Intensive Case Manager, Home Study & Post Release Services

Overview

Reports to:Intensive Case Manager SupervisorLocation/ Work Arrangement:New York City/ HybridSalary Minimum:$60,800Salary Maximum:$76,000Geographical Difference:This position may be eligible for 7.5% geographical differential raising the band to minimum $65,360; target  max $81,000.

About CWS

Founded in 1946, Church World Service (CWS) is a non-profit and faith-based global humanitarian organization that provides sustainable self-help, development, disaster relief, and refugee and immigrant assistance around the world and in the United States (U.S.). CWS has assisted over 865,000 refugees and immigrants from across all faiths and backgrounds to start new lives in the U.S. and to integrate into their communities.  Join us in this life changing work.  

 

Through funding from the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR), CWS provides services to unaccompanied children (UC) through the Home Study (HS) and Post Release Service (PRS) program. UC are recently arrived in the US and released from federal custody to a sponsor, typically a family member or friend, and may require additional support once in the community to access resources and ensure stability of the placement and their safety. CWS also provides home study services to those children in ORR care when assessment of the proposed placement is warranted to ensure the sponsor can provide a safe and stable home and ensure the UC’s well-being. CWS provides HSPRS nationally through CWS local offices and affiliate partners.    

Purpose

The Intensive Case Manager provides focused, collaborative home study services to unaccompanied children and their sponsors to ensure and support the safe and timely release from federal care. In addition, the HSPRS Caseworker applies their clinical expertise in the provision of therapeutic, strengths-based and culturally and linguistically appropriate case management services to children identified as requiring a Level 3 services of care upon reunification and in the community where their sponsor resides. Weekly intensive in-home services are required in addition to paying close attention to the child’s affect, ability to be a reliable reporter, self-reflect about their immediate environment. This clinical assessment approach is part of ongoing efforts to build a viable support system, reliable communication conduits and constructive collaboration with the child, sponsor, and other household members. Caseworkers will conduct outreach and education to community service providers to supplement existing services that do not adequately address unique needs of immigrant children. Intensive Case Manager will regularly interact with Child Protection Services, Trafficking Victims Assistance Program and behavioral healthcare providers.

Responsibilities

 

Home Study

• Conduct in-person home visits to interview, assess, recognize priorities and trends to inform psychoeducational sessions with Sponsors.
• Complete home study recommendation within 10 days of referral.

 

Post Release Services

• Conduct weekly in-person home visits with children released from federal care to their sponsor to stabilize the placement and promote the safety of the child while assessing risk and protective factors.
• Conduct safety planning and risk assessment, crisis intervention, with a focus on family preservation and collaboration with behavioral healthcare providers.
• Advocate for the child and sponsor family to address barriers to accessing resources and to support them in navigating complex systems (child welfare, immigration court, etc.). Make decisions and recommendations that may have serious impact on the life of the child and sponsor family
• Conduct child centered needs assessments.
• Develop and prepare individualized strength-based, goal-oriented service plans.
• Coordinate referrals and address barriers in relevant service need areas such as legal, education, medical, mental health; Support unaccompanied children and sponsor with enrollment and access to services in community.
• Coordinate access to youth programming, services/activities that promote a connection to their culture and traditions.
• Provide psychoeducation to children and sponsor on relevant topics with particular attention to safety.
• Apply clinical insights in designing a supportive plan for the children and sponsor in coping with family reunification stressors.
• Monitor progress of goal completion.
• Monitor the safety and well-being of children including but not limited to indications of trafficking, abuse, and neglect. Create and revise safety plans as needed.
• Serve as a mandated reporter of child abuse and neglect and work with state child welfare as needed.
• Network and develop partnerships within the community to educate providers on children’s needs and