Job Opportunity at MCLTRC

The Case Management Coordinator in the Morgan County Long-term Recovery effort will oversee the identification of affected residents’ needs and connect them to resources, working with the long-term recovery committee to do what is necessary to get them back to a pre-disaster state. This position reports to the LTR Coordinator of the MCLTRC. The Case Management Coordinator oversees individual case managers to ensure an in-depth assessment of the disaster related needs of affected residents and to assist in the development of their recovery plans. The case manager’s relationship with survivors is as an advocate, and the development of such a relationship is a key first step in successful case management. The Case Management Coordinator will, among other things:
· Determine methods for identifying individuals and families with the highest level of unmet needs. · Assign volunteers to conduct individual needs assessments, as needed.

· Prioritize cases and set objectives with case managers. · Work with case management committee to develop and refine intake forms, client contact logs, and other appropriate tools for case management.

· Ensure contact with affected residents as soon as feasible. · Ensure the completion of and maintain appropriate “Release of Confidential Information” form for each client.

· Equip case managers with appropriate materials regarding available resources to meet a wide variety of expressed needs.

· Ensure clients are referred to another program or agency when appropriate

· Work with case managers to ensure the development of a Recovery Plan by jointly reviewing the assistance they have received, identifying any unmet urgent needs, and determining possible sources for gaps in resources

· Assist case managers in the presentation of individual cases to the Long-Term Recovery Committee, when appropriate.

· Follow up with other agencies to assure that assistance commitments have been met. · Remain in contact with the case manager and client until the disaster-related needs are met and/or the case is closed.

· Ensure the closure or the referral of the case when no more can be accomplished, being certain to take time for closure with the family.

· Ensure detailed records of every case, every home visit, every referral and every contact with resources on client’s behalf.

· Network with other agencies to stay informed about services and resources. · Respect confidentiality at all times, at home, in public, in committee meetings and in consultations. · Attend training sessions as necessary

· Schedule appropriate training and updates with case managers.

· Arrange regular opportunities for case managers to participate in peer review and other appropriate networking.

· Assure that case managers enable clients to take responsibility for their recovery, acting as advocate and facilitator as opposed to rescuer.

Other information
There is an urgent need for this position. Applicant must begin work within two weeks of acceptance. This is a full-time, salaried, exempt position. Initial contract will be for one year with possibility of extension based on recovery progress. Salary will be paid biweekly for an annual total of $32,000. Payroll and income taxes will be withheld at standard rates. Mileage from office to MCLTRC work sites will be paid as determined by the MCLTRC Steering Committee. Personal time off (PTO) will accrue biweekly at a rate of ½ day for an annual total of 13 days. PTO includes both vacation and sick time and may be taken in ½ day increments. Significant usage of PTO must be scheduled reasonably in advance. The following holidays are recognized as paid days off when falling Monday through Friday: New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. No other benefits are guaranteed.

Please send your resumes to morgancountyrecovery@yahoo.com