Foster Care Case Aide

A Career at Little Flower

Little Flower Children and Family Services of New York is a nonprofit organization that has worked to improve the well-being of children, youth, families, and people with developmental disabilities across New York City and Long Island since 1929. Our staff of more than 500 provides prevention services, foster care, residential treatment care, adoption services, medical and mental health services, and programs and services for individuals with developmental disabilities. 

A career with Little Flower can be rewarding in so many ways. We are looking for conscientious and caring people who are ready to commit to the work of strengthening families and supporting the well-being of children and adults with developmental disabilities. If you’re looking for a career where you can truly make a difference, we hope you will consider joining our team.  

Summary Job Description:

Work in partnership with the foster Care program as an integral member of the treatment team to provide direct services to families. Must be actively involved with the Case planner’s team as well as the families to develop trusting relationships with the families.  Work intensely with team in developing and executing goals to assure reunification is achieved, safely and timely.

Principle Responsibilities:

• Demonstrates fidelity to the agency’s service values and organizational imperatives.
• Schedules and assists with coordination of weekly Parenting Time schedules and ensures compliance.
• Coordinates with Case Planner and develops monthly treatment plan conferences.
• Attends court proceedings, with Case planners and youth as appropriate.
• Attends and actively participates in treatment team meetings, discharge conferences and other meetings related to the service plan.
• Meets with families or youth as needed, but at a minimum twice a month to discuss progress in service engagement or task specific assignments.
• Enter notes to record all case related events into Connections database.
• Attends scheduled unit meetings with Supervisor/Director of Foster Care, caseworker, and other support staff, to discuss challenging cases, exchange treatment ideas and receive updates regarding new agency, ACS and OCFS policies, for compliance.
• Administrative duties to include incident reports, Parenting Time, children’s movement of placement and/AWOC status.
• Attends school conferences and IEP meetings.
• Engages with parents during home assessments, treatment team and final discharge conferences.
• Provides support to parents, Case planning team and the children in care.
• Attends required training sessions at ACS, OCFS and the agency.
• Attends transitional meetings for new intakes to prepare for engagement with the family.
• Completes new admission documentation/ protocol.
• Obtain medical consents from parents.
• All other duties as assigned.

 Qualifications:

• Good knowledge of the principles and practices of social casework.
• Good knowledge of the laws, rules, and regulations governing the care and treatment of children.
• Experience related to services to families and children, preferably medical or child welfare related
• Very good written and verbal communication skills in order to effectively provide direction and counseling to clients and maintain all required documentation.
• Ability to establish effective working relationships with clients, relatives, and other individuals and to obtain and verify information needed through interviews and investigation.
• Ability to prepare clear, accurate, and comprehensive case records and to reach logical conclusions based on pertinent regulations and information.

Minimum Requirements:

A Bachelor's Degree in Human Services or related field with a minimum of 1-year experience; knowledge of child welfare system preferred. 

Travel Requirements:
This position is located in Brooklyn, NY with some travel to other boroughs.  A Valid NYS Driver’s License if using personal vehicle or agency vehicle to drive on agency business.

*** This is an hourly position, salary will be commensurate with experience and education

 Little Flower Children and Family Services of New York provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other legally protected group status