Community Justice Case Manager - Rainier Beach

About the role

Evergreen Treatment Services has been working to transform the lives of individuals and their communities through innovative and effective addiction and social services in Western Washington for over 50 years. The REACH Program of Evergreen Treatment Services works with individuals experiencing homelessness and behavioral health conditions to help them achieve stability and improved quality of life.

The Case Manager – LEAD role is part of the REACH team that supports ETS’ mission through fostering cohesion by providing engagement and intensive case management services to individuals suspected of low-level drug offenses and/or prostitution.

Responsibilities

• Help ETS succeed in carrying out our mission through working together with other staff to transform systems of harm and inequity to create different approaches to improving community health and safety through addressing substance use and homelessness.
• Assist with the organization-wide initiative to reimagine our interconnectedness within our community to overcome the aspects of our society and organizational culture shaped by white supremacy and settler colonialism.
• Provide Outreach and Intensive Case Management services for assigned participants, including engaging participants on the street and at social service provider facilities, assessing participants for severity of chemical dependency and housing status, and determining needs for other services.
• Assist participants in gaining access to a variety of funding programs, finding housing and maintaining occupancy, and developing and implementing an individualized Service Plan.
• Develop and maintain a working relationship with various community programs, provide structured Intensive Case Management services, and attend regularly scheduled Operational Work Group Meetings and the staffing of participants with partners.
• Accompany participants to appointments as needed, assist participants in developing a spending plan, and advocate for the participant with a wide variety of other service providers.
• Develop and maintain participant files for assigned caseload according to program, contract and state requirements.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required, with further education/training desirable.
• Ability to respectfully engage and develop a working alliance with the people we are serving, with understanding of harm reduction and a demonstrated passion for serving individuals experiencing homelessness and co-occurring disorders.
• Street outreach experience a plus, with skills necessary to provide advocacy and support for participants within the criminal justice system, including court appearances and written communication.

Skills

• Understanding of racial justice and social equity, with a commitment to helping create an equitable environment for all ETS clients and patients as well as fellow staff.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with clients, patients, and staff from a wide variety of ethnic, socioeconomic, and cultural backgrounds.
• Strong interpersonal skills and verbal/written communication skills, with excellent organizational skills and ability to prioritize workload, work independently, and complete tasks timely and efficiently.
• Dependable, able to work under pressure, receptive to change, willingness to learn, cooperative approach to problem solving, and flexible team player with excellent attention to detail.
• Computer literate, with basic knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite, and a high level of initiative in keeping current with technological changes.

Benefits

• Medical and Dental benefits, as well as voluntary Vision benefits.
• 403b Retirement Plan with employer match starting at 2% at 1 year, and Roth IRA.
• Basic Life/ADD/FSA tax saving accounts for health and dependent care, and Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Vacation (2 weeks/year, access at 6 months), Sick leave (24 days/year, access at 30 days), Mental health leave (12 days/year, access at 30 days), and Holidays (12 days/year) and one Floating Holiday per year.

Pay

Salary Range: $73,500-$87,500, with new hires typically placed at the base of the range, plus up to $2,000 total for bilingual skills and/or higher education.

Schedule: 8:30am-5pm