Case Manager - C.O.Y.A.

What You Will Do:

• Conduct comprehensive intake assessments for assigned students, identifying strengths, needs, and barriers.
• Develop, review, and regularly update Individual Development Plans (IDPs) tailored to each student’s goals emphasizing education in substance use disorder, employment, and supportive services.
• Provide personalized mentoring, including weekly one-on-one and group sessions focused on soft skills, motivational interviewing, problem-solving, crisis management, and trauma-informed care.
• Coordinate closely with Cuesta College and East Los Angeles College and other community-based organizations
• Support students in acquiring employment skills, preparing resumes, practicing interview techniques, and securing job placements.
• Facilitate student’s enrollment in educational programs and assist with financial aid applications when applicable.
• Document all progress, services provided, and employment outcomes thoroughly in the student’s files and the Apricot data management system.
• Regularly meet with students to align mentoring activities with students.
• Monitor student progress and regularly coordinate with Community-Based Organizations.
• Make appropriate referrals to external agencies for additional support services as necessary.
• Maintain comprehensive case records and accurate statistical data for students ensuring documentation meets all compliance requirements.
• Regularly review student’s outcome data with the Associate Director of Employment Services to make timely adjustments that enhance program effectiveness.
• Actively engage and communicate with students' families or caregivers to support a holistic approach to participant development and employment sustainability.
• Participate actively in community-building events, collaborative stakeholder meetings, workshops, and relevant training.
• Maintain effective communication and collaborative relationships with stakeholders, and community partners.
• Serve as a community advocate as requested by program leadership

What You Will Bring:

• Education and Experience:
• Required:
• Bachelor’s degree in social sciences, youth development, rehabilitation counseling, workforce development, or a related field; OR
• High school diploma or equivalent with a minimum of two years’ experience working with justice-involved youth, individuals with disabilities, or related populations.
• Preferred:
• Experience providing case management services within juvenile justice or rehabilitation settings.
• Certifications or Licenses:
• Required:
• Valid California driver's license and eligibility for Amity vehicle insurance.
• Preferred:
• Certification in motivational interviewing or trauma-informed care practices.
• Skills/Abilities:
• Understanding of causes, symptoms, and effects of long-term incarceration; appreciation for the behavioral, psychological, physical, and social effects of incarceration.
• Recognition of the importance of individual differences created by personalities, cultures, lifestyles, social networks, and other factors that influence behavior.
• Operational knowledge of MS Word, Excel, and Access
• Ability to prioritize competing tasks with multiple deadlines.
• Excellent interpersonal and communications skills and the ability to work effectively with a wide range of constituencies in the community and within the organization.
• Demonstrate ethical behavior to maintain professional standards and safeguard the participant.
• Participate in community-building activities as appropriate to the position.
• Protect program participants' health, safety, welfare, and confidentiality of records and participant information.
• As a condition of employment with Amity, a job offer will not be binding upon Amity until and unless Amity and the LA County Probation Department, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation obtain satisfactory results from its investigation into your background
 

ADA Information:

• Physical Requirements:
• Faculty must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Frequently required to sit and/or stand for extended periods of time.
• Frequently sitting and typing for extended periods of time.
• Occasionally required to reach, walk, climb, pull, push, grasp, stretch, stoop.
• Frequently required talk, hear, see, and use repetitive motions.
• Frequently able to communicate verbally and in written form.
• Frequently able to use all types of vision, such as close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception, to complete daily tasks.
• Required to wear comfortable and office appropriate clothes.
 
• Mental Demands:
• Ability to change direction as priorities shift.
• Ability to thrive in an environment that requires one to adapt to changing circumstances.
• Ability to professionally work under pressure with difficult or temperamental students & faculty.
• Ability to handle mental and emotional stress related to the position.
 
• Work Conditions:
• Primarily indoor office settings, with required onsite work a few days per week inside Secure Youth Treatment Facilities.
• Moderate noise level, variations in temperature.
 
• Environmental Conditions:
• The noise level in the work environment is moderate but can be loud.
• The temperature in the work environment is usually moderate to cool but can be cold or hot.
 
• Travel:
• Required regularly within Los Angeles County