About Rising Ground

Founded as an orphanage in 1831, Rising Ground has been at the forefront of evolving community needs. Driven by the belief that each of us can thrive when life has hope and opportunity, Rising Ground provides caring support and proven paths to positive change, helping children, adults, and families rise above adversity, and each year, Rising Ground is a positive force in the lives of more than 72,000 individuals annually. We do this through 101 programs across 138 sites, throughout New York City and Westchester. Our strong belief and commitment to diversity is shown not just through our work with supported persons but is integral to the building of a strong staff that reflects the communities we serve. Rising Ground is headquartered in New York City.

About the Role: Provide constructive services to children in foster care that improve their functioning. Connect parents to services that address family challenges and assist them with reuniting with their child.

What You’ll Do

• Provide direct case planning services that access child safety, child wellbeing and facilitate permanency.

• Maintain mandated contacts: Caretaker (foster parent) /Child/-Parents/Siblings/Clinical and medical staff/School and other resources.
• Develop service plans and connect children and/or parents to appropriate services that address their individual needs.
• Document progress notes and complete timely accurate reports, including FASP, PH reports and intra-agency reporting.
• Make home visits and collateral contacts to meet ACS and OCFS requirements.
• Attends Family Court hearings.
• Facilitate and actively participate in six-month Service Plan Reviews and Family Team Conferences
• Establish a culturally appropriate network with other systems within the community.

• Bachelor’s Degree and knowledge of child welfare system
• 1 year experience (preferred)
• Good verbal and written communication skills are essential.
• Computer proficiency, knowledge of Connections
• Bilingual (English/Spanish) a plus
• May be required to work out of any EFFC locations which are located in Bronx, Brooklyn and Manhattan. 

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Supervisory Responsibility

Yes/No

Work Environment:

Clinic/Field/Corporate Office

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work:
This is a full-time position. Days and hours of work are Monday through Friday in Brooklyn, Manhattan or Bronx. Work hours options are 9:00 am - 5:00 pm, 9:30 am - 5:30 pm, 10 am - 6 pm.

Application & Interview Process 

While the interview process may vary slightly, the general process will be: 

• Application reviewed by Talent Acquisition Team member 

• Phone screen with Talent Acquisition Team member 

• Interview with Hiring Manager 

• Panel Interview with Key Partners 

• Interview Decision & Feedback

Our Compensation & Benefits 

The annual salary for this role is $52,000.00. Rising Ground offers competitive compensation based on the midpoint of the market among not-for-profit organizations of similar size. We believe in compensating staff members fairly in relation to each other, their qualifications, and their impact on behalf of the organization, and take internal and external equity seriously. Given our commitment to equity, Rising Ground does not negotiate salary offers; instead, each salary offer is determined carefully using external and internal benchmarking. You will have an opportunity to discuss compensation in more detail after you begin the application process. Rising Ground also provides competitive, comprehensive benefits, recognition, and career development.  

Our Commitment to Diversity, Fairness, and Belonging

Rising Ground is comprised of unique and valued individuals who together make the organization effective in assisting the children, adults and families who come to us for support. We believe that only when all employees contribute fully as their true selves can Rising Ground's true strength, vision, and values come to fruition. We recognize the ubiquitous social biases and structures that impact and shape the experiences of all people, including our own staff and people supported. Among the many biases present in our society that shape our personal and professional experiences race, gender, sexual orientation, and gender expression are all factors that can present hurdles. As such, Rising Ground is committed to being an anti-racist and inclusive organization that will actively strive to overcome both systemic and interpersonal biases that perpetuate oppression.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

It is the policy of Rising Ground that the Agency wholly complies with equal treatment of all

employees and applicants for employment without unlawful discrimination as to an individual’s

perceived or actual race, creed, color, national origin, alienate, citizenship status, gender, gender

identity, age, disability, marital status, partnership status, sexual orientation, ethnicity, religion, or

veteran status in all employment decisions, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring,

compensation, training and apprenticeship, promotion, upgrading, demotion, downgrading, transfer, layoff and termination and all other terms and conditions of employment.