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Job DescriptionWHO WE ARE: The Children's Home of Wyoming Conference partners with children, families and communities throughout New York State to inspire hope, develop skills and cultivate healthy relationships for positive futures. $58,000-65,000 Candidates who have completed their Master's in Social Work (MSW) are welcomed to apply! Our agency supports your professional growth by covering costs associated with your limited permit license, the license exam, and license fees. Candidates must be willing to become licensed. Position Summary: The Social Worker collaborates with the program team to ensure a safe, therapeutic, and nurturing environment. Providing support to the supervisor of the program, childcare workers, relief workers, and Family Engagement Coordinators as needed. Effectively communicates information between units, shifts, parents, probation, family court, and the Department of Social Services. The Social Worker will be responsible for guiding and directing the children into care, participating in the assessment of the progress and problems of each youth. The Social Worker will prepare youth for successful living within societal norms, toward improved family relationships, reunification with family, or independent living. The Social Worker will promote family engagement in treatment and maximize parental decision making while minimizing participation in treatment goals. Responsibilities: • Work collaboratively with staff, unit supervisors, and family engagement coordinator in monitoring and assessing issues related to program functioning. i.e.: routines, resident concerns, clinical support when needed, and general issues involving staff when necessary, • Provide appropriate comprehensive case work interventions including case planning, case notes, and assessments., • Establish and maintain regular contact with children and families., • Provide individual, family, group counseling, and crisis intervention., • Continually evaluate the strengths and needs of children and families to provide appropriate intervention planning., • Initiate, develop and implement valid, innovative best practices consistent with progressive trends, directions and research, • Attend (and assist as needed) in all required trainings, supervisions, and meetings, • Complete required reports and all documentation in a timely manner for 29i, • Maintain good relationships through collaboration and advocacy on client's behalf with DSS, community agencies, schools, program staff and other service providers.RequirementsEducation:, • Master's Degree in Social Work, Psychology or related field required., • Limited Permit, LMSW, LCSW, LMHC, LMFT, LCAT, Licensed Psychologist, or similar requiredExperience:, • Experience working with youth and families is preferred, • Student Loan and Tuition Reimbursement, • Employee Assistance Program, • Employee Discounts at the Southern Tier Community Center, • Opportunities for Professional DevelopmentFull Time Benefits:, • Agency-Paid CEUs, License Prep Course, and License Exam, • 403(b) with 6% employer contribution, • PTO plus 9 paid holidays, • Childcare Reimbursement, • Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance (with HSA/FSA Accounts) Job Posted by ApplicantPro

Job DescriptionWHO WE ARE: The Children's Home partners with children, families and communities throughout New York State to inspire hope, develop skills, and cultivate healthy relationships for positive futures.$17-17.50 an hour Part Time set schedule: Monday - Thursday 3:30pm - 6:30pmWith the option to pick up additional hours in TASP or as a child care worker!Position Summary: The Child Care Worker provides stability to the children and families of the Therapeutic After School Program (TASP) by providing a flexible response to the clinical and childcare needs of the program. The Child Care Worker will function as an integral part of the TASP team. The role involves working with a group of up to 10 children. All of the children are at risk of placement outside the home, and our mission is to support them in a preventive and stabilizing capacity. Additionally, many of our kids have a traumatic background and may not respond to traditional methods of childcare work. Because of this, staff should expect to encounter challenging behaviors and be prepared to respond with patience and professionalism. Responsibilities: • Provide safe and responsible transport for youth, families and other Children's Home affiliates. Transportation responsibilities may be as much as three to four hours per day., • Develop and maintain therapeutic relationships with the children and their families that are responsive to their needs., • Promote growth of the parent-child relationship as indicated by that plan, as well as the agency's philosophy of family centered practice., • Maintain good relationships through collaboration and advocacy on client's behalf with DSS, community agencies, schools, staff and other service providers., • Complete required reports and documentation in a timely manner, including: progress notes, treatment planning, case specific materials, Connections Case Management System, etc., • Use family-centered practice approaches in service delivery and case planning in treatment, permanency planning and discharge., • Continuously evaluate the strengths and needs of children and family to provide appropriate planning. Promote and guide the development of enhanced coping, socialization, parenting and independent living skills through the treatment planning process., • Provide for the safety and well-being of at-risk children, through the judicious use of discipline, therapeutic crisis intervention, CARE principles, and supervision. Effectively communicate all behavioral, emotional, and medical needs to the Director or the assigned Case Manager., • Provide for the overall growth and development of each child through instructing, counseling and direction in matters of personal conduct, hygiene, appearance, social skills, school, routines, and work habits. Foster the physical, spiritual and emotional needs of each child., • Provide for the recreational needs of at-risk children both within and away from the program site., • Foster the social, vocational and cultural needs and interests of each child. RequirementsEducation: • High school diploma or equivalent is required, • Associate's or Bachelor's Degree is preferredExperience:, • 1 year experience working with children and/or families in a healthcare or educational setting is required, • Driver's License and ability to maintain insurability throughout employment required Benefits Benefits available to all staff: • Student Loan and Tuition Reimbursement, • Employee Assistance Program, • Employee Discounts at the Southern Tier Community Center, • Opportunities for Professional DevelopmentFull Time Benefits:, • Agency-Paid CEUs, License Prep Course, and License Exam, • 403(b) with 6% employer contribution, • PTO plus 9 paid holidays, • Childcare Reimbursement, • Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance (with HSA/FSA Accounts) Job Posted by ApplicantPro

Job Description Position Summary: Supports psycho‐social needs of patients who are currently receiving or recently received hospital based care. The Social Worker strives to enhance the optimized level of health and/or recovery; provide interventions for populations ranging from infants to geriatrics; serve as a resource for the healthcare team, assists in identifying discharge planning needs; and provides support/intervention in stress filled situations. Experience: Minimum two years post graduate experience as a social worker in a similar type of health care setting is strongly preferred. Successful completing a 6 month hospital, based orientation process is required. For staff providing care to patients in the state of New York, LMSW, LSW, or LCSW is required. Essential Functions: • Provides psychosocial evaluation to meet patient's medically related social needs. Such services include, but are not limited to:, • Assessment of the social and emotional factors related to the patient's illness, his need for care, his response to treatment, and adjustment to care in the hospital;, • Assessment of the patients' medical and nursing requirements, home situation, financial resources, and the community resources available in making decisions regarding his discharge., • Participates in unit interdisciplinary conferences to identify patients and families need of intervention., • Identifies problems and develops plan based on evaluation of patient's needs, • Participates in an on‐call system 24‐hour accessibility and accountability to meet patient needs, • Receives training to allow the provision of care and services support resources to trauma patients., • Responds to consults as required by policy, • Facilitate discharge planning to meet the patient's needs for continued care (i.e. for skilled nursing, rehabilitation, acute care transfer, or other facilities), • Identifying psycho‐social, environmental and financial problems that affect discharge planning., • Collaborates with the healthcare team in establishing discharge plan, • Consults with Case Manager as necessary and requested, • Keeps patient/family/referring facility informed of plan, • Completes appropriate/required documentation related to transfers., • Completes documentation on patient status; every 24 hours for acute, every 48 hours for acute for patients with whom we are engaged, • Documents appropriately to reflect continuous progress in plan of care., • Plan of care is documented fully as required, • Content reflects adequate details to enable extended members of healthcare team to remain informed and implement plan, • Entries are timely and reflect significant interactions/interventions that occur, • Hand offs are documented fully by end of each business day, • Documentation consists of all required regulatory components, • Assess and facilitate financial needs, • Utilizes various charity funds available in a responsible manner according to policies/procedures, • Assists patients / families with financial applications (PAMA, NYMA, disability paperwork, etc.), • Collaborates with Case Manager, Patient Business office, etc. to facilitate meeting financial needs, • Support patient/family/others during crisis situations, • Provide intervention for trauma and other psycho‐social crisis situations throughout the hospital, • Assist Clinical Coordinator/others with crisis interventions when on‐call, • Provides interventions for identified high‐risk patients (i.e. abuse, neglect, substance abuse, etc.) Other Duties: Performs other duties as assigned. The pay range for this position is $26.27-$41.61 About Us Joining the Guthrie team allows you to become a part of a tradition of excellence in health care. In all areas and at all levels of Guthrie, you’ll find staff members who have committed themselves to serving the community. The Guthrie Clinic is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The Guthrie Clinic is a non-profit, integrated, practicing physician-led organization in the Twin Tiers of New York and Pennsylvania. Our multi-specialty group practice of more than 500 physicians and 302 advanced practice providers offers 47 specialties through a regional office network providing primary and specialty care in 22 communities. Guthrie Medical Education Programs include General Surgery, Internal Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Family Medicine, Anesthesiology and Orthopedic Surgery Residency, as well as Cardiovascular, Gastroenterology and Pulmonary Critical Care Fellowship programs. Guthrie is also a clinical campus for the Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine.