Job Description
Job Description
Case Manager
Full-Time with Benefits, $22.50-$23.50 / hour
Supportive Services for Veteran Families
Emergency Practical Assistance Services of The Salvation Army
Position Overview : The position of Case Manager is assigned to be a part of our Supportive Services for Veteran Families Program here at The Salvation Army.
This is due to the need for this service here in our Community! This program is funded by the United States Department of Veteran Affairs.
As the Case Manager your role is to provide Intensive Case Management, offer Temporary Financial Assistance, and refer Legal Services to eligible households.
Case Manager's can be assigned up to and including 25 families within Onondaga County. Clients are assessed and referred to this program from our Agency Community Partner.
Position Details : This position is Full-time, 5-days per week, Non-Exempt / Hourly, $22.50-$23.50 / hour depending on education and experience.
Our employees do have access to our unique benefit offerings program after successful completion of the "Initial Employment Period".
We here at The Salvation Army offer a comprehensive and unique health benefit offering such as :
- Paid Holidays-15 days for 2024 depending on Employees work schedule
- Health Insurance- Medical / Dental / Vision, less than 10% contribution by employee
- Paid Time Off : Vacation, Sick, Personal
- FREE downtown covered parking on the premises
- On-Site Day Care Services at a discounted weekly rate
- Public Service Loan Forgiveness qualified Employer
- Tuition Remittance program after 6 months of employment
- Bereavement Counseling
- Free Will Preparation Service by an Attorney
- Christmas Bonus
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- LiveHealth On-line 24 / 7
- Insurance Plans : Short-term disability, Long-term disability, Voluntary Life & Supplemental
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES :
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Provide support, advocacy, and crisis intervention to individuals and families.
- Conduct intakes for clients referred to the program.
- Devise and implement individualized service plans and intervention strategies targeting all aspects of the individual / family system while utilizing client input.
- Identify needs not met by the Program and advocate on client’s behalf, connecting clients to community and mainstream resources as appropriate.
Coordinate services with other service providers to provide housing assistance in a timely and efficient manner.
Assist clients in accessing mainstream resources necessary and / or increasing income to stabilize their housing and building appropriate budgets to minimize risk of homelessness.
This may include transporting clients / families as needed.
- Provide Life Skills training (individual and group sessions) to assist clients with self-sufficiency.
- Conduct home visits and housing inspections in order to confirm that safe, affordable housing is obtained for the clients in this program.
- Ensure that client service information and financial paperwork is accurately completed and recorded in a timely manner.
Enter all client information into HMIS and conduct quarterly reviews of client’s progress.
- Actively participate in case conferences, employee team & service coordination meetings, supervisions, and assigned trainings.
- Verify tenancy with landlords initially and monitor as needed.
Education :
- Associates degree with up to 2 years of transferrable skills and experience is preferred.
- Bachelor’s degree in human services preferred. Equivalent education and experience will be considered.
- Experience with word processing, data base entry, internet and Microsoft Excel preferred.
- Professional position includes expectation that a flexible work schedule be maintained according to individual client needs including late afternoon / evening hours as needed.
- Must have strong time management skills and have the ability to work independently.
- Must have a NYS Driver's License that meets The Salvation Army insurance requirements.
- Must have regular access to private transportation during work hours.
Equal Opportunity Employer : The Salvation Army is an Equal Opportunity Employer and committed to providing a respectful environment for all applicants and employees that is free from unlawful discrimination or harassment based on age, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, marital status, disability, citizenship, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Company Description
Our Motivation
Doing the Most Good - In these four words - to feed, to clothe, to comfort, to care.To rebuild broken homes and broken lives.
By walking with the addicted, we can lead them to recovery. In fighting hunger and poverty, we can feed and nurture the spirit.
And, in living and sharing the Christian Gospel by meeting tangible needs, we give the world a lasting display of the love behind our beliefs.
About The Empire State Division
The Empire State Division of The Salvation Army covers 48 counties in upstate New York and one city in Pennsylvania (Sayre, Pa.
Our annual Red Kettle Campaign in November and December helps our 40 community and worship centers, service areas in Buffalo, Rochester and Syracuse and 139 volunteer-driven service units raise funds that remain in each community to help those in need
The Salvation Army operates 7,546 centers in communities across the United States. These include food distribution, disaster relief, rehabilitation centers, anti-human trafficking efforts, and a wealth of children's programs.
Our work is funded through kettle donations, individual donors, corporate contributions, and the sale of goods donated to our Salvation Army Family Stores.
Eighty-two cents of every dollar we spend supports our various missions across the country.
Company Description
Our Motivation r nDoing the Most Good - In these four words - to feed, to clothe, to comfort, to care.To rebuild broken homes and broken lives.
By walking with the addicted, we can lead them to recovery. In fighting hunger and poverty, we can feed and nurture the spirit.
And, in living and sharing the Christian Gospel by meeting tangible needs, we give the world a lasting display of the love behind our beliefs.
r n r n About The Empire State Division r nThe Empire State Division of The Salvation Army covers 48 counties in upstate New York and one city in Pennsylvania (Sayre, Pa.
Our annual Red Kettle Campaign in November and December helps our 40 community and worship centers, service areas in Buffalo, Rochester and Syracuse and 139 volunteer-driven service units raise funds that remain in each community to help those in need r n r nThe Salvation Army operates 7,546 centers in communities across the United States.
These include food distribution, disaster relief, rehabilitation centers, anti-human trafficking efforts, and a wealth of children's programs.
Our work is funded through kettle donations, individual donors, corporate contributions, and the sale of goods donated to our Salvation Army Family Stores.
Eighty-two cents of every dollar we spend supports our various missions across the country.