Bamboohr-posted 3 days ago
Full-time • Entry Level
Onsite • Chicago, IL
1,001-5,000 employees

Heartland Alliance International (HAI) comprises nearly a dozen country offices implementing programs on a broad range of human rights issues globally, as well as the Chicago-based Marjorie Kovler Center for the Treatment of Survivors of Torture, which serves individuals from more than 60 countries. HAI has significant expertise in the fields of trauma-informed mental health care and access to justice for survivors of rights abuses. It is also an industry leader in access to high quality and stigma-free health care. Across all its programs, HAI promotes progressive, innovative approaches to human rights protections and gender equality. The Marjorie Kovler Center is a Chicago-based program of Heartland Alliance International. Since 1987, the Kovler Center has provided survivors of torture with opportunities to heal, access justice, and rebuild their lives with dignity. Today, the Kovler Center is an expert leader in trauma-informed care for survivors of torture and serves as a trusted resource of integrated treatment and services to reach vulnerable populations - asylee, immigrant and refugee adults, children and families, unaccompanied minors, survivors of forced displacement and trafficking, and immigrant and refugee survivors of crime once in the US. The Kovler Center also trains and educates service providers locally and globally and advocates for the end of torture worldwide. Summary: The Case Manager accurately updates and organizes records after every client visit to ensure there are no undocumented breaks between treatments or visits. They answer questions about benefits available to individuals or refer them to the correct organization for help. The Case Manager discusses benefits like Medicaid, childcare, food stamps, housekeeping, sanitation, and money management to determine needs. They assist individuals in making referrals for various services, including legal, psychiatry, therapy, employment, education, massage/acupuncture, primary care, dentistry, and Medical and Psychological Forensic Evaluations. The Case Manager builds and maintains relationships with partner agencies and performs outreach for more resources and connections in the community. They meet weekly with supervisors to brainstorm and develop ways to improve programs for individual families within the community and determine better ways to serve participants. The Case Manager interviews family members or individuals to obtain a complete family history to more closely determine which services are appropriate and needed. They participate in group activities daily and attend regular internal meetings with the team and external meetings as appropriate. Other duties may be assigned.

  • The Case Manager keeps accurate updates and organizes records after every client visit to ensure there are no undocumented breaks between treatments or visits.
  • They answer questions about benefits available to individuals or refer them to the correct organization for help.
  • The Case Manager discusses benefits like Medicaid, childcare, food stamps, housekeeping, sanitation, and money management to determine needs.
  • They assist individuals in making referrals for various services, including legal, psychiatry, therapy, employment, education, massage/acupuncture, primary care, dentistry, and Medical and Psychological Forensic Evaluations.
  • The Case Manager builds and maintains relationships with partner agencies and performs outreach for more resources and connections in the community.
  • They meet weekly with supervisors to brainstorm and develop ways to improve programs for individual families within the community and determine better ways to serve participants.
  • The Case Manager interviews family members or individuals to obtain a complete family history to more closely determine which services are appropriate and needed.
  • They participate in group activities daily and attend regular internal meetings with the team and external meetings as appropriate.
  • Other duties may be assigned.
  • To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
  • The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
  • Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
  • This position requires an associate degree, although higher education may be valuable.
  • The Case Manager should be comfortable communicating with clients, their families, and leadership teams.
  • The position requires working in-person from 8:30-5:00.
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills.
  • Demonstrated competency in public speaking and strong interpersonal skills required.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office, Internet Explorer, Outlook/Exchange, Windows operating systems.
  • Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
  • Demonstrated commitment to anti-racism principles and the ability to apply an anti-racist lens to program design, implementation, and evaluation.
  • Demonstrated commitment to the principles of diversity, equity, and inclusion.
  • Demonstrates cultural humility, with a deep understanding of Afghan culture, traditions, and migration experience.
  • Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
  • Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
  • Fluency in a second language is preferred, with French being particularly desirable.
  • Credit may be given towards years of experience if a degree higher than a Bachelor's Degree is attained.
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