The Assigned Counsel Program of Erie County is always looking for new talent to join our growing team! Check out our current open positions
Interested in a position? Please send resumes to:
Hope Keilman
Chief Financial Officer/HR
Erie County Bar Association Aid to Indigent Prisoners Society Inc.
403 Main Street
Buffalo NY 14203
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Family Court Social Worker
Job Title: Family Court Social Worker
Department/Group: Family Court Division ACP
Directly Reports to: Yvonne A. Vertlieb, Esq.
Location: 403 Main Street, Suite 215, Brisbane Building, Buffalo, NY 14203
Travel Required: Some Travel Possible
Position Type: Full-Time
Level/Salary Range: $60,000.00
Job Description
• Work with Family Court panel members to coordinate services for Family Court clients particularly with custody, family offense/Domestic Violence matters and with some child welfare cases.
• Work directly with clients at the direction of the attorney in an interdisciplinary fashion.
• Obtain releases from the client in order to obtain information from service providers on the client/attorney’s behalf.
• Aid clients in the areas of mental health treatment, substance abuse treatment, housing, transportation, and any other issue as may arise in an attempt to successfully effect the disposition of a Family Court matter in favor of the client.
• Provide regular written reports to the client’s attorneys for their use in Court.
• Do home studies where appropriate
• Work on FCA Article 6 & 8 matters, but may at the discretion of the Family Court Deputy be assigned to other Family Court matters as well.
• Maintain a high caseload of clients to ensure appropriate services and referrals to places, which not only ensure best outcomes for clients, but comply with Court expectations.
• Maintain best practice and uses evidence based practices to empower clients.
• Abide by the NASW Code of Ethics.
• Maintain weekly case notes and keeps track of the number of services performed with clients on a weekly basis through an electronic platform.
Qualifications and Education Requirements
• The candidate for this position must be a Licensed Masters Social Worker with a degree from an accredited university.
• The candidate must maintain licensure throughout their time at the Assigned Counsel Program.
• The candidate must have at least one year experience in custody and family offense/Domestic Violence related work.
Preferred Skills
• The candidate for this position must absolutely be a self starter with an ability to formulate creative solutions to the problems that are endemic in child welfare and other Family Court matters.
• The candidate for this position must also have an excellent working knowledge of local service agencies, providers and programs.
• The candidate must work to seek out such new resources as may become available in an effort to best support the client to success.
• The candidate will work directly and personally with the clientele including making phone calls on the client’s behalf and/or accompanying the client to appointments where necessary.
• The candidate must demonstrate a commitment to working with the indigent.
• Experience in custody, family offenses, and child welfare matters greatly preferred.
• The position requires excellent skills in Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, and Microsoft Outlook.
• The candidate must also have excellent communication and writing skills.
• Bilingual and applicants that speak multiple languages are highly encouraged to apply
Additional Notes
• This position will be located primarily at the Erie County Family Court building, to provide support for clients and particularly with DV cases.
• The ACP program is seeking a dynamic driven individual who seeks to set the standard for interdisciplinary representation of the indigent in Erie County Family Court.