working with foreign born populations is required. Ability to provide trauma-informed assessment, crisis intervention, safety planning and other activities to support the safety and stabilization of the placement."¯"¯Prior experience identifying community social services and other resources required."¯"¯Experience navigating complex systems (child welfare, immigration, court system, etc.) required. Prior Clinical experience working with clients in acute crisis required.A minimum of 2 years of post-graduate direct clinical service experience."¯Skills: "¯Ability to read and write in Spanish and EnglishFluency in English and Spanish."¯"¯Ability to establish trust and rapport with clients. Ability to maintain calm and use sound judgment in high stress situations."¯ Special Requirements:"¯"¯Possess and maintain active licensure or be eligible for licensure in the state of New Jersey.Valid driver's license and insurance."¯Personal vehicle."¯Must be able to travel frequently and independently often with limited notice."¯Must be comfortable conducting visits in the client’s home, including in unfamiliar areas, and in diverse areas of socio-economic backgrounds."¯"¯Must be able to work evenings and weekends as assigned."¯Successfully pass PREA, FBI criminal and Child Abuse and Neglect Checks"¯Commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion and willingness to support CWS’ Platform on Racial Justice as a CWS employee required."¯CWS offers a competitive benefits package that includes: - 403 (b) Retirement Plan - Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance - Generous Paid Time Off (21 Paid Days Off; 27 Days after 2 Years) - 14 Official Holidays - Sick Time Off (12 Accrued monthly) - Life Insurance and AD&D - Long Term and Short-Term Disability - Employee Assistance Program (EAP) - Health Savings Account - Flexible Spending Accounts - Commuter Benefits
Created: 2024-09-07