CASA Manager

Court Appointed Special Advocate Program Manager

Provide leadership, management, and strategic direction for the Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) Program serving Umatilla and Morrow Counties. The CASA Program Manager is responsible for volunteer recruitment, onboarding, training, support, retention, community outreach, fundraising support, program administration, and ensuring quality advocacy services for children involved in the child welfare system. The position serves as the primary ambassador for the CASA program and works collaboratively with courts, community partners, volunteers, donors, and agency leadership to strengthen and sustain the program.

• Volunteer Recruitment, Onboarding, and Support
• Community Outreach and Fundraising Support
• CASA Case Management and Child Advocacy
• Program Administration and Development
• Staff Leadership and Professional Development
• General Staff Responsibilities

• Preferred-BA in Social Services, Social Work, Sociology, or a related field
• AA in Social Services, Social work, Sociology or a related field

• One year of experience in social work preferred
• Supervisory experience (preferred)
• Strong skills in volunteer management, program planning, and child advocacy
• Knowledge and understanding of child abuse and neglect, trauma, and child welfare systems (preferred)
• Requires effective interpersonal and oral communication skills for supervisory duties
• Must be detail-oriented and possess excellent organizational and analytical skills with the ability to research best practices and compliance guidance, complete work accurately, meet deadlines, and follow through on job duties and projects
• Requires the ability to use abstract reasoning, problem-solving, planning, and analytical skills
• Community service experience (preferred)
• Ability to coordinate and/or conduct training sessions (preferred)
• Multi-cultural experience (preferred)
• Administrative background (preferred)
• Knowledge of risk/protective factors model and substance abuse prevention (preferred)
• Adequate means of transportation
• Desire to work with low-income children and their families

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to:

• Observe, compare, and monitor behaviors, records, and data to determine compliance with prescribed standards
• Comprehend, analyze, and make inferences and references from written material
• Lift and move heavy and/or bulky objects up to 50 lbs.
• Sit for long periods of time with a keyboard and do data entry at a computer.
• Occasionally required to stand, use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms.
• Frequently required to drive, walk and climb stairs in the office and in a variety of community-based and home settings.
• Occasional filing is required. This would require the ability to lift files, open filing cabinets, and bend as necessary;
• Produce written documentation with clearly organized thoughts using proper sentence construction, punctuation, and grammar.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

• The work environment includes indoor office environments or comparable spaces and community spaces, with some exposure to outdoor weather when traveling between sites. The noise level varies by site and meeting.
• Job tasks are performed in close physical proximity to other people

Apply safe practices in the performance of duties

• Reporting unsafe or hazardous working conditions and/or any injury immediately
• Complying with Agency safety standards
• Participate in emergency drills
• Promote a culture of safe environments in the workplace

• Current enrollment in the Child Care Licensing Division's Central Background Registry
• Current physical examination, drug screen, and TB screen documentation prior to hire
• Ability to drive a private or Agency vehicle; must possess a valid driver's license and personal automobile or provide a plan that will allow fulfillment of position requirements. A DMV Record check will be conducted prior to hire.
• Desire to work with low-income children and their families
• Communicate effectively with staff, families, children, and the public using the telephone and in face-to-face, one-to-one, and in group settings
• Fluent in English both verbally and written

The job description does not constitute an employment agreement between the employer and the employee and is subject to change by the employer as the needs of the employer and requirements of the job change.

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