Job Summary
Join our dedicated team as a Reentry Program Case Manager and make a meaningful impact on individuals transitioning back into the community after incarceration. In this vital role, you will provide comprehensive case management services, coordinate community resources, and support clients through their recovery and reintegration journey. Your expertise will help foster stability, promote health and well-being, and empower clients to achieve their personal goals. This position offers an energetic environment where proactive engagement and compassionate support drive positive change.
Specific Duties and Responsibilities shall include:
1. Performing initial client interviews, obtaining pertinent socioeconomic data and determining specific problems which need to be addressed.
2. Inputting data and utilizing computerized client data management system.
3. Providing comprehensive case management, and housing placement and stabilization services which include an assessment of client needs, support service coordination, and assistance as needed to overcome client barriers to reentry following incarceration.
4. Coordinating with partners, including probation and parole, prison, and county services providers to monitor clients’ reentry success.
5. Facilitating comprehensive intake activities. This process shall include verification of income, completion of appropriate application forms, and documentation of client demographic information necessary for program reporting.
6. Shall be responsible for general program support. Will provide support, as needed, to other core programs including cross-training in other service areas. Assist with special projects as assigned, and other tasks deemed necessary to achieve overall goals and to operate a successful program.
7. Holding regular client progress meetings to assess the status of the client's housing, income, and recidivism circumstances, as well as to assess the effectiveness of the services provided by Schuylkill Community Action.
8. Maintaining all client files and documentation necessary as required by funding sources, and completing required reports in a timely manner.
9. Contributing to the development and improvement of agency programs through participation in coordinated case management and cross-unit support.
10. Keeping up to date with the program changes and understanding the impact on our clients.
11. Ensuring that all required documentation is collected for enrollment in our various programs.
Required Licenses, Certificates, or Knowledge: BA/BS in criminal justice or social service -related fields, valid PA Driver’s License, basic computer literacy, and good oral and written communication skills.
Working Conditions: 40-hour work week.Standard hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 am to 4:00 pm.. These hours may be subject to change as needed.
Safety Hazards of the Job: None known.
Work Location: Office setting, with some client meetings held in county prison meeting-rooms. Subject to change, as determined by the Director of Strategic Initiatives.
This job description does not list all duties of the job. You may be asked by the Director of Strategic Initiatives and/or CEO to perform other duties. You will be evaluated, in part, based upon your performance of the tasks listed in this job description. Schuylkill Community Action has the right to revise this job description at any time.
Pay: From $19.00 per hour
Benefits:
- 403(b)
- 403(b) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Retirement plan
- Vision insurance
Work Location: In person
