SUNY Orange
Join the SUNY Orange team as a Case Manager (Welfare to Work).
Locations: Newburgh/Middletown, NY
Closes: Jan 16, 2026 - 11:59 PM EST
The Employment & Training Administration seeks a Case Manager to plan, coordinate, and supervise individuals enrolled in Welfare to Work programs. The role assigns program participants to employment activities to meet federal participation work requirements and help them achieve economic independence. The position motivates clients to meet work requirements and develop realistic occupational goals.
Key Responsibilities
Provide assistance to participants through referral to job readiness training programs, support services, and other appropriate work activities leading to employment.
Approve, monitor, oversee, and evaluate participants’ efforts to achieve work participation requirements through Orange County Career Centers and the Employment & Training Administration.
Participate in case conferences, informational meetings with various partner agencies and service providers regarding client participation programs, job readiness activities, and self-sufficiency plans leading to independence.
Counsel individual participants to motivate, reinforce, and develop a solid work ethic and achieve realistic goals; formulate career plans and evaluate barriers to employment.
Maintain participant program records, enter and update data into the Welfare to Work Case Management System (WTWCMS), including the formulation of an assessment, employment plan and other relevant data.
Complete reports, compile statistics, and prepare caseload for monthly local and state case reviews.
May provide orientation, job readiness and training workshops.
Provide mentoring to clients in their job seeking and post-employment related needs; may include employer and work site visits.
Provide retention services to both customer and employer.
May make training related program or work-site field visits to evaluate participant progress.
Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in a related field; OR an Associate’s Degree and one (1) year experience working in job training, placement, or human services program; OR three years of equivalent work experience.
Preferred Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, And Worker Characteristics
Bachelor’s degree.
Good knowledge of welfare and workforce development programs, policies, and procedures.
Good knowledge of the cultural, environmental, and personal factors influencing the lives of persons who are economically disadvantaged, low‑income, unemployed, or otherwise facing barriers to employment.
Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
Ability to effectively establish and maintain working relationships with supervising personnel, co‑workers, all college/career center employees, and the public.
Ability to manage multiple projects.
Bilingual skills.
Salary Salary: $48,880 per annum as of January 1, 2026. This position is contingent upon the continued availability of grant funds.
Application Instructions 1. Create a SUNY Orange Employment Account by clicking the APPLY NOW button. 2. Upload the following documents, which are required for consideration: • Cover Letter • Resume 3. In your cover letter, answer the following questions: • How has diversity and inclusion played a part in your career? • How would you bring that insight into your position at the college?
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The Employment & Training Administration seeks a Case Manager to plan, coordinate, and supervise individuals enrolled in Welfare to Work programs. The role assigns program participants to employment activities to meet federal participation work requirements and help them achieve economic independence. The position motivates clients to meet work requirements and develop realistic occupational goals.
Key Responsibilities
Provide assistance to participants through referral to job readiness training programs, support services, and other appropriate work activities leading to employment.
Approve, monitor, oversee, and evaluate participants’ efforts to achieve work participation requirements through Orange County Career Centers and the Employment & Training Administration.
Participate in case conferences, informational meetings with various partner agencies and service providers regarding client participation programs, job readiness activities, and self-sufficiency plans leading to independence.
Counsel individual participants to motivate, reinforce, and develop a solid work ethic and achieve realistic goals; formulate career plans and evaluate barriers to employment.
Maintain participant program records, enter and update data into the Welfare to Work Case Management System (WTWCMS), including the formulation of an assessment, employment plan and other relevant data.
Complete reports, compile statistics, and prepare caseload for monthly local and state case reviews.
May provide orientation, job readiness and training workshops.
Provide mentoring to clients in their job seeking and post-employment related needs; may include employer and work site visits.
Provide retention services to both customer and employer.
May make training related program or work-site field visits to evaluate participant progress.
Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in a related field; OR an Associate’s Degree and one (1) year experience working in job training, placement, or human services program; OR three years of equivalent work experience.
Preferred Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, And Worker Characteristics
Bachelor’s degree.
Good knowledge of welfare and workforce development programs, policies, and procedures.
Good knowledge of the cultural, environmental, and personal factors influencing the lives of persons who are economically disadvantaged, low‑income, unemployed, or otherwise facing barriers to employment.
Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
Ability to effectively establish and maintain working relationships with supervising personnel, co‑workers, all college/career center employees, and the public.
Ability to manage multiple projects.
Bilingual skills.
Salary Salary: $48,880 per annum as of January 1, 2026. This position is contingent upon the continued availability of grant funds.
Application Instructions 1. Create a SUNY Orange Employment Account by clicking the APPLY NOW button. 2. Upload the following documents, which are required for consideration: • Cover Letter • Resume 3. In your cover letter, answer the following questions: • How has diversity and inclusion played a part in your career? • How would you bring that insight into your position at the college?
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