Senior Social Worker (Medical Foster Care)

Brooklyn Family Services Center (175 Remsen St)

$52,000 - 65,000

*Sign-On Bonus Eligible*

Essential Duties:

• Understand and promote the organization's Mission, Vision, and Core Values to ensure alignment with organizational policies and procedures.
• Work with a dynamic team of professionals including nurses and social workers in our foster care program for children with special medical needs.
• MFC Senior Social worker will work in Partnership with RN assigned to cases. They will also work closely in collaboration on cases including conducting home visits together whenever possible.
• Supervise, train and evaluate caseworkers, support staff, and other assigned staff as needed.
• Provide intensive casework services and fieldwork for children and their birth and foster families with the goal of providing permanency as quickly as possible.
• Conduct intensive outreach to connect children and families with agency and community treatment resources.
• Utilization of CONNECTIONS, child welfare computer system.
• Provision of services for permanency of children.
• Coordinate Family Team Conferences.
• Provides in-person weekly, reflective supervision time to staff assigned and student interns.
• Provides support s and critically analyzes strengths and areas for growth
• Actively participate in case consultation
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in social work required, Masters' Degree in Social Work preferred.

Key Competencies:

• Foster care experience preferred;
• Excellent verbal, writing and organizational skills;
• Strong clinical skills and very good interpersonal/communication skills.
• Experience working with high need families involved with substance use and mental health disorders.
• Ability to deescalate situations, and provide mediation.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively with youngsters with special needs.
• Experience in working with a team.
• Flexibility and Ability to meet deadlines.
• Bilingual (English/Spanish) a plus.
• Maintain written case records.
• Other duties as necessary.

It is the policy of Children's Aid to provide equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants for employment and is dedicated to maintaining a work environment that is free from harassment and discrimination. Children's Aid will not tolerate discrimination, harassment, or retaliation on any basis, including race, creed, color, national origin, ethnicity, alienage or citizenship status, gender/sex (including pregnancy), disability, religion, source of income, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, familial status, caregiver status, military status, marital or partnership status, status as a victim of domestic violence, sexual violence or stalking, predisposing genetic characteristics, arrest or conviction record, credit history, unemployment status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. Children's Aid is committed to complying with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

Children's Aid will conduct a prompt and thorough investigation of all allegations of discrimination, harassment, retaliation, or any violation of the Equal Employment Opportunity Policy in a confidential manner and will take appropriate corrective action, if and where warranted. Children's Aid prohibits retaliation against employees who provide information about, complain about, or assist in the investigation of any complaint of discrimination or violation of the Equal Employment Opportunity Policy.

The incumbent is expected to work a schedule, whether in-person or hybrid, as determined by the department's needs to facilitate effective collaboration with the team. This flexibility is essential for maintaining seamless communication, fostering teamwork, and ensuring the smooth operation of the department's processes. The position's requirements are subject to periodic review and adjustment based on organizational needs and changes in work dynamics.