Foster Care Social Worker/Skill Builder

Job Summary:Social Workers/Skill Builders in our Foster Care department are responsible for providing medically necessary skill building counseling and intervention services to children in our care. They are also responsible for supporting the emotional, physical and personal well-being of the individuals receiving services. They will encourage growth and recognize the autonomy of each individual.  It is recognized that the individual being supported drives the work and focus of this position.  Social Workers/Skill Builders utilize effective communication and interaction skills with students, children, families and others to promote success and help those we serve achieve the highest possible quality of life while promoting permanency and the engagement of families. Essential Job Duties:1. Provides overall case management and skill building services for assigned case load including monthly face to face contact with foster family and foster children.2. Determine and document the medically necessary for children upon initial admission to foster care. 3. Establish treatment goals for children, utilizing historical and current available information in collaboration with the multi-disciplinary team.4. Ensures all assessments are completed in accordance with 29I guidelines. 5. Assist children and youth to develop skills as defined in treatment goals 6. Provide psychiatric supports and therapy 7. Provide individual counseling and treatment, substance abuse counseling and treatment, trauma-informed counseling and treatment, family and group counseling, and/or transitional counseling 8. Promote integration with community resources and skill-building 9. Provide psycho-education and wellness education 10. Communicate with family, case planning staff and medical practitioners 11. Enhance compliance with behavioral expectations 12. Utilize interventions drawn from evidence-based psychotherapeutic methodology 13. Structure interventions to decrease problem behavior and increase developmentally appropriate pro-social behavior14. Work in concert with the assigned County Caseworkers to provide case management services to clients and families, providing direct services and making service referrals, as appropriate, including attending all court proceedings.  15. Scheduling and supervising visits of non-custodial parents with their children.16. Teaching, reviewing and monitoring appropriate parenting skills and iintervening with the parent(s) to reinforce positive parenting skill development, including crisis management as appropriate.17. Maintain communication with the family and resources for the clients.18. Coordinates and oversees visitation schedule, reviewing the rules and expectations for visitation with all visiting resources and providing them with written documentation of the expectations.19. Responsible for ensuring client safety under mandated reporter standards.20. Identification, planning and involvement in recruitment activities for foster families.21. Assist with conducting Home Studies and re-certifications of foster families, as needed and participate in MAPP training, as needed.22. Provide all treatment planning and ensure compliant case documentation and reports in CONX and ECR (i.e. documentation of client contacts, progress notes, treatment plans; ICMP’s, FASP’s, court reports, etc.) 23. Follows OLV and OCFS policies to ensure compliance with regulations and requirements.24. Performs other duties as assigned. Skills: • Computer skills• Customer skills Qualifcations:Minimum Education Required: Master`s Degree in Social Work or Mental Health Counseling Minimum Experience Required:   1-2 Years previous experience working with children and families  License/Registration/ Certifications Required:•Must be a Licensed Behavioral Health Practitioners (LBPHs) or able to obtain within 6 months from hire.  These are defined as one of the following licensed professions: Psychoanalyst, Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), Marriage and Family Therapist, Mental Health Counselor (LMHC), or Master Social Worker (LMSW). •NYS Driver’s License Training Requirements:  New Hire OrientationCPRFirst AidPhysical Requirements: The overall nature of the position is sedentary requiring little physical effort with occasional light physical exertion required. There is little, if any, exposure to environmental conditions.• The constant physical demands of the position are sitting. standing, walking• The frequent physical demands of the position are climbing, talking, hearing, repetitive motions, and eye/hand/foot coordination. • The occasional physical demands of the position are lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling, balancing, stooping, crouching, reaching, handling, grasping, and feeling

Salary : $44,596 - $58,000