job description

Essential Job Functions

• Plan with the Program Director and Lead Case Manager for optimal program success by beginning of participant enrollment; provide intensive, face-to-face case management to enrolled participants; meet with participants at least weekly at enrollment, or more or less as needed by participant; continue to communicate with participants as they transition to the follow-up period


• Assess BOOST Reentry applicants to determine individual and family needs, independent living skills, academic needs, and employability


• Assist participants in setting realistic and achievable goals through an Individual Career Plan (ICP)


• Screen participants admitted to the program for indicators of mental health and substance abuse issues


• Refer participants to partners and community providers for needs not provided by BOOST Reentry (housing, mental and physical health services)


• Ensure that participants understand and consent to services


• Contribute to the development of outreach materials, including social media, to recruit participants and employer partners


• Perform career exploration and referral to Job Training Partners for employment-related services


• Assist participants in selecting vocational training, meeting training admission requirements and facilitate the enrollment into the training


• Assist participants in their need for transportation, appropriate clothing, classroom equipment or materials, training materials and /or childcare


• Guide, oversee and monitor service learning and community involvement


• Prepare participants for employment


• Contribute to the development and submission of quarterly reports per U.S. Department of Justice grant requirements


• Train in the data collection system, and regularly input case notes and data into the system


• Establish and coordinate accurate records of all case management activity


• Serve as a liaison between participant and employer


• Provide resume-building and interviewing support to participants


• Provide problem-solving skills to participants to remove barriers to employment


• Be knowledgeable about current workforce needs in the service area


• Collaborate and communicate with other BOOST Reentry staff and partners about service needs


• Keep accurate and complete records of participant’s employment-related activities, participant and employer satisfaction surveys and maintain documentation of all case management activities


• Attend weekly BOOST Reentry staff meetings, all BOOST Reentry sponsored events, community presentations, celebrations, and all appropriate program professional development activities


• Develop and maintain local, state, and federal collaborations and working relationships with volunteers, staff and grant personnel


• Develop and maintain a positive working relationship with program partners, including Iowa Workforce Development, the Siouxland Chamber of Commerce, and priority employer partners and referral sources


• Ensure that case management includes culturally responsive elements to ensure services are inclusive to all


• Help create an environment that is safe, drug free, and conducive to teaching and learning; report any observed participant problem to the Program Director


• Assist in giving presentations and outreach for the BOOST Reentry program to stakeholders, potential employer partners and the SHIP Board of Directors


• Participate in ongoing training and webinars from the U.S. Department of Justice


• Assist in securing and purchasing of materials for participants needs as directed


• Contribute as a positive and productive role model for the program staff and participants


• Assist with over all communication for the success of the BOOST Reentry program


• Perform any other appropriate duties requested by the BOOST Reentry Program Director, Lead Case Manager, or SHIP Executive Director

 

Education Requirements

• BA or BS Degree in Social Work, Education or closely related discipline preferred, or the equivalency in years of case management

 

Experience/Qualification Requirements

• At least 3 years of case management experience


• Experience working with justice-involved youth or young adults


• Good written and verbal skills


• Public speaking skills


• Self-motivated to take responsibility for the success of BOOST Reentry


• Demonstrated ability to organize and prioritize work responsibilities with limited supervision and/or structured guidance


• Ability to build collaboration


• Ability to motivate people, particularly justice-involved youth or young adults, to succeed


• Computer skills


• Good advocacy skills


• Must be able to pass a background check to enter County or State run correctional facility


• Ability to form relationships and build partnerships with businesses and stakeholders


• Ability to travel throughout the service area (Woodbury County) as necessary, to monitor and assess program, young adults and program partners (must have a clean driving record)


• Dedication to success for justice-involved youth or young adults

 

*SHIP is an equal opportunity employer.