Starting Salary: $60,833

Job Type: Full Time, Non-Exempt

Work Schedule: Mondays through Fridays from 8:30 am to 5 pm

On Call: Mondays through Thursday, teams rotate every 4-5 weeks, no weekends

Locations: 

CUA 2 - 1900 N 9th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19122

CUA 5 - 3300 Henry Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19129

ABOUT APM & CUA

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.  

Do you have have a passion to help improve the safety, stability and well-being of children and their families? APM CUA is looking for compassionate and committed social workers who want to create long-lasting impacts in the lives of children and families. CUA stands for Community Umbrella Agency. APM CUA 2 services the Lower Eastern North region and CUA 5 services the Logan/Olney region. 

JOB SUMMARY

As a Social Worker, part of your job is:

• Reviews case record for clients and family's profile, socio-economic history, previous treatment and service experiences, and/or special problems and family history, financial and social problems, individual perspectives and perceptions.
• Develops service plan to provide a variety of social services referrals and to define goals and objectives; determines need for social, behavioral, medical and/or psychological services; provides individual or family counseling as needed; makes referrals to a variety of support agencies; monitors individual and family progress, cooperation, and acceptance of services.
• Plans for the appropriate placement of individuals in a kinship or family foster home, care program, facility or institution; interviews prospective applicants, clients and providers; orients participants in program's goals and objectives, roles and responsibilities of various parties, and legal ramifications; arranges for any medical or psychiatric treatment prior to placement.
• Monitors and evaluates activities of agencies contracted to provide a variety of social services; visits and inspects direct placement to evaluate progress, and/or problems of client; prepares and discusses written evaluations of agency; finds alternative placement for client when warranted; recommends services provided to client by agency be terminated.
• Initiates court action when appropriate and prepare necessary documents.
• Obtains a minimum of twenty (20) hours of training per fiscal year.
• Participate in case conferences, school conferences, all teaming conferences and court appearances with the family as requested as well as any inter disciplinary meetings deemed necessary to support movement of the case.
• Provision of family prevention and intervention services to assess the potential for a minimum standard of parenting, as well as rehabilitating and stabilizing family relationships.
• Provision of on-call services in cases of emergency and on a rotational basis as required by APM CUA protocol.

BENEFITS

• Health Insurance through Independence Administrators or $100/moth reimbursement with proof of current insurance
• Vision and Dental Plans through SunLife
• Basic Life Insurance (100% Employer Funded)
• 403B Retirement Plan with Company Contribution
• Flexible Spending Accounts for Health, Childcare, and Public Transportation expenses
• Employee Assistance Program including free counseling, trainings, webinars, and other resources
• Could be eligible for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program as APM is a non-profit
• Voluntary Plans include Accident, Critical Illness, and Hospital Indemnity
• Short-term and Long-term Disabilities
• Employee Referral Program
• 20 Days of Paid Time Off include Illness, Vacation, Appointments, and Emergencies
• 12 Days of Paid Holidays
• Use of company vehicle for transportation of children in our care
• Convenient parking with parking pass (CUA 5 location)
• Mileage Reimbursement

What Skills and Qualifications Do We Ask From You?

• Education: Completed Bachelor’s Degree in a Social Work or a related field such as Sociology, Psychology, Theology, Education, Criminal Justice or Public Health Administration.
• Experience: At least 2 years in Human Services preferred but not required
• Valid Driver’s License with a clean Driving Record

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. 

If hired, you will be asked to submit FBI results, Criminal Record clearance, Child Abuse clearance, and Medical Exam and TB test results along with other documents.