Caseworker-Residential Adolescent Program

Hope For Youth's Residential Services provides 24/7, trauma-informed care to adolescents and young adults involved with the child welfare, juvenile justice, and runaway/homeless youth systems across Nassau and Suffolk Counties.

As a Residential Caseworker in our Adolescent Diagnostic and Respite Services program, you'll help youth build strengths, maintain family and community connections, and move toward greater stability. Responsibilities include psychosocial assessments, youth- and family-driven service planning, home and community visits, crisis support, documentation, resource coordination, and participation in treatment team meetings.

We welcome candidates who bring professional expertise, compassion, and/or relevant lived experience to this work.

• Function within the agency policy and procedures as outlined in the program practice guide and employee manual.
• Obtaining necessary documentation to prepare psychosocial assessments and final reviews
• Preparing case updates and psychosocial assessments; home visits; parent and youth interviews
• Supervising and documenting of family visits; progress notes
• Preparing incident reports and notifications, as needed
• Supporting the overall functioning of the program and residents from a trauma informed perspective
• Perform other resulting and necessary work to meet the needs and requirements of the clients, the program, Hope For Youth, oversight agency and any other regulatory obligations

 Where You'll Spend Your Time:

• Directly supporting youth in program and community settings

• Writing/documentation and case management

• Team meetings, committees, and supervision

• Ongoing training and professional development

• Other related work

What We're Looking For:

• Bachelor's degree in social work or related field

• Valid NYS Driver's License (ability to safely operate a 7-passenger agency vehicle)

• Strong writing and time management skills

• Bilingual candidates encouraged to apply!

• 1+ year experience working with at-risk youth preferred

• Flexibility to work varied schedules when needed

Physical Requirements:
Ability to complete reports and logs, sit/stand for long periods, climb stairs, and drive regularly for work.

Excellent training and leadership opportunities available throughout employment and more.

The salary range and/or hourly rate range listed for this position is a good faith determination of potential compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future. When determining an employee's base salary and/or rate, several factors may be considered as applicable (e.g., years of relevant experience, education, licensing, certifications, other credentials, negotiated contracts, budget and internal equity, etc.).