Intensive Case Manager
About The Position
Under the direction of the Senior Manager of Health and Wellbeing and Senior Health Services Coordinator, the Intensive Case Manager is responsible for the direct service provision of Preferred Communities Services to refugee clients. The caseload of the Intensive Case Manager will focus on clients with special vulnerabilities, including single parents, youth, elderly, physical and mental health needs, LGBTQI clients, and other special needs clients. The position will involve frequent in-person work in the field. The position requires access to transportation and ability to work early morning and evening hours.
Requirements
- Minimum of one year experience in case management, social work, or human services field
- A personal passion to assist refugees and immigrants with their efforts to gain and maintain self-sufficiency
- Ability to handle volume of detail involving confidential information and requiring execution of assignments without close supervision
- Ability to build rapport with diverse communities
- Flexibility and ability to problem-solve
- Ability to work in a team to achieve goals
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to effectively work remotely and utilize technology platforms including Zoom
- Availability for evening, weekend, and early-morning appointments as needed
- Driver’s license, good driving record, and access to reliable personal vehicle required. This position involves frequent use of personal and agency vehicles to transport clients/field work.
Nice To Haves
- Proficiency in refugee languages preferred (Kinyarwanda, Swahili, Arabic, Farsi, Spanish, Chin, Burmese, French, Tigrinya)
Responsibilities
- Recruits Preferred Communities-eligible clients from internal and external partners
- Conducts intake, orientation, and needs assessment with each client and develop individualized self-sufficiency plan
- Completes semi-annual assessments for self-sufficiency for each client
- Coordinates logistics for new arrivals eligible for Preferred Communities program
- Direct service delivery of intensive case management services, including referrals to community resources, transporting clients to appointments, benefits applications, and advocacy with community partners
- Liaises with other service providers to ensure coordinated service delivery to clients
- Builds and maintains relationships with community partners to ensure viable referral opportunities for Preferred Communities clients
- Maintains regular contact with each client throughout the Preferred Communities program term (minimum of once every 30 days)
- Ensures interpretation is available to clients throughout service period
- Coordinates delivery of quarterly workshops on Preferred Communities-related topics
- Completes case-related paperwork, and maintains up-to-date case note log in extendedReach database
- Assist in preparing monthly, quarterly and semi-annual reports
- Attend all required meetings and trainings
- Ability to work early mornings, nights and weekends when needed
- Other duties as assigned
Benefits
- Employer contributes to medical, dental and vision insurance
- Employer pays life and disability insurance
- Fifteen (15) paid holidays
- Generous paid time off policy
- Employee has the option to contribute to 401(k) with employer match
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
