EFFC Case Planner

Nevins St Admin Office
2-4 Nevins St
Brooklyn, NY 11217, USA

SCO Family of Services has provided vital human services throughout New York City and Long Island for more than 100 years. SCO helps vulnerable New Yorkers build a strong foundation for the future. We get young children off to a good start, launch youth into adulthood, stabilize and strengthen families and unlock potential for children and adults with special needs.

SCO Family of Services welcomes you to join our family and help us work together to carry out our mission to build a stronger tomorrow.

Case Planner

Enhanced Family Foster Care

The Case Planner is responsible for working with the family to support safety, permanency, and well-being to all children and youth. The Case Planner works with the family to develop and support implementation of the service plan, address barriers, assess progress, and identify changes as needed to achieve the goals.

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• Complete initial face‑to‑face contact with the child in the foster home within 2 business days.
• Adhering to SCO casework contact policies, the Case Planner will conduct ongoing face‑to‑face contacts with the child, parent, and foster parent on caseload assessing for safety and risk.
• Complete Foster Home Safety Checklists, Birth Parent Safety Checklists, Safety and Abuse Risk Questionnaires, and Clothing Checklists during casework contacts on a monthly basis.
• Count and monitor medication and medication compliance.
• Complete ongoing documentation in Connections with 7 business days of the event date.
• Assess safety and risk as well as protective and promotive factors and collaborate with families to create safety plans.
• Work in partnership with the child/family to continuously identify their strengths, resources, and supports needed and engage families to actively participate in the development and assessment of their service plan.
• Make referrals for services for children and families, both internally and externally (i.e., Health Homes Care Management, CFTSS, Preventive, and therapy).
• Work side‑by‑side with the foster parent and birthparent to support and provide treatment and crisis intervention to the child in their care.
• Collaborate with parent advocates and case aides to encourage and support parents in taking steps to address personal and/or family challenges so that their children and safely return home.
• Accompany and support children and parents through various appointments including school, medical, and drug treatment, etc.
• Support families through the Public Assistance process, PATH process, and provide referrals, as needed.
• Engage parents and foster families in concurrent planning from the beginning of the case, and work with foster parents toward adoption or KinGAP as appropriate based on each child’s permanency goal.
• Attend all required trainings including Core Case Planning and TRIPP. Case Planners should be aware of any significant changes in the field and be willing to attend outside trainings, seminars, and workshops, as needed for professional development.
• Complete timely comprehensive Permanency Hearing reports and FASP’s regarding the status of the family’s action plan and progress toward permanency.
• Complete Interstate Compact for the Placement of Children (ICPC), emergency homestudies, and Termination of Parental Rights packets, as needed.
• Intervene in crisis situations to help the child and family stabilize.
• Reinforce foster parent trainings.
• Attend and testify in court appearances.
• Support and supervise family time between parents and children, as well as siblings and other significant resources. Provide transportation as needed.
• Within 30 days of placement, complete initial treatment plan.
• Attend all interdisciplinary team meetings and actively provide information regarding services being provided to the child.
• Fulfills duty of Mandated Reporter, which entails reporting any suspected instances of child abuse or maltreatment.
• Meet with Supervisor one‑on‑one on a consistent basis to discuss safety and permanency issues of caseload.
• Communicates and work effectively with SCO foster care support staff such as Case Planners,…