Work Experience Case Manager

Looking Glass Community Services; Eugene (OR); On-site; USD 27,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k) options

PTO accrual

Job summary

Looking Glass Community Services is hiring a Work Experience Case Manager to join our agency in Eugene, Oregon. You will identify host worksites for subsidized employment, coordinate support services, and provide ongoing case management to youth and young adults from low-income backgrounds.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree, at least one year in job placement or employment services, youth experience, and a valid Oregon driver’s license. Working hours are 8:00 a.m.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• One year experience in job placement or employment services and at least one year of youth-related experience.
• Availability: 8a - 4p Monday - Friday.
• Valid Oregon Driver's License with insurability.

Responsibilities

• Identify host worksites for subsidized employment opportunities.
• Coordinate support services for participants.
• Provide ongoing case management to at-risk youth and young adults (ages 14-24) from low-income backgrounds.

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Looking Glass is Hiring a Work Experience Case Manager to Join Our Agency!

OVERVIEW OF RESPONSIBILITIES:

As the Work Experience Case Manager, you will be responsible for identifying host worksites for subsidized employment opportunities, coordinating support services, and completing ongoing case management services to at-risk youth and young adults, ages 14-24 years of age, from low-income backgrounds with barriers to success.

ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS:

• Education: Bachelor's degree
• Experience: One year experience working in job placement or employment services and at least one year of youth-related experience.
• Availability: 8a - 4p Monday - Friday
• Certifications/Licenses: Valid Oregon Driver's License, acceptable record, and insurability under Agency's auto insurance.

For more information on the Work Experience Case Manager Position, you can download the full job description below.

Compensation & Benefits

In order to hire and retain employees who truly share our mission to "build a better future for youth, adults, and families", we offer competitive benefits, compensation, a generous PTO accrual rate, and a positive work culture.

• Wage: $24/hour
• The benefits package includes medical, dental, vision, 401(k) options, and more!
• Paid Time Off (PTO) accrual rate starts at 0.1039 hours/hour worked, which is ~18.01 hours per month, equivalent to 5.4 weeks/year in the first year of employment.
  • PTO accrual rate increases with tenure at the agency.
• Paid in-depth training to ensure a successful transition into the agency and position.

People who succeed in this role have a passion for helping youth and are able to relate to teens from all different backgrounds, values, and cultures. You must be a positive youth mentor and role model who can demonstrate strong boundaries. You must be able to maintain confidentiality and handle stressful situations.

Looking Glass is committed to recruiting employees who reflect the diversity of our community and the youth and families we serve. We value providing the highest level of quality services to our clients and we are committed to the pursuit of cultural awareness. We believe in the abilities of individuals and systems that respond respectfully and effectively to people of all cultures, classes, races, ethnic backgrounds, religions, sexual orientations, genders, and abilities in a manner that recognizes, affirms, and values the worth of individuals, families, and their communities and protects and preserves the dignity of each.

Our workforce and clientele represent a diverse set of people from all walks of life. As such, we are committed to fostering, cultivating, and preserving a culture of diversity and inclusion in the agency. All staff must embody and represent these, and other, Looking Glass agency values.

Looking Glass Community Services has provided crucial services to Lane County youth and families since 1970!

In compliance with applicable laws and licensing requirements, Looking Glass Human Resources Department conducts a background check on all new employees, non-paid staff (volunteers and interns), and existing staff as required. This is completed by the Background Check Unit with the State of Oregon per the Oregon Administrative Rules.

For more information on your responsibilities and obligations with a background check that is processed by the DHS Background Check Unit, please refer to the ORCHARDS background check system on their government website.