Case Management Specialist - Louisville KY

Location: Louisville, KY 

Position Type: Case Management Specialist

Interviews, accepts, and provides comprehensive, long-term, structured, complex case management services for an assigned caseload of clients participating in an established life management program; understands the uniqueness of the client’s history in order to determine the most effective program plans; develops comprehensive program plan/goals and evaluates client's progress by conducting mentoring and counseling sessions with client and/or staff; serves as advocate for client in order to acquire services that will enable them to cope with their environment functionally; ensures constant compliance with funding requirements. Works in the Emergency Shelter with families experiencing homelessness.

About this opportunity:

Key responsibilities:

• Interviews, accepts, and provides comprehensive, long-term, structured, complex case management services for an assigned caseload of clients participating in an established life management program; understands the uniqueness of the client’s history to determine the most effective program plans.
• Assists clients in locating/securing affordable housing; works closely with clients to transition into the new housing; conducts home visitations when appropriate; ensures that client's living quarters are properly furnished and maintained.
• Prepares and maintains case records and logs on all assigned clients; ensures the accuracy and completeness of the same; enters pertinent information into the established Homeless Management Information System (HMIS).

What we are looking for in you:

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in Social Work, Behavioral Science, or a related field,
• Three years of progressively responsible experience providing direct case management social services, including accessing clients’ needs and developing individual, comprehensive, long-term action plans for recovery utilizing a wide variety of resources,
• any equivalent combination of training and experience which provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:

Work requires the ability to lift and carry and/or push/pull light (less than 25 lbs.) materials, supplies, and equipment.  Light mobility: duties are usually performed by a combination of standing, walking, and primarily sitting. 

Work is usually performed in a normal office environment where there are little or no physical discomforts associated with changes in weather or discomforts associated with noise, dust, dirt, and the like. Work requires driving a vehicle daily with exposure to the outdoors are physical discomforts associated with changes in weather such as rain, cold, snow, and heat, or discomforts associated with noise, dust, dirt, and the like.

Employee Benefits

• Medical
• 401K
• Paid Time OFF

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Why work for us?

The Salvation Army offers a broad range of career opportunities, particularly targeted toward those motivated by our mission to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ and to meet human needs in His name without discrimination.

The Salvation Army strives to do the “Most Good” for its employees by offering a greater sense of purpose in the work performed, training and mentoring employees, and offering competitive compensation and benefit plans.  Whether employed as a truck driver, administrative support team member, or the director of a program, our employees understand at the core of their work is the opportunity to be an integral part of an organization that is Doing the Most Good.

Five values at the heart of everything we do…We are…

• Passionate
• Compassionate
• Uplifting
• Brave
• Trustworthy

Additional Information:

All employees recognize The Salvation Army is a church and agree they will do nothing as an employee of The Salvation Army to undermine its religious mission.

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Application Submittal Period:  04/24/2024 – 05/31/2024

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

Equal Opportunity Employer Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled

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