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ABOUT APM
Asociación Puertorriqueños en Marcha (APM) has been helping families achieve their greatest potential since 1970 by providing early childhood education, foster care & adoption, child welfare, mental & behavioral health, community and economic development, housing, community school services, and violence intervention services to the North Philadelphia communities. CUA stands for Community Umbrella Agency. APM CUA 2 services the Lower Eastern North region and CUA 5 services the Logan/Olney region.
Locations:
CUA 2 - 1900 N 9th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19122CUA 5 - 3300 Henry Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19129
WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU?
- Starting salary at $52,691.00
- Health Insurance or $100 per month with proof of current Health Insurance
- Vision, Dental, and Life Insurances
- Retirement Plan with company contribution
- Flexible Spending Accounts for health, child care, and public transportation expenses
- Short-term and long-term disability
- Employee Assistance Program including free counseling, trainings, webinars, and other resources
- Use of company vehicle for transportation of children in our care
- Convenient parking with parking pass (CUA 5 location)
- Mileage Reimbursement
- Referral Program
- Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)
- 20 Days of Paid Time Off
- 12 Days of Paid Holidays
- Other voluntary benefits
JOB SUMMARY
The CUA Outcome Specialist works to support the Case Management Team in helping families achieve Single Case Plan goals and move towards safe, timely case closure. This position involves working closely with all members of the assigned case management team; with children, biological families, and resource families; and with external agencies and partners.
Some of the duties and responsibilities are:
- Function as part of the larger CUA team responsible for achieving the target goals of improving safety, permanency, and well-being of children, youth, and families.
- Provide home and community life skills education and intervention services to children, youth, and their caregivers toward ensuring family stabilization, reunification, or other permanency.
- Participate in Family Team Conferences when necessary.
- Attend Court Hearings as needed but never in lieu of the CUA Case Manager.
- Conduct regularly scheduled visits to assigned families and to establish and maintain a trusting relationship with families using a strengths-based approach.
- Work as part of the CUA Support Team toward achieving the objectives as established in the Single Case Plan (SCP).
- Facilitate safe case closure for in home service cases.
- Facilitate reunification or other permanency by, assisting the case manager as it relates to permanency opportunities, tracking and managing movement of cases through the permanency process and supporting with court preparation.
- Supervise visits when necessary.
- Assist with transportation when necessary
- Completing referrals and follow-ups as needed.
- Provision of on-call services in cases of emergency and on a rotational basis as required by APM CUA protocol
Requirements
- Education: Must have completed a Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work, Sociology, Psychology, Criminal Justice, or a related field
- Experience: Two (2) or more years of work and/or internship experience required
- Valid Driver's License
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Strong organizational skills
- Experience in outreach activities, through volunteerism or another source
- Sound judgment, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills are essential
APM is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status. (PM21) Salary DescriptionStarting salary at $52,691.00
