Position Title: Family Justice Center Lead Case Manager
Reports To: Family Justice Center Manager
Major Function: Provide quality direct services to survivors who come to the Family Justice Center, and collaborate with onsite/offsite partners to ensure wrap around services are provided.
Illustrative Duties:
- Complete ongoing file reviews with staff to ensure forms are completed properly, documentation is accurate in Osnium, and quality services are provided to survivors.
- Assists in training new advocates.
- Provide input for program development.
- Ensure that all services are documented in the appropriate report and database.
- Complete all required paperwork, data entry, and monthly reports in a timely manner.
- Monitor advocacy service delivery for compliance with state, federal, and local grant requirements.
- Prepares monthly reports and maintains records of statistics and KPIs
- Prepares statistical reports according to grant requirements.
- Assist in documenting and entering staff training hours into database.
- As needed, attend and participate in case conferences, staff meetings, trainings, community meetings, and presentations.
- Provide support, advocacy, crisis intervention, case management, and resources to survivors of domestic violence following the empowerment-based advocacy model.
- Carry an assigned caseload and meet with participants on a regular basis to provide resources, advocacy, and ongoing safety planning.
- Complete intake process with survivor including assessments and developing a case plan.
- Assist participants with housing needs by completing housing assessments, collecting all required documentation in compliance with housing funder requirements, and completing the Purchase Payment Requisition (PPR).
- Answer hotline calls and assess for appropriate services and referrals, provide safety planning, while screening and pending for shelter as needed.
- Facilitate and coordinate support groups/empowerment-based workshops.
- Review all available services with survivor and link the survivor with appropriate partners.
- Coordinate and assists with transportation for survivors and their children to necessary appointments related to the domestic violence incident in CASA vehicles or planning routes to utilize the bus system.
- Prepare high-risk case review and participate in high-risk case staffing’s.
- Work with survivors to assist them in assessing their needs and goals and help them develop and implement a plan to achieve their goals.
- Assist survivors with completing the injunction packet and attend court with the survivor as needed.
- Provide participants with information about the Victim Compensation Program and the Address Confidentiality Program.
- Advocate with other community agencies and the criminal justice system on participant’s behalf as needed.
- Collaborate with onsite and offsite partners to ensure wrap around services are provided.
- Acts as a liaison with community partners.
- Provide backup and assistance to any program areas as requested by management.
- Maintain cleanliness and upkeep of all areas designated for use by participants.
- Ensure basic needs and food are stocked in the pantry at all times.
- Complete all required documents, paperwork, and computer entries in an accurate and timely manner.
- Perform all other duties as assigned
General:
- Understand & abide by CASA’s Confidentiality Policy at all times.
- Understand and abide by all CASA’s Policies and Procedures at all times.
- Demonstrate a commitment to treat residents, volunteers, and co-workers in a respectful manner at all times.
- All program positions are considered “emergency essential” and as such may be required to be available to remain onsite and/or required to assist during emergencies and other critical times.
- Attend staff meetings.
- Attend and participate in ongoing training opportunities.
- Assist with training and supervision of volunteers.
- Agree to work a flexible schedule when required, which may include changing schedules to ensure case management coverage, due to illness, absence, vacation other staff members, or a natural disaster.
- Complete special projects and presentations as requested.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree preferred or equivalent education/life experience preferred, or a minimum of one-year proven success in a current CASA direct service position,
- Experience working with survivors of domestic violence or other crisis related experience preferred.
- Demonstrate knowledge of current community resources and have the ability to maintain working relationships with agencies.
- Agree to drive agency vehicles as needed.
- Ability to function independently and work cooperatively as a member of a team.
- Possess a valid Florida State Driver’s License to be verified on an annual basis.
- Possess the ability to climb stairs and lift at least 50 pounds.
- Agree to participate in a background check upon employment.
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