Community Action of St. Louis County (CAASTLC) is seeking a Case Manager-Reentry. We are committed to helping the families and communities of St. Louis County transition from poverty to self-sufficiency for present and future generations.
The Case Manager-Reentry works with individuals seeking employment and entrepreneur opportunities, including those who have been incarcerated on development of long and short-term goals, assisting in the removal of barriers to self-sufficiency. Establishes and maintains working relationships, develops partnerships, and identifies resources throughout the St. Louis community.
Responsibilities include:
- Manage comprehensive intake and assessment to develop an employment plan, including release/home plan if applicable.
- Provide assistance with employment skills, education, and family situations.
- Develop partnerships with employers for job placement, including employers willing to hire individuals with background challenges.
- Develop partnerships and resources to provide training and support for those interested in entrepreneurship.
- Provide soft-skills training for job placement.
- Maintain customer records by completing case notes, logging events and progress in the Agency database.
- Track services including home visits, community resource outreach and advocacy.
- Communicate customers’ progress in weekly and monthly team meetings and evaluations.
- Prepare program reports by maintaining, analyzing and summarizing case plans and outcome of efforts.
- Be an active and willing team member to ensure quality service delivery to all customers. .
- Provide educational programs to customers on a variety of subjects.
- Facilitate group sessions, using the approved curriculum provided.
- Provide information to the public on Agency programs to increase community awareness.
- Provide crisis management services to customers when necessary.
- Ability to meet program and reporting deadlines is essential.
Requirements include:
- Bachelor’s degree in Human Services or related field
- Experience working in employment readiness and placement programming
- Experience with entrepreneurship training
- Experience with group facilitation
- Good computer skills, including Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Dependability and ability to work independently
- Knowledge of community resources and experience working with individuals who have been incarcerated
- Must be able to work flexible hours, including some evenings and weekends.
- Must have own transportation and be willing to travel throughout the St. Louis metropolitan area. Some out-of-town travel may be necessary.
We offer an attractive benefit package.
If you have the experience and want to be a part of our mission, we’d like to talk with you. Please forward your resume and cover letter to our Human Resources Director at smoss@caastlc.org.
To apply for this job email your details to smoss@caastlc.org