Family Case Manager

Family Case Manager

Children's Place Association – Chicago, IL 60651

Pay: $40,000 – $42,500 per year

Summary
The Family Case Manager provides advocacy, case coordination, planning, facilitation, linkages, and referrals for clients in accordance with funding requirements and agency policy. The focus of the position is to identify client needs and coordinate provision of services within the agency and through other providers, ensuring both quality of service and efficient use of agency resources. Interventions include intensive case management, home visits, collateral phone calls, and documentation in required databases in a timely manner.

• Provides community-based intensive case management services to families residing in the agency’s permanent supportive housing programs, including scattered site and at West Humboldt Place.
• Develops and implements a written service plan with each client, reassessing and updating as needed to meet funding source requirements and case management best practices.
• Assesses clients for income and other entitlements; provides referrals and linkage to community resources including food pantries, benefits entitlements, health care and education services.
• Provides advocacy and other supportive services as needed for adults and their children to ensure successful achievement of stated service plan goals.
• Completes psychosocial assessments for assigned caseload and implements services plans in collaboration with the Supportive Housing Program Supervisor.
• Assists clients with employment searches, educational pursuits, training opportunities and other activities toward achievement of stated goals. Accompanies clients as requested to support in accessing community resources.
• Co‑leads, co‑facilitates and/or plans client family nights, counseling groups, and after school children’s programming as requested.
• Completes or assists in the completion of program‑related documentation, forms, paperwork and reports as required, including those for SHPA, HOPWA and other funders.
• Provides crisis intervention for clients as needed.
• Participates in staffing and encourages client involvement in the process.
• Reports immediately to the Supportive Housing Program Supervisor or Chief Program Officer any existing or potential abuse of any client as well as any impairment of a client that would negatively affect services.
• Informs the Supportive Housing Program Supervisor or Chief Program Officer of any change in or concern about the status of any assigned client or parent to maintain services.
• Maintains updated information on changes in public benefits programs and/or laws that are relevant to clients.
• Provides for continuum of care for all clients during time periods away from the office, including vacations and sick leave; ensures all resources will be available to clients, regardless of length of time away.
• Participates in Children’s Place quality assurance initiatives as needed and appropriate to improve service quality and ensure compliance with licensing, accreditation and contractual standards.
• Performs other duties as necessary to meet new funding requirements or as assigned by the Supportive Housing Program Supervisor and/or Chief Program Officer.

• Bachelor’s degree in Social Work, Psychology, Human Services, or related field required;
  Master’s degree preferred.
• Minimum of 1 year case management experience required; experience conducting home visits preferred.
• Broad knowledge of community resources, networking, and/or home care required.
• Must have a valid Illinois driver’s license and appropriate auto insurance.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills required. Bilingual (English/Spanish) written and verbal communication skills preferred.

Employees shall respect the diversity of all individuals (clients, co‑workers, stakeholders) and refrain from any form of discrimination and/or harassment based on religious, marital, ethnic, racial, gender, sexual orientation or other differences. Employees share the responsibility of creating and maintaining a welcoming and supportive work environment.

Stands, walks, sits, crouches; sees; hears and listens; clear speech; touches; lifts and carries children up to 35 pounds; drives.

Noise level moderate. Work involves verbal contact with others and face‑to‑face contact; working inside.