Benefits
Gang Alternative, Inc. offers a competitive Total Rewards Package, in addition your base salary:

• Health Insurance – 100% paid for employee only
• Medical Gap Insurance – 100% paid for employee only
• Dental Insurance – 100% paid for employee only
• Vision Insurance – 100% paid for employee only
• Life and AD&D – 100% paid for employee only
• Supplemental Insurance – Aflac
• 403(b) Retirement plan (with employer match)
• Employee Assistance Program
• 11-12 Paid Holidays
• Paid Time Off, including Birthday and Personal Day
• Professional development opportunities
• Opportunities for career growth
• Non-profit IRS Taxable Benefits

Position Summary
The UPLIFT Service Partnership is a network of service providers working together to provide coordinated services to families in communities where children are at-risk of child abuse or neglect; poor school attendance; poor academic performance; adverse behaviors and exposure to violence. The overall goal is to reduce child risk factors, increase child and family protective factors, increase parental and family functioning, and strengthen lasting family supports. UPLIFT provides meaningful care coordination, comprehensive case management and wrap-around services to youth and families. The UPLIFT team consists of Case Managers who, among other responsibilities, engage in community awareness and recruitment activities, triage families in need, identify needs through assessments, develop services plans, connect families to the right services and support the family through case management until family risk factors have decreased and strengths have increased sufficiently.
Case Managers provide case management and service linkages to children, adolescents, and their families. Case Managers also conduct outreach and recruitment; screening; administering assessments; preparing client development plans; creating and maintaining client files; facilitating sessions; coordinating client development activities; monitoring and tracking client progress including administering data collection and evaluation instruments; and resource develop¬ment including linking clients to appropriate support services.

Qualifications and Competencies

• Minimum of a bachelor’s degree in public administration, social work, and/or community planning or related field; Master’s Degree preferred.
• Bilingual (Creole strongly preferred.)
• Requires excellent leadership skills in community involvement and organizations.
• Requires an unrelenting customer service approach.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to reach a variety of audiences.
• Excellent organizational skills, dependent and responsive with attention to details and ability to prioritize multiple tasks.
• Requires excellent interpersonal skills, knowledge of the community and social services in the area, and resources for substance abuse, cultural competence, and ability to work effectively with youth and adult volunteers.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite especially Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.
• Excellent organizational skills, dependent and responsive with attention to details and ability to prioritize multiple tasks.
• Ability to work effectively in team environment, excellent interpersonal skills with positive attitude and maximum discretion when handling sensitive and confidential information.
• Willingness to work flexible schedules as deemed necessary including weekends and evenings.

Note:

• This position may require independent travel between workstation and other sites. Consequently, the incumbent must always maintain valid Driver’s License and insurance coverage on personal vehicle during
• Performing the duties of this position requires the ability to walk, sit, stand, reach, talk, hear and lift presentation materials, including equipment.

Gang Alternative, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity employer. Personnel are chosen based on ability without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, marital status, or sexual orientation, in accordance with federal and state law.
Gang Alternative, Inc. is a Drug-Free Workplace.