The Safer Foundation is a social service provider to individuals with arrest and conviction records. Through a full range of services, including case management, educational instruction and advocacy, we focus on preparing individuals for the world of work by helping them find and keep productive and meaningful employment
General Summary:
An Intensive Case Manager (ICM) at Safer Foundation is responsible for determining potential clients' eligibility/suitability for services, conduct the enrollment process, and provide case management services during program enrollment and follow-up. These services include but are not limited to supporting program recruitment efforts, conducting assessments, assisting with client barriers, and providing wrap-around and supportive services to prospective clients with arrest, and conviction records. The case manager will help clients identify training and/or employment goals that will potentially help the client obtain and sustain meaningful employment. He/she acts as a coach and trainer for Safer clients enrolled in the Clean Jobs Network Program. The ICM provides effective, comprehensive, and holistic services to each client on his/her assigned caseload. This position works across agency departments and assists in recruiting for training and career pathways related to the Clean Jobs Network Program.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Stakeholder Interface and Service:
• Adheres to all federal, state, and local requirements to maintain the confidentiality of clients' personal information
• Maintain engagement once enrolled, to ensure clients remain engaged and are contacted according to their individual needs and program requirements
• Provide counseling aligned with Safer Skills training specifically designed for justice-involved individuals
• Offer available high-demand occupational training to eligible clients, providing support and access to wrap-around services as needed for client success
• Work one-on-one with clients to address issues that arise during programming that threaten clients' suitability for services
• Refer job-ready candidates to the Job Developers, working closely with both parties to ensure job placement success and retention
• Administer contextualized SST (Safer Skills Training) and various assessments such as Work Keys
• Collaborate/refer as needed with other Safer programs to add success of the client well-being and outcomes
• Other duties as assigned
Stakeholder Outreach and Recruitment:
• Conduct potential client prescreening and preliminary assessment to determine eligibility/suitability for the program
• Verify clients’ training enrollment, attendance, progress, and milestones with training instructors
• Act as liaison between training instructors and clients to assist in resolving problems as they arise, involving the program manager if needed
• Provide intensive retention follow-up for working clients through weekly contact at 30, 90, 180 and 365 days of employment
Tracking, Document, and Reporting:
• Collect required items, documents, and programmatic assessments needed for program enrollment; utilizing items to complete the client intake/registration and enrollment process
• Create, maintain, and update client Audit-Ready hard files following Safer’s Quality Assurance protocol; while documenting all client activities by case notes via electronic database(s)
• Develop Individual Employment Plans with clients documenting barriers and creating plans to accomplish short and long-term goals identified
• Provide reports requested to show program metrics, demographics, services, and other areas related to a specific grant(s) and project(s)
Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
• Knowledge of the needs of people with arrest and conviction records, especially reentry populations and initiatives
• Knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests, learning and motivation
• Knowledge of group behavior and dynamics and societal trends and influences
• Demonstrated organizational and problem-solving skills
• Excellent verbal and written skills; able to effectively present information in individual or group settings
• Aptitude for client engagement and intensive case management
• Self-reliant, resourceful, and outcome-driven with the capability to function in a fast-paced, start-up environment
• Hands-on experience and self-sufficiency with Microsoft productivity tools, including Outlook (for email), Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel), and online collaboration tools (video conferencing, Zoom/Teams, messaging)
Education and Experience:
• Bachelors Degree in a related field (Social Work, Human Services, Psychology, etc.), or a minimum of 2 years of experience
• Previous experience in client services or case managing low-skilled low-income adults
• Proficiency with MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook) applications
Licenses and or Certifications:
• None required
Safer Foundation is a drug-free workplace
Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action/Minorities/Females/Veterans
www.saferfoundation.org
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