Bilingual Lead Case Manager

The Children's Home of Kingston offers an outstanding benefit package which includes:

• PTO accrual of up to 7 weeks within first year and can be utilized after 90 days

• Very affordable Medical, Dental, & Vision insurance

• 403(b) retirement with company match program

• Tuition reimbursement

• Agency paid trainings'

• A collaborative team work environment!

Position Responsibilities:

• Responsible for supervising all Case Manager in their tasks of admission, service planning, reunification, discharge planning, and documentation
• Manage daily operations of Case Managers
• Provides leadership for the Case Managers
• Assess the needs of each UAC in care, develop an Individual Service Plan, screen for human trafficking concerns, and facilitate the timely release or discharge of the UAC, in collaboration with the UAC Clinician
• Reviews Case Managers documentation of the provision of services in each UAC's case file while maintaining the ORR/UAC database
• Accompanies and/or transport UAC to court appearances or other appointments as necessary.
• Maintain direct contact with each UAC and, to the extent possible, with the UAC's family.
• Participates and works within the multidisciplinary team structure to cultivate and maintain a therapeutic environment. This includes consultation and collaboration with collateral Agency personnel
• Communicating effectively and consistently with ORR/UAC Clinician, Cottage Manager, and liaisons regarding the treatment progress of an individual youth and his family/sponsor(s) toward discharge goals
• Monitor and ensure Case Managers are compliant with ORR policies and procedures

Essential Skills and Experience:

• Ability to speak, read, and writes English & Spanish fluently, which allows full communication with agency staff and 3rd parties
• Previous experience with child welfare system, foster care health care requirements
• Working knowledge of computer accounting system, spreadsheet, and word processing software (Excel and Word), knowledge of Connections helpful
• 21+ & Possess a valid driver license with a driving record acceptable to CHK's insurance carrier and possess the ability to drive agency vehicles to other agency sites and places for training purposes.

Education, Training, & Experience:

• Master's Degree in Behavioral Sciences, Human Services, or Social Services OR ;
• Bachelor's degree in the behavioral sciences, human services or social services fields with a minimum of 3 years progressive employment experience that demonstrates supervisory and case management experience
• Child welfare and/or case management experience is strongly encouraged

The Unaccompanied Children Program provides long term and transitional residential care and other supportive services to Unaccompanied Children (UC) who are under legal custody of the Federal Government. Working in collaboration with the federal Office of Refugee Resettlement, ORR, our program provides a safe and nurturing environment for youth in a Basic Shelter program, and the Therapeutic Group Home programs located at our licensed residential facility in Yonkers, NY as well as a Transitional Foster Care program and the Long Term Foster Care Program located in foster homes in the Bronx, Queens and Westchester. In all programs, we provide therapeutic and educational services and other supports that youth need to achieve success through an array of strength-based and targeted interventions as well as link them with family members and/or other sponsors in the United States so they are able to move forward with their lives and thrive. The Caseworker is responsible to manage a caseload of 8 children who will be reunified with their sponsor in the US, safely and expeditiously.