Sheltering Arms is looking to hire a Lead Caseworker for our New Children's Center located in the Bronx. The Caseworker is a professional staff position providing comprehensive casework services for infants, toddlers and children up to 12 years of age in the Reception Center and their families.
The Caseworker should be committed to a service philosophy that is child centered and family focused. The position is demanding and highly interactive with the children and their families, staff, and community. Caseworkers must be comfortable working with youth and families in the context of the facility, the office and in the community of origin.
Essential Functions:
Leadership:
Casework with Youth:
Casework with Collateral Persons:
Normative Issues:
Qualifications
Medical, Dental, and Vision
Sheltering Arms strengthens the education, wellbeing, and development of high-need children, adults, and families across the New York metro area. We serve nearly 20,000 people a year from the South Bronx to Far Rockaway. Through compassion, innovation, and partnership, we respond to our community’s greatest needs and enable individuals to reach the greatest heights of their potential.
Joining our team is an opportunity to collaborate with hundreds of dedicated colleagues who represent diverse backgrounds and talents as we work together to make a measurable impact for our neighbors in need. Every role at Sheltering Arms brings with it new opportunities for advancement and development so that team members can achieve their professional goals while helping others reach for theirs.