Schedule: Monday to Friday (8:30am- 5:00pm)

Summary:

Join our team at SAFEty Initiatives and be a part of providing essential residential services for unaccompanied minors and Home Study and Post Release Services (HSPR) for children up to seventeen years old. We are dedicated to creating a nurturing environment that meets the diverse needs of these children until they can be safely reunited with their families. As a Home Study and Post-Release Case Manager, you will have the opportunity to conduct home visits locally and out of state, ensuring the safety and well-being of these children. If you are passionate about making a difference in the lives of vulnerable children and families, apply now to join our team!

Why Join Us:

• Make a Difference: Be a part of an organization that is deeply committed to creating positive change in the lives of individuals and communities.
• Professional Growth: Take on a leadership role where you can develop and implement asset management systems, supervise a dedicated team, and contribute to ongoing education initiatives.
• Comprehensive Benefits: Enjoy a range of benefits, including medical, dental, vision insurance, 401(k) match, paid maternity and paternity leave, commuter benefits, student loan assistance, and more.

Our Benefits:

• Medical insurance.
• Dental insurance.
• Vision insurance.
• 401(k) match.
• Paid maternity leave.
• Paid paternity leave.
• Commuter benefits.
• Student loan assistance.
• Tuition assistance.
• Disability insurance

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Assess and provide a recommendation for the purpose of reunifying children with their potential sponsors, including conducting interviews and background checks and documenting findings in a comprehensive report within timelines established by funding body.
• Completes home visits to meet with children and their sponsors post-release.
• Coordinates referrals and service planning in relevant areas
• Works with children and their sponsors to encourage and ensure progress through their individual service plans.
• Continually assess ongoing changes in behavior and general conditions that could impact the safety of a participant.
• Builds and maintains relationships with community services providers in relevant areas.
• Serves as point person for stakeholders in each family’s case, including legal providers.
• Participates in regular case management and staffing meetings.
• Maintains accurate records and consistently ensure the confidentiality of information relevant to children and their cases.
• Maintains records of post release services including measurable outcomes and justification for termination of services
• Submits required reports and documentation in a timely manner.
• Provides crisis intervention when necessary, including involving Child Protective Services
• Travels both locally and out of state for the purpose of conducting home visits depending on their assigned caseload.

Qualifications: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience: Bachelor’s degree is required. One year of relevant experience is required. Experience in family reunification, home assessment and report writing, family preservation and/or general child welfare.

• Language Skills: Bilingual ability in English and Spanish is required. Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence.
• Licenses: A valid IL driver’s license is required.
• Other: Ability to successfully pass a criminal background check. Ability to travel independently throughout relevant region. Must have regular access to a reliable vehicle. Ability to work during non-traditional hours such as evenings and weekends.

Physical Demands:

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to travel both local and out of state for the purpose of conducting home visits.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand and walk.
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds.
• The employee is frequently required to reach with hands and arms.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include ability to drive and visually monitor program participants.

Work Environment:

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to outside weather conditions.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
• All employees share responsibility for the cleaning and basic maintenance of our facilities.
• Crisis prevention and behavioral management techniques may include physically restraining and physically transporting residents.

Equal Opportunity Employer Statement
Heartland Human Care Services makes all hiring and employment decisions, and operates all programs, services, and functions without regard to race, receipt of an order of protection, creed, color, age, gender, gender identity, marital or parental status, religion, ancestry, national origin, amnesty, physical or mental disability, protected veterans status, genetic information, sexual orientation, immigrant status, political affiliation or belief, use of FMLA, VESSA, military, and family military rights, ex-offender status (depending on the offense and position to be filled), unfavorable military discharge, membership in an organization whose primary purpose is the protection of civil rights or improvement of living conditions and human relations, height, weight, or HIV infection, in accord with the organization's AIDS Policy Statement of September 1987.