Bilingual Case Manager-Economic Empowerment- onsite

Position: Bilingual Case Manager-Economic Empowerment- 100% onsite
As the Bilingual Case Manager
- Economic Empowerment Services is responsible for providing comprehensive support with a focus on financial and career services. Will assist residential clients in overcoming immediate economic barriers and securing long-term financial independence and safety by utilizing one on one financial empowerment services and a broad range of community services.

Your Schedule:

• Full Time
• Grant Funded Position:
  This position is supported by grant funding and continued employment is contingent upon the renewal of that funding, all grants are subject to renewal.
• Projected end date without renewal
  - June 30, 2027
• Three Days: 9 a.m.
  
  - 6 p.m.
• Two days: 11:00 a.m.
  
  - 8:00 p.m.
• One Saturday per month: 8:00 a.m.
  
  -12:00 p.m.
• Work Model: 100% onsite
• Local Travel:25%

Our Total Compensation Package:

• Hourly Compensation: $21.63
• Pay schedule semi-monthly
• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life and Disability Insurance Programs
• Generous Paid time Off- 11 paid holidays per year, up to 3 personal holidays per year, 15 paid Vacation days per year, Approx 7 hours per month of accrued Sick days
• 401K the agency matches 125% of employee contributions up to 4% of the annual salary of a full-time employee
• Company paid Life Insurance
• Company paid Long Term Disability
• Employee Assistance Program

Imagine a place where your talent can make a meaningful difference in people's lives. Working at Houston Area Women's center gives you a rewarding experience in which our diverse team of employees work together as part of the empowerment of a survivor's life and at the same time part of a much larger mission. We are committed to doing the work and challenging each other to be an organization in which everyone is respected and heard.

Every day we continue to embed diversity, inclusion, belonging, and equity in everything we do as we provide service to survivors of domestic and sexual violence.

The Requirements We are Seeking:

• Experienced in Microsoft Office specifically Word, Excel, Teams, and Outlook.
• Bachelor's Degree in Social Work, Counseling, Psychology, Sociology, Education, or Criminal Justice.
• A minimum of one year of experience in Case Management, Career Counseling, Job Development or similar in social services setting
• Bilingual in both English and Spanish, able to read, speak, and write both languages fluently
• Texas driver's license with a good driving record; ability to travel to off-site locations utilizing 15 passenger Agency van, if applicable

What you Deliver in this role:

• You will provide one on one coaching to understand current financial needs and develop goals towards economic empowerment (increasing income, managing debt, improving career opportunities, building savings, acquiring assets) Including, but not limited to:
  • Assessing needs
  • Setting goals/prioritizing
  • Connecting to resources and assisting with gaining access
  • Connecting to internal resources (trauma support, legal, housing, etc.)
  • Increase skills and knowledge
  • Long-term means of support (savings plan, housing, etc.).
• You will provide group training and or individual case management support to clients.
• You will learn and use the All-State Foundation Moving Ahead Curriculum through Financial Management and Career Empowerment education.
• You will develop relationships with community organizations and enhance existing partnerships that will support clients in meeting their goals (financial and job readiness, access to higher learning institutions, training, financial and employment coaching, taxes).
• You will attend necessary meetings and training.
• You will track stories and successes of the program through outcome tracking and reporting.
• You will perform all duties in a safe manner and in accordance with OSHA where applicable. Report suspected child or elder abuse to DFPS. Report unsafe activities/practices in all areas of the facility to the Operations Manager.
• You will do mandatory Reporting: report suspected and prior abuse/neglect to the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services when appropriate
• Other duties may be assigned

What Skills and Assets you bring, and more:

• Excellent attention to details
• Demonstration of professional objectivity and appreciation for confidential information
• Ability to follow instructions and to adhere to policies and procedures
• Ability to prioritize tasks to meet individual and team deadlines
• Has a growth mindset and is a good team player
• Strong communication skills, both verbally and in writing.

When you work here at HAWC you make an impact not just in the lives of the survivors and the people you help, but also make an impact in our own lives and our community. We learn and grow with a purpose where we strive to work for a common cause, which is to end domestic and sexual violence for ALL.