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Job DescriptionBackground: Forestdale (FD) is a NYC child welfare agency working to prevent child abuse/neglect through parenting, prevention, and foster care (FC) services, focusing on low-income and immigrant communities in Queens & Brooklyn. We help thousands of families work through acute & complex trauma, parents raise the next amazing generation of children, and youth successfully launch into adulthood. FD’s mission is “to ensure that children and families have the fundamental assets they need to thrive and live independently.” Job Summary Case Planners will receive specific training in evidence-based and evidenced-informed interventions that will assist the Case Planner support families and caregivers reach permanency goals within a reasonable period of time. S/he will be responsible for planning for families with the intent of achieving a permanency for children either through reunification with birth parents/discharge resources, and if not possible, through adoption, KinGap or APPLA. Salary Range: Bachelors - $29.12/hr - $31.04/hr Bachelors (Bilingual)- $30.22/hr - $32.15/hr Masters - $30.22/hr - $33.24/hr Masters (Bilingual) - $31.59/hr - $34.34/hr Masters (Bilingual & License) - $34.43/hr - $37.09/hr Primary Responsibilities • Conduct field visits to foster homes and birth parent's homes, • Coordinate and supervise family visits at the agency and/or in the community, • Facilitate weekly groups for birth parents and foster parents, • Ensure each case adheres to ACS’ permanency timeline ASFA guidelines, • Maintain case compliance via data entry and record keeping, • Accompany families to necessary drug treatment, medical, school, housing, public assistance service appointments as necessary • Attend internal trainings as scheduled, • Attend court hearings with prepared court reports and/or permanency reports; proficiently report and/or testify to the Court the progress of each case and any noted barriers to accomplishing the goals of the service plan • Participate in family team conferences, transition conferences and goal change conferences, • Present at weekly case conferences, • Complete other duties as assigned Minimum Requirements • Bachelor's or Master's degree in social work, psychology, criminal justice or counseling from an accredited college; related field • Ability and motivation to facilitate birth parent and/or foster parent support groups, utilize family finding techniques and successfully manage cases to comply with permanency planning timelines. • An understanding and respect for community needs and cultures, • Organizational, verbal and written communication skills, • Ability to accommodate a flexible work schedule, including evenings and weekends, • Ability to travel in and around the metropolitan New York City region, • Ability to maintain composure and function well under stress, • Fluency in Spanish, Mandarin, Cantonese or Russian a plus Benefits • Four weeks' vacation, • Medical/dental/vision/life/disability insurance, • Pension plan, • 401(k), 7% employer contribution + 2% match 67-35 112th Street Forest Hills, NY 11375 Additional Information Forestdale Inc. is an equal opportunity employer that is proudly committed to becoming an anti-racist and multicultural organization that stands up for justice and equity. We welcome prospective employees from diverse backgrounds, for administrative support and direct service and leadership roles, who will join us on that journey, uphold our values and approach, and believe in our mission. Additionally, we aim to have a racially representative leadership and workforce that is reflective of the communities we work in partnership with. Forestdale Inc. is committed to providing an inclusive and welcoming environment for all members of our staff, participants, volunteers, subcontractors, and vendors. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion (creed), gender, gender expression, age, national origin (ancestry), disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or military status, in any of our activities or operations. These activities include, but are not limited to, hiring and termination of staff, selection of volunteers and vendors, and provision of services.

Job DescriptionJob Summary The Case Planner Supervisor is responsible for the supervision of Case Planners in an Enhanced family foster care program. S/he will play an integral role with assisting Case Planners with the integration of trauma principles into case planning activities. Supervisors must instruct Case Planners on how to apply the trauma response models into the daily casework activities conducted with the child, parent/caregivers and foster parents. Additionally, supervisors must utilize Solutions Based Casework strategy during their interactions with case planners, youth, birth parents, and foster parents. Enhanced Family Foster Care incorporates evidenced-based and evidenced-informed models with case planning activities into one model of family foster care to achieve desired safety and permanency goals in a timely manner. Salary Range: • Masters: $65,000 to $73,000, • Masters / Language: $67,000 to $75,000, • Masters / License: $70,000 to $78,000, • Oversee a unit of 4 Case Planners and a Socio-therapist The unit will be responsible for approximately 40 active cases, • Facilitate the attainment of EFFC goals by supporting and advising appropriate case planning activities, • Coordinate the child welfare and administrative work of Case Planners, stressing the importance of each case adhering to permanency policy and ASFA timelines, • Work closely with TRIPP trainers to ensure staff learns and are able to implement the model within the agency, • Provide group and individual supervision to Case Planners to address case-related issues/themes and review case progress and compliance with EFFC expectations, • Complete necessary case-related and supervisory documentation, • Review and approve all FASPs, progress notes, Court Reports, correspondence and other documentation for quality and timely submission, • Participate in program development and quality improvement activities, • Present at weekly case conferences, • Masters of Social Work or equivalent human services graduate degree, • At least 2 years of documented supervisory and relevant experience, • An understanding and respect for community needs and cultures, • Organizational, verbal and written communication skills, • Ability to accommodate a flexible work schedule, including evenings and weekends, • Ability to travel in and around the metropolitan New York City region, • Ability to maintain composure and function well under stress Four weeks’ vacation Medical/dental/vision/life/disability insurance 401(k), 7% employer contribution + 2% match Tax-deferred health care/dependent care/commuter plans Flexible Schedule Opportunities for educational scholarships Location: 67-35 112th Street Forest Hills, NY 11375 Additional Information Forestdale Inc. is an equal opportunity employer that is proudly committed to becoming an anti-racist and multicultural organization that stands up for justice and equity. We welcome prospective employees from diverse backgrounds, for administrative support and direct service and leadership roles, who will join us on that journey, uphold our values and approach, and believe in our mission. Additionally, we aim to have a racially representative leadership and workforce that is reflective of the communities we work in partnership with. Forestdale Inc. is committed to providing an inclusive and welcoming environment for all members of our staff, participants, volunteers, subcontractors, and vendors. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion (creed), gender, gender expression, age, national origin (ancestry), disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or military status, in any of our activities or operations. These activities include, but are not limited to, hiring and termination of staff, selection of volunteers and vendors, and provision of services.

Job Description About the Role The Youth Counselor will be primarily responsible for building healthy relationships with each person supported and providing adequate care, safety, custody, control and counseling with the aim of allowing the youth to become a productive member of society. What You’ll Do • Provides direct supervision and be accountable for whereabouts of persons always supported., • LSP only: Utilize mechanical restraints to transport youth between sectors of the home., • Works closely with representatives from the Department of Education to ensure safety during educational enrichment., • Intervenes during emergencies or altercations to ensure the safety of all youth., • Managed persons supported behavior utilizing the principles of the MYSI Model with the goal of teaching the young people to make positive, lasting changes in their behavior., • Implements daily living routines, schedules and procedures., • Assures the safety of the persons supported and maintains security, • Ensures high standard of sanitary conditions throughout the house including heavy cleaning and laundry., • Participates in the planning and execution of educational, recreational, and personal enrichment activities., • Participates in ongoing meetings, conferences, training programs as required., • Interacts and communicates with Rising Ground staff in matters related to, but not limited to, the needs of the residents and the program, in general., • Attend all mandatory training required by ACS, OCFS and the Agency., • Responsible for adhering to all ACS, OCFS and agency regulations., • Uphold rules, repertoire of responses, confrontation techniques, application of the restriction system, negotiating restrictions, Force Fields, utilization of Safe Crisis Management techniques when necessary., • Manages the peer group, understands peer group dynamics, promotes and maintains a positive peer group culture., • Attention to and support of medical issues, student educational needs, casework, clinical appointments, etc. Monitors persons supported in Family Court., • Completes log reports, complete behavior assessment reports, and submits documentation, incident reports., • Informs the Case Planner and supervisors of any issues related to the youth or their families as they become aware of such information, • Ability to work various hours and days of the week, • Performs other duties as assigned Your Qualifications • High School Diploma + 3 Years of Direct Services in Mental Health or Juvenile Justice Programming, • Associate’s degree + 2 Years of Direct Services in Mental Health or Juvenile Justice Programming, • Bachelor’s Degree + 1 Year of Direct Services in Mental Health or Juvenile Justice Programming, • Valid NYS Driver’s License required., • Must have exceptional verbal and written communication skills in order to maintain required documentation, • Must have a commitment to work from a strength based and/or youth development and trauma-informed perspective, • Commitment to the mission and values of Rising Ground, • Must be able to pass required Safe Crisis Management (SCM) and recertify annually, • Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice. Supervisory Responsibility: No Work Environment: Work locations are at an assigned juvenile justice facility throughout the five boroughs. Position Type/Expected Hours of Work: This is a 40-hour nonexempt position. Mandatory overtime is to be expected based on the needs of the program on various shifts. This is not a work from home position. Staff are paid for 8 hours straight time and are expected to eat with residents during mealtimes. Travel (if required): None- Program travel is only during program hours. Physical Requirements: Must have the ability to complete all standard administrative and support tasks including but not limited to climbing up and down stairs, operation of computers/phones/fax/printer/copy machine, and the ability to lift boxes, furniture, and equipment up to 30lbs. Must be able to travel from the various locations and sites of Rising Ground. Ability to perform physical restraint of youth using approved restraint techniques. Physical clearances are required and reevaluated annually. Additional Requirements: • Authorized to work in the U.S., • Ability to work in-person in New York City (NY) for at least 3 days or more per week., • Ability to travel to other Rising Ground sites (if required) Equal Employment Opportunity Statement It is the policy of Rising Ground that the Agency wholly complies with equal treatment of all employees and applicants for employment without unlawful discrimination as to an individual’s perceived or actual race, creed, color, national origin, alienate, citizenship status, gender, age, disability, marital status, partnership status, sexual orientation, ethnicity, religion, or veteran status in all employment decisions, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, compensation, training and apprenticeship, promotion, upgrading, demotion, downgrading, transfer, layoff and termination and all other terms and conditions of employment.