Case Worker
Description
TITLE: Case Worker, Home Study & Post Release Services
POSITION: Full - Time
LOCATION: Salem
FLSA STATUS: (non exempt/hourly)
SALARY: $21.67/hr. - $23.05/hr.
Morrison Child and Family Services: We are a Joint Commission and Sanctuary accredited
non-profit organization that provides a comprehensive array of services to children, adolescents, and their families. As an agency, Morrison, its team members, and clients commit to the following values of trauma-informed care:
- Nonviolence - being safe and doing the right thing
- Emotional Intelligence - managing our feelings so we don’t hurt ourselves or others
- Social Learning - respecting and sharing ideas of our teams
- Democracy - shared decision making whenever possible
- Open Communication - saying what we mean and not being mean when we say it
- Social Responsibility - everyone makes a contribution to the organizational culture
- Growth and Change - creating hope for our clients and ourselves
- Equity - Assuring all can survive and thrive
Position/Job Summary:
The PRS Case Worker is responsible for providing virtual check-ins, focusing on the child’s safety and well being to unaccompanied immigrant children released from federal custody, and if something is found referring that case to either a higher level of care, or community- based resource.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Make contact and conduct virtual check-ins with UC’s who have been released to Sponsors to assess the safety and well-being of the child and the Sponsors adherence to the Sponsor Care Agreement, then assess and refer if the youth would benefit from a higher level of care.
- Perform on-going virtual check-ins based on ORR contracted timelines at seven (7), fourteen (14), and thirty (30) days after release.
- During check-ins focus on screening and making appropriate referrals to address child’s needs in the following domains: placement issues, safety issues, education, health, mental health, legal/immigration proceedings, substance abuse, independent living, juvenile/criminal justice and child enrichment activities.
- Refer for crisis intervention services, as needed, or connect family to services to ensure minor’s safety and well-being in a crisis situation.
- Submit detailed and thorough documentation in accordance with agency and ORR requirements.
- Utilize social work best practices and provided assessment tools for assessing of a UC’s progress and services provided.
- Carries a case load varying on program need (Staff-to-case ratios for Post Release Services Case Workers will establish caseloads of 1:25)
- Completes Notice of Concerns (NOCs), per federal policy requirements.
- Maintain case file documentation in accordance with ORR requirements, and conducts internal chart reviews to monitor documentation compliance
- Participate in team meetings, staff in-service training and department meetings.
- Completes, timely and accurate timesheets and other personnel/administrative records as required.
- Other duties as assigned.
- Participate in the practice and continuing implementation of the Sanctuary Model.
- Other duties as assigned to ensure successful operation of program/department.
Experience/Education Requirements:
- Bi-lingual in Spanish and English, written, read and verbal
- Attained age 21 years or older before first day of employment in position (ORR)
- A minimum of one year of experience working with children and youth in social services setting
Preferred Position Qualifications:
- Experience working with immigrant populations
- Knowledgeable about family preservation, kinship care, and/or general child welfare
- Experience writing professional, thorough assessment reports.
- ORR experience
- Knowledge of Federal, State and agency regulations.
- Knowledge of adolescent developmental issues, trauma, abuse and neglect, substance abuse and dependence, delinquency, peer influence, and related group and individual interventions.
Other Requirements:
- Able to work shift hours and days, as assigned. Position may require work outside of usual work hours on occasion.
- Hold a valid drivers’ license and must maintain minimum auto insurance policy for driving a personal vehicle
- Able to pass a comprehensive criminal history background investigation
- TB test
- Current CPR and Standard First Aid required within first 6 months of hire
- 40 hours of required training per year
We are an Affirmative Action Plan Employer. Our policy is to provide equal employment opportunities without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, genetic information, or any other protected characteristic. In compliance with our Affirmative Action Plan, Morrison uses E-Verify to
determine employment eligibility after an offer is accepted.
Applications will be reviewed as received. Morrison reserves the right to make a hiring decision
at any point during the posting period.Morrison employees are offered a variety of benefits including Medical, Vision, Dental, Flexible Spending Accounts, Employer-Paid Life, Accidental Death and Dismemberment and Long-Term Disability, and an Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
If your personal values align with our agency's vision and dedication to serving youth and families, please submit your résumé, application, and cover letter to www.morrisonkids.org/careers.