VA GPD Case Manager

The VA GPD Case Manager position works with homeless Veterans on a transitional housing program, focusing on increasing income and promoting self-sufficiency through a strength-based/client-centric approach. Responsibilities include providing crisis management, referrals, and case planning, as well as ensuring compliance with laws and regulations. The position requires a strong understanding of human services and the ability to work with diverse populations.

Requirements

• Act periodically as a liaison and support between external stakeholders and community professionals on case situations, ISPs, issues, and problems.
• Provides crisis management and coordinates support services for clients to resolve problems and conflicts.
• Assess what other resources and agencies would benefit the client and make referrals accordingly.
• Monitors clients' progress and ensures that needed services are being provided, that Individualized Service Plans (ISPs) are being followed through in a timely manner and determines the appropriateness of services provided.
• Completes Intake Assessments and paperwork for all clients and develops appropriate ISPs
• Serves as Mandatory Reporter.
• Complete Incident Reports; Protect the Mission (PTM) reports; and all other necessary reports that are required.
• Meet with Veterans assigned to you weekly for updates and guidance.
• Ensures compliance with Federal, State and County laws, outcome measures, rules, and regulations; reviews cases to ensure case plans are developed and implemented.
• Arranges and provides transportation for clients to appointments, therapy, school, court hearings, pre-placement visits, etc.
• Documents all contacts and ensure that all paperwork and documentation are accurately completed and filed; completes necessary case information reports, inputs updates into HMIS/Wellsky.
• Prepare for and participate in training and meetings as required.
• Help lead and/or plan Veteran support meetings.
• Give input to needed educational programming.
• Actively support the mission and goals of The Salvation Army.
• Perform other duties as required.

Benefits

• Health, vision, dental, life as well as voluntary life and disability insurance
• Sick leave benefit – 1 day per month, 12 sick days per year (accrual and availability begins at hire)
• Vacation benefit – 10 vacation days per year, accrued at the rate of.0385 hours for each hour worked, excluding overtime (accrual begins at hire but may not be used until the completion of six months of employment)
• One floating day off for use (accrued immediately, and again annually, but may not be used until the completion of the initial three-month introductory period of employment)
• Pension Plan (after one year of continuous service)
• Voluntary Tax-Deferred Annuity Plan (403(b)plan)