FOSTER CARE SOCIAL WORKER / CASE WORKER

Reporting to the Director Foster Care and Family Support Services, this full time position involves providing counseling and case management services to parenting adolescents/young mothers & their families.

Responsibilities:

• Provide counseling and case management for residents, including assessment, service plan development & implementation
• Maintain accurate case records & paperwork
• Visits foster parent home at least once a month to meet with foster parent(s), teen and baby.
• Assist in planning & facilitating workshops and special events for clients

Qualifications:

• BSW/MSW with 2 years experience
• Counseling and case work skills
• Knowledge of child development
• Possess good organizational, verbal, written and communication skills
• Promote a positive and enthusiastic work environment
• Computer literacy and Connections
• Bi-lingual a plus
• Commitment to Inwood House mission and demonstrated interest in teen pregnancy prevention, adolescent health, and youth development

Inwood House is searching for a full-time Education Specialist to provide guidance, resources and support to pregnant and parenting adolescents in the foster care system. This individual will also work with young fathers and aftercare clients. The Education Specialist will connect our young people to tutors, financial aid, and educational resources that help address academic challenges. The Education Specialist will help teens map out a long-term educational plan including high school graduation and advanced education in conjunction with career development goals.

Responsibilities:

• Conduct initial educational assessments and develop individual educational plans for pregnant and parenting young adults;
• Encourage and empower students to further their educational growth and development;
• Assist pregnant and parenting youth, in and out of foster care, with navigating application deadlines, applying for financial aid, and fulfilling curriculum requirements;
• Assist pregnant and parenting teens with school enrollment; maintain written progress notes and educational reports for program participants, and maintain case records up-to-date;
• Coordinate and conduct college tours and other tours related to educational and vocational training; develop linkages with colleges, universities, vocational and GED programs;
• Develop relationships with community organizations offering free or reduced-fee test prep courses, computer classes and tutoring and make appropriate referrals;
• Provide individual counseling on financial aid applications, course loads and school requirements;
• Coordinate and conduct College Fairs for all Inwood House program participants; ability to work independently and in a team-oriented environment; ability to conduct training, educational workshops, and plan events.

Qualifications:

• A minimum of a Bachelor’s degree;
• At least three years experience in educational guidance and/or career exploration in a high school, college or other academic setting;
• Familiarity with financial aid guidelines and restrictions a must;
• Knowledge of foster care and adolescent development is preferred;
• Good organizational, verbal, written and communication skills is necessary;
• Bilingual in Spanish a plus.

GROUP EDUCATOR
Youth For R.E.A.L. Program

Responsibilities:

• Designing and implementing community organizing lesson plans;
• Supervision of and interaction with youth;
• Coordinating field trips and special events;
• Supporting programs evaluation and outreach strategies and collaborating with school staff and community.

Qualifications:

• Candidates must possess excellent academic, organizational and communication skills.
• Candidate should be pursuing a college degree, high school diploma or G.E.D.
• Must be community oriented, progressive, ambitious and excellent at working with children.

Please mail, email or fax resume & cover letter to Kenyatta Funderburk, Inwood House, Youth for R.E.A.L., 24-35 Jerome Avenue, Bronx, NY 10468 Email: kfunderburk@inwoodhouse.com or fax (718) 943-0530. We will not accept phone solicitations.

The Maternal Health Specialist will provide services to pregnant and parenting teens in a Maternity Residence, small Mother-Baby Group Home, and also to young families participating in our Mother-Baby Foster Care and Teen Family Services Case Management programs. The Maternal Health Specialist will provide specialized on-going maternal and child health workshops, individual counseling and case management. Topics to be covered will include: mother and child nutrition, smoking cessation, drug and alcohol abuse, birth defects and SIDS, Shaken Baby Syndrome, birth spacing and various other health enhancing programs. The overall purpose of the Maternal Health Specialist will be to improve the health of our young mothers and their babies, prevent birth defects and infant mortality and increase access to state and local health programs.

Responsibilities:

• Conduct specialized on-going maternal and child health workshops in our Maternity Residence in Manhattan and Agency Operated Boarding Home in Queens.
• Provide individual counseling and case management to Inwood House clients.
• Reinforce messages regarding the importance of a healthy lifestyle and positive decision-making.
• Give pre and post tests for evaluation purposes
• Maintain data base and confidential records
• Attend trainings and meetings

Qualifications:

• Graduate degree in public health, social work or nursing. (RN preferred)
• Must be a self-starter with good written and oral communication skills.
• Must enjoy and have experience working with adolescents, preferably pregnant or parenting teens.
• Bi-lingual Spanish/English is a plus.

Salary in the low $40,000.00's with excellent benefits.

Please mail, e-mail or fax resume with cover letter to Ms. Gwendolyn Carroll, Director of Congregate Care at 320 East 82nd Street, New York, NY 10065; E-mail gcarroll@inwoodhouse.com or fax 212-535-3775. We will not accept phone inquiries.