Herkimer
Posted 7 months ago
Reports to: Senior Family Support Worker
Employment Status: Non-Exempt/Full Time
Salary Range: $33,000 – $40,000
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s in Human Services or related field (Required)
- At least 1 year experience working with children and families.
Job Responsibilities:
- Maintain a caseload of 10-12 children.
- Ensure that all releases are obtained.
- Explain and provides on-call information to families on their caseloads.
- Maintain regular contact in person ad by phone with the child, their parents, and the school.
- Provides reward-based recreation activities.
- Participate in the weekly unit assessment team meetings.
- Develop a service plan that addresses the issues presented at intake.
- Collaborate with other staff to exchange pertinent information.
- Coordinates family team meetings with unit staff and other service providers
- Maintain the case record by writing progress notes, developing the YASI plan, and ensuring that releases and respite consents are in the file folder.
- Facilitates respite placements as part of the service plan.
- Make requests for recreation and wrap around funds to assist in meeting service goals.
- Responsible for the on-call coverage for one week on a rotating basis.
- Attend CFLR staff meetings and other agency functions as required.
- Provide for the occasional transportation of program clients in accordance with CFLR’s transportation policy.
- Attend monthly meetings of CFLR PINS program staff.
- Abide by NASW Code of Ethics.
