Intensive Case Manager

**** TRAVEL REQUIRED ****

The Safer Foundation is a social service provider to individuals with arrest and conviction records. Through a full range of services, including case management, educational instruction and advocacy, we focus on preparing individuals for the world of work by helping them find and keep productive and meaningful employment.

General Summary:

An Intensive Case Manager (ICM) at Safer Foundation is responsible for determining potential clients' eligibility/suitability for services, conducting the enrollment process, and providing case management services during program enrollment and follow-up. These services include but are not limited to supporting program recruitment efforts, conducting assessments, assisting with client barriers, and providing wrap-around and supportive services to prospective clients with arrest, and conviction records. The case manager will help clients identify training and/or employment goals that will potentially help the client obtain and sustain meaningful employment. He/she acts as a coach and trainer for Safer clients enrolled in the Clean Energy Program. The ICM provides effective, comprehensive, and holistic services to each client on his/her assigned caseload. This position works across agency departments and assists in recruiting for training and career pathways related to the Clean Energy Program.

Performance Results Description

The Position is properly performed when all essential duties and responsibilities are executed by following the Safer Values.

Exceeding Expectations, Communication and Collaboration, Integrity and Evidence Based Innovation.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Stakeholder Interface and Service
• Conduct potential client prescreening and preliminary assessment to determine eligibility/suitability for the program
• Collect required items, documents, and programmatic assessments needed for program enrollment; utilizing items to complete the client intake/registration and enrollment process
• Adheres to all federal, state, and local requirements to maintain the confidentiality of clients' personal information
• Maintain engagement once enrolled, to ensure clients remain engaged and are contacted according to their individual needs and program requirements
• Create, maintain, and update client Audit-Ready hard files following Safer's Quality Assurance protocol; while documenting all client activities by case notes via electronic database(s)
• Other duties as assigned

Stakeholder Outreach and Recruitment
• Develop Individual Employment Plans with clients documenting barriers and creating plans to accomplish short and long-term goals identified
• Provide counseling aligned with Safer Skills training specifically designed for justice-involved individuals
• Offer available high-demand occupational training to eligible clients, providing support and access to wrap-around services as needed for client success
• Work one-on-one with clients to address issues that arise during programming that threaten clients' suitability for services
• Collaborate/refer as needed with other Safer programs to add success of the client well-being and outcomes

Tracking, Document, and Reporting
• Verify clients' training enrollment, attendance, progress, and milestones with training instructors
• Act as liaison between training instructors and clients to assist in resolving problems as they arise, involving the program manager if needed
• Provide reports requested to show program metrics, demographics, services, and other areas related to a specific grant(s) and project(s)
• Refer job-ready candidates to the Job Developers, working closely with both parties to ensure job placement success and retention
• Provide intensive retention follow-up for working clients through weekly contact at 30, 90, 180 and 365 days of employment.
• Administer contextualized SST (Safer Skills Training) and various assessments such as Work Keys.

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
• Knowledge of the needs of people with arrest and conviction records, especially reentry populations and initiatives
• Knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests, learning and motivation
• Knowledge of group behavior and dynamics and societal trends and influences
• Demonstrated organizational and problem-solving skills
• Excellent verbal and written skills; able to effectively present information in individual or group settings
• Aptitude for client engagement and intensive case management
• Self-reliant, resourceful, and outcome-driven with the capability to function in a fast-paced, start-up environment
• Hands-on experience and self-sufficiency with Microsoft productivity tools, including Outlook (for email), Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel), and online collaboration tools (video conferencing, Zoom/Teams, messaging)

Education and Experience:
• Bachelors Degree in a related field (Social Work, Human Services, Psychology, etc.), or a minimum of 2 years of experience in similar
• Previous experience in client services or case managing low-skilled low-income adults or with IDOC programs

Benefits:

• Medical Insurance - Care for you and eligible family members
  
  • Choice of two (2) Medical Plan options from BlueCross BlueShield
  • Preferred Provider Organization (PPO)
  • Health Maintenance Organization (HMO)
• Dental Insurance - Offered by BCBS
  
  • Individual coverage 100% paid by Safer!
    
    • Eligible family coverage available
• Vision - "See" how Safer cares for your eye health
  
  • Low-cost co-pays for in-network exam, frames & contacts

• Life Insurance - Protection for you & your family
  • Basic Life (equal to 1.5 times your salary.)
  • 100% paid by Safer!

• 403b Retirement Plan - Helping you save for retirement
  • Generous Company match to help you save more!

• Vacation & Holidays - Refresh, rewind, & enjoy at Safer!
  • Vacation days (non-manager)
  • Company Holidays (2025); more than industry standard
  • Paid Leave Days
• Other Benefits & Perks -adding value to You!
  
  • Employee Assistance Plan (EAP)
  • Benefits such as Pet Insurance, Critical Illness, & Travel

Safer Foundation is a drug-free workplace.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action/Minorities/Females/Veterans

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