ODR Care Manager Generalist

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: $24.99 - $26.30 Per Hour

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

JOB SUMMARY AND PURPOSE

The Care Manager (Generalist) 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 is the primary point of contact to coordinate services and care for assigned clients. 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.

• Appears in court or other government agencies as advocate for clients relating to re-entry into society

• Other duties as may be assigned by Program Manager

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 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

• 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

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

• 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.

• Must meet funder approval

EDUCATION:

• Bachelor’s Degree (Social Work or related)

• Or A combination of education and relevant experience (4 years)

EXPERIENCE:

• At least 1-year case management experience (in addition to the education requirement – a total of 5 years education and experience) in homelessness, addictions, under-served, and/or prison re-entry program care – high acuity clients with co-morbidities

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• 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 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.