What are the responsibilities and job description for the Rare Breed Case Manager position at The Kitchen, Inc.?
At The Kitchen, Inc., we bring stability and purpose to people who are homeless utilizing our Core Values of Respect, Dignity, Quality, Service, and Compassion.
As a Youth Services Case Manager, you will serve as one of our Frontline Heroes at Rare Breed. Rare Breed is a central hub that provides immediate access to basic needs and rapid access to community services for homeless and at-risk youth ages 13-24. Our team members are passionate about growth, innovation, and collaboration. We are constantly striving to improve and better ourselves so that we can better support our participants. If you have a heart for service, growth mindset, and you thrive under pressure, you are a great fit for our team!
TKI believes in work-life balance, therefore we offer full-time employees generous paid time off that accrues Day One, including:
- Personal Time
- Sick Leave
- Vacation Time
- Paid Holidays
Major Areas of Responsibility:
- Remain client-focused by utilizing Housing First Philosophy, Trauma Informed Care approach, Motivational Interviewing techniques, and Crisis De-escalation techniques that incorporate these models.
- Maintain the safety of the youth, volunteers, and team members by ensuring behavioral expectations, appropriate policies, procedures are followed, and addressing behaviors before they escalate.
- Focus on the participant’s ability to independently address identified barriers either through independent actions or a supportive network that has been designed to assist the participant.
- Engage with participants to build trust where participant is accepting of additional case management beyond having their basic needs met.
- Be knowledgeable of the specific program policies and procedures and complete required documentation to meet any grant requirements.
- Always maintain professional boundaries with participants.
- Collaborate with all team members to ensure the overall mission and philosophy of The Kitchen, Inc. is maintained.
- Other duties as assigned.
Job Requirements:
Education and Experience
- Bachelor’s degree preferred or Associate’s degree required, in the Human Service field
- One to two years’ experience in the Social Service field or experience that can be related to providing Case Management.
- Experience working with individuals who have mental health and/or substance use disorders is a plus.
- Working knowledge of Housing First Philosophy, Trauma Informed care, Motivational Interviewing, Critical Time Intervention, Progressive Engagement a plus.
- Experience utilizing de-escalation techniques preferred.
We invite you to check out our website www.thekitcheninc.org for a full job description and to complete an application and submit your resume!
Section 3 applicants are encouraged to apply.
Job Type: Full-time
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- No weekends
Application Question(s):
- Please explain any related experience you may have for this position. As well, why you might be a good fit for The Kitchen, Inc.
- What is the lowest hourly rate of pay you would accept for this position?
Education:
- Associate (Required)
Experience:
- case management: 1 year (Preferred)
- working with disadvantaged populations: 1 year (Preferred)
Work Location: In person