The City of Topeka's Housing Services division is seeking a dedicated social services professional to serve as a Program Coordinator for the Impact Avenues program. This is a fast-paced, intensive position that provides case management and support services for clients who are eligible for assistance through the McKinney-Vento Program as well as crisis intervention services for clients referred to the Equipping Center.
What youll do:
• Provide full-cycle, monthly case management services to Impact Avenues clients. • Case management lasts for twelve months per family with approximately 40 cases at a time. • Provide education to families on skillsets in regard to employment skills, budgeting, finance, and housing navigation. • Collaborate with 40+ partner agencies in the community with weekly resource events. • Advocate with a sense of urgency as a backbone organization to provide families with crisis intervention and wrap-around services for long-term housing stability goals.
The ideal candidate has:
• Experience in case management • A passion for community engagement • Strong interpersonal skills with an aptitude for coalition building, social media, and marketing • Excellent communication skills and the ability to remain calm in high-stress situations
Minimum Qualifications:
• Bachelors degree from an accredited college or university in social work or human services with one to three years of case management experience • Without a bachelors degree, a high school diploma or its equivalent is required with three or more years of case management experience • Must possess and maintain a valid Kansas drivers license and must be insurable within the standards set by the City of Topekas insurance carrier
Minimum entry rate of pay: $23.76 / hour
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The City of Topeka offers a competitive compensation and benefits package, including:
• Health/Dental Insurance • Kansas Public Employee Retirement System, which totals over 315,000 active, inactive, and retired members and manages approximately $20 billion in assets for KPERS members benefits • Generous paid vacation leave and separate paid sick leave, and one additional paid personal leave day each year • Paid Life/Long Term Disability Insurance (457) • Deferred Comp Savings Plan • Short-Term Disability Insurance • Free Onsite Health & Wellness Clinic • Free in-house Wellness Center, a full-service fitness facility • Tuition Reimbursement • Employee Assistance Program
The City of Topeka is an Equal Opportunity Employer