Social Worker — Unaccompanied Children Services

Job overview

The Social Worker role is remote, with the position located in New York, New Jersey, or the Baltimore/Washington, DC metro areas, and requires up to 50% travel. Starting pay is $77,657.08 per year and may change based on experience, education, and cost of living. The role supports USCRI’s Home Study and Post Release Services department and its work with refugees and immigrants. The social worker provides culturally and linguistically appropriate clinical case management for unaccompanied children and their sponsors. Through assessments, case planning, safety monitoring, referrals, advocacy, and stakeholder coordination, the role helps children access services and supports safe placements and family needs.

What you'll do

• Provide clinical case management for unaccompanied children with significant needs
• carry 5–10 Enhanced Post Release Services cases
• conduct brief clinical interventions as needed
• complete needs assessments and case plans
• maintain records under USCRI and ORR policies
• provide information, referrals, outreach, advocacy, and support
• assess placement safety through calls, interviews, and home visits
• build local legal and service-provider networks
• track progress
• coordinate with stakeholders
• participate in training and communication sessions.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

social worker

unaccompanied children

remote

new york

new jersey

baltimore-washington metro

uscri

clinical case management

child welfare

post release services

spanish required

up to 50% travel

$77,657.08 starting pay

refugee and immigrant services

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Health, dental, vision, and life insurance
• disability coverage
• 401(k) with a USCRI contribution
• employer covers 85% of medical, dental, and vision premiums for employees and dependents.

Why this role

Spanish fluency is required; position requires up to 50% long-distance travel with limited notice. Master’s degree with progressive experience or bachelor’s degree with extensive clinical experience is specified; graduate-level licensure is preferred.

About the employer

USCRI is hiring for this role. Industry: Other Individual and Family Services. Sector: 62.