At The Kitchen, Inc., we bring stability and purpose to people who are homeless utilizing our Core Values of Respect, Dignity, Quality, Service, and Compassion.

As a Youth Services Case Manager, you will serve as one of our Frontline Heroes at Rare Breed. Rare Breed is a central hub that provides immediate access to basic needs and rapid access to community services for homeless and at-risk youth ages 13-24. Our team members are passionate about growth, innovation, and collaboration. We are constantly striving to improve and better ourselves so that we can better support our participants. If you have a heart for service, growth mindset, and you thrive under pressure, you are a great fit for our team!

TKI believes in work-life balance, therefore we offer full-time employees generous paid time off that accrues Day One, including:

• Personal Time
• Sick Leave

• Vacation Time
• Paid Holidays

Major Areas of Responsibility:

• Remain client-focused by utilizing Housing First Philosophy, Trauma Informed Care approach, Motivational Interviewing techniques, and Crisis De-escalation techniques that incorporate these models.
• Maintain the safety of the youth, volunteers, and team members by ensuring behavioral expectations, appropriate policies, procedures are followed, and addressing behaviors before they escalate.
• Focus on the participant’s ability to independently address identified barriers either through independent actions or a supportive network that has been designed to assist the participant.
• Engage with participants to build trust where participant is accepting of additional case management beyond having their basic needs met.
• Be knowledgeable of the specific program policies and procedures and complete required documentation to meet any grant requirements.
• Always maintain professional boundaries with participants.
• Collaborate with all team members to ensure the overall mission and philosophy of The Kitchen, Inc. is maintained.
• Other duties as assigned.

Job Requirements:

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree preferred or Associate’s degree required, in the Human Service field
• One to two years’ experience in the Social Service field or experience that can be related to providing Case Management.
• Experience working with individuals who have mental health and/or substance use disorders is a plus.
• Working knowledge of Housing First Philosophy, Trauma Informed care, Motivational Interviewing, Critical Time Intervention, Progressive Engagement a plus.
• Experience utilizing de-escalation techniques preferred.

We invite you to check out our website www.thekitcheninc.org for a full job description and to complete an application and submit your resume!

Section 3 applicants are encouraged to apply.

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday
• No weekends

Application Question(s):

• Please explain any related experience you may have for this position. As well, why you might be a good fit for The Kitchen, Inc.
• What is the lowest hourly rate of pay you would accept for this position?

Education:

• Associate (Required)

Experience:

• case management: 1 year (Preferred)
• working with disadvantaged populations: 1 year (Preferred)

Work Location: In person