Program Coordinator - Inland Adult

Program Coordinator•Inland Adult

LUTHERAN SOCIAL SERVICES OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA

•4.0 Sacramento, CA Job Details $27•$29 an hour 1 day ago Qualifications Writing skills Task prioritization Decision making Substance abuse Working with individuals with mental health conditions Networking through strategic partnership building Working with individuals with substance use disorders Strategic partnerships

Full Job Description Program Overview:

Program Overview:

Our Adult Services Programs are permanent supportive housing programs for chronically homeless adults who have left homelessness and are living in permanent housing. Many are in recovery from drug and/or alcohol addictions, have mental health diagnoses, or are dually diagnosed. Case management services assist in achieving and maintaining stability as well as self-improvement and self-sufficiency. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required.

Program Overview:

Program Overview:

Our Adult Services Programs are permanent supportive housing programs for chronically homeless adults who have left homelessness and are living in permanent housing. Many are in recovery from drug and/or alcohol addictions, have mental health diagnoses, or are dually diagnosed. Case management services assist in achieving and maintaining stability as well as self-improvement and self-sufficiency. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required.

Qualifications:

Maintain a strength-based perspective while assisting participants in achieving their optimal levels of self-sufficiency. Provide comprehensive and integrated services to diverse people. Treat others with respect and courtesy, striving for open and honest working relationships. Maintain high ethical standards when dealing with others. Demonstrate good judgment and common sense. Represent ideals that foster community change. Build partnerships with community-based organizations. Master's Degree in social work or a related field and five years experience in working with people who have been homeless, or equivalent combination of education and experience. Demonstrated ability to work empathetically with people who are homeless or have a history of homelessness. Demonstrated experience in the areas of mental health, substance abuse, and domestic violence. Experience in accessing community based services. Knowledge and experience in working with diverse cultural populations. Excellent written and analytic skills. Excellent verbal communication and public speaking skills. Ability to effectively represent LSS to the community. Ability to work independently, make good decisions and utilize supervision as needed. Ability to work collaboratively in a team setting. Ability to work on multiple tasks and set priorities. Clean driving record, registered car and required insurance. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactory.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential function of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee frequently is required to use hands to hold objects, writing instruments, or files; and talk and hear. The employee is frequently required to stand, walk, sit, climb stairs and reach with hands and arms, to use a computer and smell. The employee must occasionally lift/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include ability to read, close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. This position requires the ability to see, review and share the organizations secure electronic and physical files with other program staff; the incumbent will also have access to the organization's and other highly confidential information. Because of this, the employee must have the ability to perform the job at the location of the assigned program or field office(s). The employee frequently will be required to travel to locations within the regional areas of LSS. The employee may on occasion transport clients and help the client (physically and emotionally) navigate government, education, health care and other social service systems. This may require standing in lines, traveling and transporting clients to multiple destinations on any given day. While performing the duties of the job, the employee may occasionally work outside in weather conditions and is exposed to vibration while driving a car.