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CASE WORKER - PART TIME (GRANT FUNDED)
OLIVE-HARVEY COLLEGE
Olive-Harvey College is looking for a part time Case Worker responsible for interviewing, evaluating, and enrolling students into CCC educational programs. The position also maintains case files for each student and monitors their progress.
DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Conducts intake interviews to evaluate students’ vocational or educational potential and general eligibility for CCC programs in accordance with grantor’s guidelines.
- Obtains background information on potential students for the purpose of providing referrals to the appropriate community agencies.
- Advises currently enrolled students regarding educational and personal adjustment issues. Assists students with goal maintenance and individualized career planning.
- Assists program participants with completion of academic forms and applications.
- Retains a compilation of statistics, written reports and correspondence within student files. Prepares monthly mandatory reports for management review.
- Attends monthly staff meetings and may serve as liaison to community and state agencies for the purpose of receiving appropriate students services and maintaining good public relations.
- Markets the program and recruits students for the program.
- Disseminates information and answers questions in regards to the educational program.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Education, Social Work, Psychology, or a related area required.
- A minimum of three year’s previous work experience in providing educational services; or an equivalent combination of training and experience.
- Must be self-directed, innovative and able to assess current operations in an effort to develop practical action programs to improve the functioning of the department.
- Must maintain an effective liaison among agencies, staff, administrators and the community to promote overall responsiveness to the program.
- Excellent verbal and written skills required with the ability to communicate persuasively with tact and diplomacy.
We are an equal and affirmative action employer.
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