Case Manager (Roanoke, VA)
Roanoke, VA, USA Req #27903
Thursday, September 28, 2023
Location: Roanoke Corps-Roanoke, Virginia
Position Type: Full Time
Pay Range:$20.00-$21.50
About this opportunity:
Under the general supervision of the Social Service Manager, I and/or Corps Officer, the Case Manager is responsible for implementing a strengths-based approach to their client caseload. The Case Manager must approach their caseload with a spirit that people can and do recover from the life traumas that have brought them to the program and that his/her commitment to a strengths-based approach to case management can significantly improve the client’s chances of success. The incumbent will conduct assessments and intake; establish a healthy, professional relationship and get to know the client to assist him/her in developing and implementing personal, familial, educational, career, housing, financial and spiritual goals. He/she will identify personal and environmental strengths and consciously assist the client in exercising his/her own power, establishing their identity, making their own decisions and exercising their right to fail while charting the progress towards successful goal attainment. The incumbent serves as advocate for the client in order to acquire services and identify and participate in activities that will enable them to reach their outcomes. He/she will maintain client files and records in a manner consistent with a strengths-based approach and social work best practices.
What we are looking for in you:
• Associates' degree in Social Work, Human Services or related field; and 1-2 years experience performing Social Work utilizing a strengths base approach to case management
• Or experience providing direct case management social services including accessing clients’ needs and developing individual, comprehensive, long-term action plans for recovery utilizing a wide variety of resources,
• Or Any equivalent combination of training and experience which provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities.
Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:
Work requires frequent speaking, listening, typing, and viewing/looking at computer screens for long periods of time. Must be able to stand, sit, walk, bend, kneel, stoop, crouch, crawl, and climb. Requires the frequent lifting or moving of items over 25 pounds, the ability to lift files, open filing cabinets and bend or stand on a stool as necessary.
Working Conditions
Work is performed in a combination of office and field settings. Frequently required to sit and reach; and must be able to move around the work environment. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. Work may require performance of duties where exposure to communicable and infectious diseases are possible. Must be able to work with individuals with physical or mental challenges. Evening and weekend hours occasionally required.
Employee Benefits
• Health, Dental and Vision Insurance
• Vacation, Sick, Personal and Holiday Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Life Insurance and more!
Why work for us?
The Salvation Army offers a broad range of career opportunities, particularly targeted toward those motivated by our mission, to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ and to meet human needs in His name without discrimination.
The Salvation Army strives to do the “Most Good” for its employees by offering a greater sense of purpose in the work performed, by training and mentoring employees and by offering competitive compensation and benefit plans.  Whether employed as a truck driver, administrative support team member or the director of a program, our employees understand at the core of their work is the opportunity to be an integral part of an organization that is Doing the Most Good.
Five values at the heart of everything we do…We are…
• Passionate
• Compassionate
• Uplifting
• Brave
• Trustworthy
Additional Information:
All employees recognize The Salvation Army is a church and agree they will do nothing as an employee of The Salvation Army to undermine its religious mission.
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Application Submittal Period:  09/28/2023-10/20/2023
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.
Equal Opportunity Employer Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled
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We appreciate your interest in employment opportunities with The Salvation Army!
Other details
• Job Family PMC-NON-EXEMPT
• Job Function Case Management
• Pay Type Hourly
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• Roanoke, VA, USA
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