Voala
VOALA
Helping Our Most Vulnerable Change Their Life Stories
Volunteers of America is a non-profit human services organization committed to serving people in need, strengthening families, and building communities. VOALA provides a variety of social services to Los Angeles area communities such as Head Start programs, Upward Bound college prep programs, veterans’ services, homeless shelters, low-income housing program as well as drug and alcohol rehabilitation. Learn more at www.voala.org.
PAY RATE $24.99 - $26.30 Per Hour
BENEFITS VOALA offers competitive medical, dental, vision and retirement benefits.
JOB SUMMARY AND PURPOSE The Resident Advocate / Care Manager I advocates for residents and provides intensive care and intensive case management services to eligible clients, meeting participants at least weekly. The Resident Advocate / Care Manager is the primary point of contact to coordinate services and care for assigned clients. Each Resident Advocate / Care Manager handles a caseload of individuals in need of a wide variety of human services resources and provides the full range of services available, as described below: Intensive Case Management Duties include:
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Conducts comprehensive screenings and assessments with individuals (or families) to collect functional, environmental, psycho-social, financial, employment, housing, educational, and health information, as appropriate
Assess barriers facing the clients and develop a case plan.
Coordinate individualized planning with clients to meet short- and long-term needs.
Provide service linkages and support systems to ensure identified needs are met.
Coordinates case conferences with residents, consults with service team, monitors progress of clients on case plan, assists clients to meet the agreed upon goals.
Acts as advocate for client before judicial, community, social service, and administrative bodies as needed; facilitates support groups and client participation as appropriate.
Works with Community Property Management to provide service linkages and support systems to residents to assure individual needs are met
Maintains daily contact to identify new and ongoing service needs
Coordinates access to supportive services including, but not limited to, health services, medical appointments, and crisis intervention, as needed
Other duties as required
ESSENTIAL DUTIES
Assessment: through individual meetings on a regular basis and as part of Intensive Case Management team develop a detailed plan of action to meet the clients needs and find the necessary resources to meet client goals
Coaching and Social Support – accompany participants to activities and services
Coordinate Case Management as part of team, connecting participants to appropriate services
Advocacy for participants before other agencies/community settings
Capacity Building – motivating participant progress
Coordinate the participant’s care in collaboration with the participant, and all members of the participant’s care team
Other duties as required and may be subject to change
QUALIFICATIONS REQUIREMENTS
Must be able to pass a fingerprint clearance, background check, including criminal history, personal references, employment and education verifications
EDUCATION
Bachelor's degree in Social Work, Mental Health or other related discipline,
ORTwo (2) years of experience providing direct mental health services or ICMS
EXPERIENCE
Minimum one (1) year of experience working with homeless individuals
Have experience working with participants with mental illness, chronic health issues, and substance use disorders
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
Bachelor’s Degree (Social Work, Social Services, public administration, public health or related field)
Volunteers of America is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected Veteran Status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.
This employer participates in E-Verify as required by the federal government and will provide the federal government with your Form 1-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.
If E-Verify cannot confirm that you are authorized to work, this employer is required to give you written instructions and an opportunity to contact Department of Homeland Security (OHS) or Social Security Administration (SSA) so you can begin to resolve the issue before the employer can take any action against you, including terminating your employment.
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Volunteers of America is a non-profit human services organization committed to serving people in need, strengthening families, and building communities. VOALA provides a variety of social services to Los Angeles area communities such as Head Start programs, Upward Bound college prep programs, veterans’ services, homeless shelters, low-income housing program as well as drug and alcohol rehabilitation. Learn more at www.voala.org.
PAY RATE $24.99 - $26.30 Per Hour
BENEFITS VOALA offers competitive medical, dental, vision and retirement benefits.
JOB SUMMARY AND PURPOSE The Resident Advocate / Care Manager I advocates for residents and provides intensive care and intensive case management services to eligible clients, meeting participants at least weekly. The Resident Advocate / Care Manager is the primary point of contact to coordinate services and care for assigned clients. Each Resident Advocate / Care Manager handles a caseload of individuals in need of a wide variety of human services resources and provides the full range of services available, as described below: Intensive Case Management Duties include:
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Conducts comprehensive screenings and assessments with individuals (or families) to collect functional, environmental, psycho-social, financial, employment, housing, educational, and health information, as appropriate
Assess barriers facing the clients and develop a case plan.
Coordinate individualized planning with clients to meet short- and long-term needs.
Provide service linkages and support systems to ensure identified needs are met.
Coordinates case conferences with residents, consults with service team, monitors progress of clients on case plan, assists clients to meet the agreed upon goals.
Acts as advocate for client before judicial, community, social service, and administrative bodies as needed; facilitates support groups and client participation as appropriate.
Works with Community Property Management to provide service linkages and support systems to residents to assure individual needs are met
Maintains daily contact to identify new and ongoing service needs
Coordinates access to supportive services including, but not limited to, health services, medical appointments, and crisis intervention, as needed
Other duties as required
ESSENTIAL DUTIES
Assessment: through individual meetings on a regular basis and as part of Intensive Case Management team develop a detailed plan of action to meet the clients needs and find the necessary resources to meet client goals
Coaching and Social Support – accompany participants to activities and services
Coordinate Case Management as part of team, connecting participants to appropriate services
Advocacy for participants before other agencies/community settings
Capacity Building – motivating participant progress
Coordinate the participant’s care in collaboration with the participant, and all members of the participant’s care team
Other duties as required and may be subject to change
QUALIFICATIONS REQUIREMENTS
Must be able to pass a fingerprint clearance, background check, including criminal history, personal references, employment and education verifications
EDUCATION
Bachelor's degree in Social Work, Mental Health or other related discipline,
ORTwo (2) years of experience providing direct mental health services or ICMS
EXPERIENCE
Minimum one (1) year of experience working with homeless individuals
Have experience working with participants with mental illness, chronic health issues, and substance use disorders
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
Bachelor’s Degree (Social Work, Social Services, public administration, public health or related field)
Volunteers of America is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected Veteran Status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.
This employer participates in E-Verify as required by the federal government and will provide the federal government with your Form 1-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.
If E-Verify cannot confirm that you are authorized to work, this employer is required to give you written instructions and an opportunity to contact Department of Homeland Security (OHS) or Social Security Administration (SSA) so you can begin to resolve the issue before the employer can take any action against you, including terminating your employment.
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