Case Planner

Details: Our Client seeks Case Planners for long term possible temp to hire opportunities. positions are available in Brooklyn and the Bronx.  The case planners will provide and coordinate excellent quality care and healing to the children their TFBH program, and ensure that every one of the children on the caseload is living in a nurturing, safe, and permanent family as quickly as possible.  DUTIES:1. Recognizes that each child, parent and foster parent has strengths and is able to change.  2. Creates, with families, service plans for families and children that are inclusive of stakeholders’ input; build on client strengths; that are realistic, culturally competent, provide meaningful assistance, attend to the child’s mental and behavioral health, and are accordance with City, State and Federal Regulations.  3. Ensures that children are safe and well cared for in the foster home through development and maintenance of positive working relationships with the child and foster parents, regular contact with child/foster parent, monitoring of the child’s behavior plan, and immediate response to early signs of disruption. 4. Attends to the child’s need for supportive and therapeutic services by ensuring that each child is actively engaged in treatment, structured recreation, mentoring, and other programs as indicated. 5. Gauges parents’ progress in achieving service goals through careful observation of parent/child interaction at visits, feedback, from other service providers, home visits and interviews. Works with families to adapt service plan throughout the life of the case. 6. Explores kinship resources for all children 7. Ensures that each child is meaningfully engaged in their education 8. Ensures that each child is progressing towards permanency with the goal of achieving permanency within a year. Recommends and prepares for TPR, ICPC, surrenders, adoptions, custody arrangements, etc., as needed. 9. Works collaboratively and communicates clearly and respectfully with colleagues, families, and other service providers. Ensures full and timely written and verbal communication with families, colleagues, ACS, B2H, and other stakeholders on case developments.10. Regularly appears in Family Court hearings related to the children and families served.  11. Supervises family/sibling visits both at the agency and off site 12. Writes timely, clear and concise progress notes, FASPs, Permanency Hearing Reports documenting child and parent progress, and attending to the uniqueness of each specific child. Writes other documents as required.  13. Attends weekly supervision meetings to report on cases and presents for discussion any problems, difficulties, or unresolved issues. 14. Participates in staff meetings, seminars, and training. Maintains and applies a current knowledge of internal and external regulations and policies applicable to foster care. 15. Attends & plays an active role in Family Team Conferences (FTC’s), 20 Day Conferences, Parent to Parent Conferences, and Cluster Meetings. 16. Responds to client emergencies in an appropriate timeframe/ timely manner within or outside of work hours. 17. Other duties as assigned by supervisor.

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