Case Manager

• Do you want your work to make a difference in other people’s lives?
• Do you have a passion for helping our veterans?
• Do you want to be instrumental in getting homeless veterans the help they need in the area of mental and physical health, acquiring life and job skills to get jobs that pay more than minimum wage, help them establish healthy relationships and social support with family and friends?
• Do you want to be a key part of getting them to a place of self-sustainability?

If you do, please consider the opening we have at Asheville Buncombe Community Christian
Ministry in Asheville, N.C. ABCCM is one of the largest transitional housing programs in the United States, working to help homeless veterans get to a much better place in life.

Qualifications:

• Bachelors or masters’ degree in social work or related field with 2 to 5 years of experience working with low income or homeless persons in a case management position
• Prefer someone who is a veteran, but this is not an absolute necessity
• The individual must have experience with case management practices and experience in maintaining individualized service plans with individualized measurable goals that are developed with the veteran
• Must work within our organized system to collect data efficiently, and place into reporting systems to track the progress of our veterans. A strong working knowledge of Microsoft Excel is necessary
• Must be able to work in a team environment that shares responsibilities with coworkers for a consistent approach to outreach on assessment and screening, individualized case plans, outcome measurements and weekly progress reviews to ensure that all goals are met
• Must have excellent verbal and written skills to communicate effectively with homeless veterans as well as with community professionals; along with good negotiating, mediation and conflict resolution skills
• Must be able to develop relationships with landlords as well as housing organizations to advocate and obtain housing for our veterans
• Must be able to work with volunteers. Must maintain positive, dependably cheerful attitude to promote services to our veterans

Responsibilities:

• Work within ABCCM’s systems to build bridges between veterans’ service organizations and area congregations to help veterans with obtaining income and permanent housing

Revised 1/4/2015

• Follow procedures for case management that supports homeless veterans in obtaining/maintaining income stability and housing as they transition back into responsible lifestyles in the community
• Provide skills assessments, individual job counseling, labor market information, housing education, and housing placement assistance as well as follow-up services
• Meticulous record-keeping and case notes that document veterans’ progress and areas that need additional support, outreach, screening and skills assessment, training, job development, community referrals, procurement of housing and outcome measurements
• Assist veterans in obtaining income maintenance through public assistance and VA benefits
• Follow ABCCM personnel policies as they relate to confidentiality, drug free/tobacco free work place, harassment and other policies as they are developed by ABCCM to support a healthy, safe working environment
• Perform other duties as needed

Revised 1/4/2015

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $43,800.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person

Salary : $43,800