Case Manager Specialist

Volunteers of America Los Angeles; United States; On-site; USD 33,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

Retirement benefits

Job summary

Volunteers of America Los Angeles (VOALA) seeks a Case Manager Specialist I to provide intensive case management to eligible clients, meeting weekly. You are the primary contact to coordinate services, and you will handle a caseload across housing, health, education, and social supports.

On-site work is required; you will drive to client meetings and home visits, document plans, and advocate for clients before agencies.

Qualifications

• Associate’s degree in social work or related field.
• Completion of VOALA Case Management training within 6 months of hire.
• Fingerprint clearance and background checks required.
• Valid California Driver’s license with reliable vehicle.

Responsibilities

• Screen and assess clients to build a case plan.
• Provide service linkages and support to meet needs.
• Coordinate care and case management for caseload.
• Coordinate planning with clients to meet needs.
• Coordinate case conferences with clients and team.
• Drive to client meetings and home visits.
• Advocate for clients before agencies.
• Facilitate group education and document sessions.

Skills

Case management

Interpersonal skills

Documentation

Driving to visits

Education

Associate’s Degree in Social Work

Case Management training program

Job description

VOALA

About Us

Volunteers of America is a non‑profit human services organization committed to serving people in need, strengthening families, and building communities. VOALA provides a variety of social services to Los Angeles area communities such as Head Start programs, Upward Bound college prep programs, veterans’ services, homeless shelters, low‑income housing program as well as drug and alcohol rehabilitation. Learn more at www.voala.org.

PAY RATE

$23.98 - $25.24 Per Hour

BENEFITS

VOALA offers competitive medical, dental, vision and retirement benefits.

Job Summary And Purpose

The Case Manager Specialist I provides intensive case management services to eligible clients, meeting participants at least weekly. The Case Manager is the primary point of contact to coordinate services and care for assigned clients. Each Case Manager handles a caseload of individuals in need of a wide variety of human services resources and provides the full range of services available.

Duties And Responsibilities

• Conducts comprehensive screenings and assessments with individuals (or families) to collect functional, environmental, psycho-social, financial, employment, housing, educational, and health information, as appropriate, to develop a case plan.
• Provide service linkages and support systems to ensure identified needs are met.
• Care Coordination, Case Management of assigned case load, System and Housing Navigation
• Coordinates individualized planning with clients to meet short- and long-term needs.
• Coordinates case conferences with clients, consults with service team, monitors progress of clients on case plan, assists clients to meet the agreed upon goals.
• Must drive to client meetings and home visits on a regular basis
• Acts as advocate for client before judicial, community, social service, and administrative bodies as needed;
• Facilitates support groups and client participation as appropriate, Documents and chart group education sessions clearly and concisely.

Essential Ability Acknowledgement

Ability to work and deal with difficult, uncooperative, and potentially aggressive clients as VOALA serves the neediest of the needy in our programs, which may include clients with homelessness, mental illness, substance abuse, recently released from incarceration, and other challenges.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES

• Services for this position must be provided on-site. As a result, the position requires incumbents to report to work on-site each day of active employment.
• Assessment: through individual meetings on a regular basis and as part of Case Management team develop a detailed plan of action to meet the clients needs, set goals and find the necessary resources to meet those goals
• Coaching and Social Support - accompany participants to activities and services, facilitate group education sessions
• Coordinate Care and Case Management of assigned case load as part of team, connecting participants to appropriate services
• Advocacy for participants before other agencies/community settings
• Capacity Building - motivating participant progress
• Outreach and Engagement - Meet participants and bring into programs
• Other duties as required and may be subject to change

MANDATED REPORTER

As service providers to the underprivileged and vulnerable in our community, all employees are considered Mandated Reporters, and must report any instance of physical or sexual abuse to proper authorities.

Qualifications

REQUIREMENTS

• Must be able to pass a fingerprint clearance, background check, including criminal history, personal references, employment and education verifications
• Valid California Driver’s license and reliable vehicle in order to make home visits.
• Ability to perform under circumstances of possible emotional stress and conflicts dealing with difficult, uncooperative, and potentially aggressive clients as VOALA serves the neediest of the needy in our programs which may include clients with homelessness, mental-illness, substance abuse, recently released from incarceration and other challenges.

EDUCATION

• Associate’s Degree in Social Work or related field or a combination of education and relevant experience (two years’ total).
• Completion of VOALA Case Management training within 6 months of hire.

EXPERIENCE

• Minimum 1-year general experience in case management or similar social services role

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Counseling Certification
• 2 years of experience working with target population
• HMIS navigation

Equal Opportunity

Volunteers of America is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected Veteran Status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

E-Verify and Work Authorization

This employer participates in E-Verify as required by the federal government and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S. If E-Verify cannot confirm that you are authorized to work, this employer is required to give you written instructions and an opportunity to contact Department of Homeland Security (DHS) or Social Security Administration (SSA) so you can begin to resolve the issue before the employer can take any action against you, including terminating your employment.