Impact Avenues Program Coordinator
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Job Location:
Topeka, KS - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
30+ days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
The City of Topekas 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 OR
- 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 315000 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
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The City of Topeka manages operational performance through a series of methods and provides open data for government transparency.
