ODR Care Manager Specialist

Volunteers of America Los Angeles; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; Full time

Job summary

A leading nonprofit organization in Los Angeles is seeking an ODR Care Manager Specialist to provide critical care and support for individuals involved in the criminal justice system. This role offers an opportunity to make an impactful difference by coordinating services, facilitating support, and mentoring staff, while enjoying competitive hourly pay and comprehensive benefits.

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision benefits

Retirement benefits

Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• Minimum 1 year of experience as a case manager.
• Valid California driver's license and reliable transportation.
• Ability to pass background checks.

Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive screenings and develop detailed plans for clients.
• Coordinate individualized care with service providers.
• Maintain records according to HIPAA and other regulations.

Skills

Client Advocacy

Crisis Management

Needs Assessment

Intervention Methods

Communication

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Social Work or related field

Job description

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VOALA

Helping Our Most Vulnerable Change Their Life Stories

About Us:

VOALA

Helping Our Most Vulnerable Change Their Life Stories

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: $27.48 - $28.93 Per Hour

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

Job Summary And Purpose

The Care Manager (Specialist) provides intensive care to program participants who have been, or are currently, involved with criminal justice system as well as suffering from co-occurring disorders, meeting participants at least weekly. The Care Manager (Specialist) is the primary point of contact to coordinate services and care for assigned clients, handling clients with the most complex cases of high acuity problems and co-morbidities. This position provides clients with the highest levels of acuity and co-morbidities individualized care through access to service linkages, counseling, treatment planning, and various crisis intervention methods in order to prepare individuals for further success

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 detailed plan to meet the high acuity needs, sets goals for the clients, and locates the resources needed to meet the goals.
• Provide service linkages and support systems to ensure identified needs are met.
• Coordinates individualized planning and follow-up with clients to meet short and long-term needs, tracks progress on meeting agreed upon goals.
• Conducts regular meetings with clients; consults with service team regarding progress of cases; records all services provided and case notes, maintaining confidentiality of client’s data in accordance with HIPAA and other relevant funder, local or state regulations.
• Facilitates support groups, and group education events.
• Provides crisis management, applying experience and through consistent communication with clients, provides intervention as needed
• Appears in court or other government agencies as advocate for clients relating to re-entry into society
• Mentors junior program staff members, participates in professional development events
• Other duties as may be assigned by Program Manager
  
  
  

ESSENTIAL DUTIES:

• Assessment: through individual meetings on a regular basis develop a detailed plan of action to meet client needs, set goals and find the necessary resources to meet those goals
• Ongoing meetings with clients, tracking progress, continuously evaluating client needs
• Coordinate Care with other service providers, connecting participants to appropriate services
• Advocacy for clients in court and before other agencies/community settings
• Facilitates Group support sessions and group education sessions for program participants
• Mentors program staff, participates in professional development events
• Maintains hard copy records and electronic files of all services provided to clients, following HIPAA and other related regulations
• Other duties as required and may be subject to change
  
  
  

Qualifications

REQUIREMENTS:

• Must be able to pass a fingerprint clearance, background check, including criminal history, personal references, employment and education verifications
• Must be able to pass Los Angeles Sherriff Department (LASD) background check
• Valid California driver's license and have reliable transportation
• Approval from Department of Health Services (DHS)
• TB Test
  
  
  

EDUCATION:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work or related field or a combination of education and relevant experience (four years’ total).
  
  
  

EXPERIENCE:

• Minimum 1 years of experience as a case manager
  
  
  

PREFERRED:

• Counseling Certification
• 2 years of experience working with target population
• Familiar with HMIS, electronic record-keeping
  
  
  

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.

This employer participates in E-Verify as required by the federal government and will provide the federal government with your Form 1-9 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 (OHS) 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.

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