The Doe Fund is a leading New York City non-profit organization that operates the enormously visible Ready, Willing & Able program, whose participants clean over 160 miles of streets and sidewalk every day. With a $50 million budget, 400 staff members and 46,000 individual donors, The Doe Fund is nationally acclaimed as a work-based model for solving homelessness and criminal recidivism. We empower people to break the cycles of homelessness, welfare dependency, substance abuse, and incarceration through innovative work and housing programs.
The Doe Fund is currently seeking a self-motivated Case Manager to join our growing team. This position will work with the youth enhancements to the RWA program to better serve existing and incoming youth trainees, ages 18-26. This position will be working out of our Porter Avenue, Brooklyn facility.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Manage a caseload of trainees, monitor their progress toward meeting goals established in their service plans and their participation in required RWA Youth program components.
- Research and coordinate access to outside referral sources for Mental Health, Substance Recovery, Benefits, Entitlements, and Primary Care services as needed.
- Collaboratively with trainees, provide assistance in goal setting and self-development; work as a team with other staff to achieve program wide participation, employment, graduation and retention goals among others.
- Organize and facilitate groups on various topics.
- Maintain current, accurate, complete and timely documentation of trainee progress in charts and databases (TDF's Client Tracking Database and DHS's CARES).
- Provide crisis intervention to clients in order to resolve any issues or concerns that may arise.
- Advocate for appropriate trainee housing and cultivate housing contacts i.e. landlords and real estate offices when necessary for Veteran clients.
- Interact with Department of Homeless Services and representatives as necessary.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelor's Degree
- At least 2+ years of experience in Human Services/Case Management
- At least 2+ years working with youth ages 18-26 preferably in a workforce development setting
- CASAC preferred
- Strong interpersonal and written/verbal communication skills required
- Working knowledge of MS, Word, Excel, PowerPoint and MS Outlook
The Doe Fund is a fast paced, energetic, dynamic environment that employs people with strategic and innovative ideas. We offer a competitive Salary with full benefits including: medical, dental, 401k, vacation, personal and sick time, etc.
