What are the responsibilities and job description for the Disaster Recovery Case Manager position at Catholic Charities of LA?
Job Description
Job Description
Catholic Charities of Los Angeles, Inc. is one of the largest human services providers in California that operates a variety of programs to serve the poor and strives to find permanent solutions to crisis situations by offering clients the tools and resources needed to achieve greater self-reliance and stability in their lives.
The person in this role will be working in coordination with the Long-Term Recovery Groups (LTRG) in Los Angeles County, the Disaster Recovery Case Manager is responsible for providing case management support and referrals to survivors of the California Wildfires and Straight-line Winds (DR-4856-CA) aimed at assisting them to rebuild their homes and lives. Specifically, the employee will offer guidance in the development implementation and monitoring of individualized opportunity plans; assist in determining the types of financial support available, facilitate credit counseling and education, aid in locating and accessing community resources; and helping to identify and overcome any barriers the clients may face in accessing services and achieving goals.
Responsibilities :
- Perform outreach to identify those persons in need of services related to disaster recovery.
- Work with the LTRG committees to triage and screen all potential clients concerning their need for disaster recovery case management.
- Conduct interviews by telephone or in-person to provide prompt and responsive initial assessment of client needs followed later by comprehensive, individualized, strengths-based, trauma-informed and culturally-responsive review of client's recovery goals and available resources.
- Engage the client in working toward the development, implementation, and ongoing review of an individualized disaster recovery plan related to the needs determined in the assessment.
- Provide education and information needed for the client to effectively access the resources available in accordance with an identified sequence of disaster recovery services.
- Organize and present information and reports at meetings, briefings, and conversations with clients, staff, and external partners.
- Act as an advocate for, and a liaison between, the client and the resource providers.
- Collaborate with services providers, governmental and non-governmental agencies, and other organizations to coordinate services for the client.
Qualifications :
Catholic Charities offers a wide range of employee benefits to support the total wellness of its employees. Our competitive package provides the flexibility to select the benefits that best meets the employee’s needs. Benefits are effective the first of the month following 30 days of employment.
The salary / pay is commensurate on experience.
The job will likely be based out of Glendale, CA, there is a chance it might be Venice, CA.
