Case Manager

ProJeCt of Easton; Easton (Northampton County); On-site; USD 49,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

ProJeCt of Easton in Easton, PA is seeking a full-time Case Manager to help people move from a shutoff notice or pantry shortage to a next step they can use. The role connects emergency assistance, housing and utility help, literacy, youth services, and the food pantry with trauma-informed case management.

You will assess needs, build service plans, and coordinate with landlords and partners to unblock problems, while documenting notes for audits and ensuring referrals are followed through.

Qualifications

• Must have an associate degree or equivalent case management experience.
• Follow through on plans, referrals and files.

Responsibilities

• Assess needs and build a service plan and update as life changes.
• Help people apply for rental, heating, and utility assistance.
• Navigate SNAP, Medicaid, LIHEAP, housing, jobs, transportation, and healthcare, then hand off inside ProJeCt.
• Work with landlords, utilities, and partners to unblock a specific problem.
• Support adult learners, families, and Out-of-School Youth when assigned.
• Write case notes the same day and keep funder files audit-ready.

Education

Associate degree in human services, social work, psychology, education, or related field

Job description

$49,000 to $54,000 in Easton, PA.

Help people move from a shutoff notice, an empty pantry, or a stalled plan to a next step they can use. ProJeCt of Easton is hiring a full-time Case Manager.

We help people help themselves. You will connect emergency assistance, housing and utility help, adult and family literacy, youth services, and the food pantry. The work is strengths-based and trauma-informed, with a real caseload and supervision from the Director of Programs.

What you will do:

• Assess needs and build a service plan you update as life changes.
• Help people apply for rental, heating, and utility assistance before missing paperwork becomes a denial.
• Navigate SNAP, Medicaid, LIHEAP, housing, jobs, transportation, and healthcare, then hand off inside ProJeCt.
• Work with landlords, utilities, and partners to unblock a specific problem.
• Support adult learners, families, and, when assigned, Out-of-School Youth.
• Write case notes the same day and keep funder files audit-ready.

You bring an associate degree in human services, social work, psychology, education, or a related field, or equivalent case management experience, and you follow through on plans, referrals, and files.

Helpful, not required:

housing or utility assistance experience, bilingual English/Spanish, and a driver's license.

Pay and growth:

$49,000 to $54,000 a year (about $25.00 to $27.00 an hour). Paid time off, 12 paid holidays, health, dental, and vision insurance, a retirement account, and paid training.

Full-time in Easton, mostly weekday hours. Some partner meetings may fall outside a standard day.

How we hire

We review applications as they arrive and contact selected candidates to speak with the hiring manager. Spanish is preferred, not required.

ProJeCt of Easton is an equal opportunity employer.

All applicants will be required to take and pass a drug screen prior to hiring.