Intake and Case Initiation Supervisor

ICF

7d • $74,090 - $125,954 • Remote

About The Position

The Intake and Case Initiation Coordinator Supervisor is responsible for leading coordinator-level intake, data, provider documentation, and case initiation functions for a federally funded legal services network serving unaccompanied children. The supervisor translates program and client requirements into practical workflows, monitors daily operations and quality, supports staff development, and coordinates with legal service providers, data and technology teams, and project leadership to ensure timely, consistent, confidential, and accountable case initiation.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in human services, social work, legal studies, public administration, public health, business administration, criminal justice, or a related field, with 2+ years of relevant experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 1+ years of experience supervising, leading, training, or coordinating the work of staff, contractors, volunteers, or cross-functional teams.
• Experience managing intake, referral, case coordination, provider coordination, customer support, program operations, data quality, or workflow implementation in a complex environment.
• Experience developing or improving procedures, desk guides, trackers, status reports, quality checks, training materials, or other operational documentation.
• Experience communicating operational status, staffing needs, risks, barriers, and process improvement recommendations to project leadership.
• Strong written and oral communication skills, sound judgment, and the ability to communicate effectively across teams, partners, tasks, and projects.
• Detail-oriented and organized, with demonstrated ability to assign work, manage multiple priorities, monitor deadlines, and resolve operational problems in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to supervise and develop staff, document expectations, provide constructive feedback, and support consistent team performance.
• Understanding of intake, referral, case initiation, provider coordination, data quality, workflow implementation, and continuous quality improvement processes.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, including Outlook, Word, Excel, Teams, and SharePoint or comparable collaboration, tracking, and reporting tools.
• Ability to protect sensitive information and ensure compliance with confidentiality, data privacy, information security, and client-specific requirements.
• Collaborative, adaptable, and solutions-oriented team leader who can work effectively as requirements and implementation needs evolve.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in federally funded, grant-funded, public-sector, legal services, immigrant or refugee services, child welfare, juvenile justice, healthcare, behavioral health, or other human services programs is preferred.
• Familiarity with ORR programs, unaccompanied children, immigration legal services, provider networks, or service continuity after release is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day intake and case initiation operations, including work assignment, queue monitoring, case initiation tracking, data quality review, and follow-up on missing or inconsistent information.
• Supervise, coach, and support coordinator-level staff responsible for intake forms, data entry protocols, case initiation steps, trackers, provider handoffs, and operational documentation.
• Develop, document, implement, and continuously improve standard operating procedures, checklists, desk guides, templates, escalation rules, and quality review routines.
• Coordinate with network management, legal service providers, facilities, data and workflow teams, training and communications staff, and project leadership to support consistent case movement from referral through initiation and handoff.
• Monitor case volume, queue status, case aging, assignment status, documentation completeness, service continuity indicators, staffing capacity, and other operational measures; prepare concise updates, risks, and recommendations for leadership.
• Review coordinator work for accuracy, completeness, timeliness, confidentiality, and adherence to approved procedures; provide feedback, training, and corrective coaching as needed.
• Serve as the first-line escalation point for complex intake questions, provider data gaps, urgent case initiation needs, unusual workflow barriers, and matters requiring leadership or client review.
• Support provider vetting and onboarding by overseeing documentation tracking, completeness checks, training status, roster maintenance, and escalation of missing credentials or approvals.
• Partner with data and technology teams to maintain effective interim tracking tools and prepare workflows for transition into the longer-term case management solution.
• Attend and facilitate meetings to strengthen collaboration, resolve operational barriers, clarify decisions, and support effective communication across project teams and partners.
• Promote accountability, responsiveness, confidentiality, equity, trauma-informed engagement, and continuous quality improvement in all intake and case initiation activities.
• Perform other supervisory, operational, documentation, and implementation support duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Reasonable Accommodations are available, including, but not limited to, for disabled veterans, individuals with disabilities, and individuals with sincerely held religious beliefs, in all phases of the application and employment process.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level