Job Description

Join Our Team at SARC!

Are you passionate about creating a safer more supportive community SARC (The Sexual /Spouse Abuse Resource Center) is seeking dedicated individuals to join us in our mission to be Harford County s lifeline for victims and survivors of domestic violence sexual violence child abuse and stalking.

About SARC: Established in 1978 through grassroots efforts SARC has been at the forefront of providing essential services and support to those in need. From our humble beginnings weve evolved into a comprehensive resource center offering shelter advocacy legal support community outreach and education services. At SARC we believe in fostering an environment of trust respect and inclusivity regardless of race creed gender marital status sexual orientation or economic circumstances.

About the Role: As a Case Manager at SARC you will play a vital role in aiding individuals and families requiring assistance. Your responsibilities will include:

• Complete shelter screenings to determine if candidate meets program requirements;
• Interview clients with problems such as personal and family adjustments finances employment food clothing housing and physical and mental impairments to determine nature and degree of problem;
• Secure information such as medical psychological and social factors contributing to client s situation and evaluates these and client s capacities;
• Meet with client individually in family or in other small groups regarding plans for meeting needs and aid client to mobilize inner capacities and environmental resources to improve social functioning;
• Help clients to modify attitudes and patterns of behavior by increasing their understanding of self and/or personal problems;
• Identify client s individual trauma responses and works with the client to address them;
• Be knowledgeable and implement the Trauma Informed Care philosophy by creating a safe therapeutic living and working environment for our clients which espouse the proactive principles of growth change and empowerment of the individual;
• Provide 24hour oncall coverage for the program to guide staff in good decisionmaking and problem solving. Directs staff in response to emergency situations.
• Maintain and report accurate and uptodate statistics for the program.
• Responsible for ensuring all shifts are covered.
• Refer clients to community resources and other organizations.
• Compile records and prepares reports.
• Work with the client to develop a service plan and performs followup to determine quantity and quality of service provided client and status of client s case.
• Access and record client and community resource information.
• Secure supplementary information such as employment medical records or school reports.
• Provide basic crisis intervention with Residential clients.
• Assume responsibility for all scheduled and unscheduled helpline calls/shifts to include meeting with walkin clients.
• Assist with transportation of clients and pickup of community donations.
• Complete monthly maintenance checks to ensure building safety.

Schedule:

TuesdayFriday and Sunday from 9am to 5pm.

Salary: $21.96 to $24.00 an hour depending on experience.

Requirements

Necessary Skills:

• Ability to read and interpret documents and the ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to speak effectively before groups.
• Excellent listening skills.
• Ability to perform basic math functions.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions.

Requirements for Consideration:

• Bachelor s degree (B.A.) OR 2 years of related experience and/or training OR an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Willingness to attend ongoing Trauma Informed Care trainings and webinars to stay current with uptodate trends in intervention.
• Valid driver s license with a clean driving record.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hand to finger handle or feel objects tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop; kneel crouch or crawl; talk or hear; and taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision distance vision color vision peripheral vision depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

Benefits

What We Offer You:

• Enjoy 11 paid holidays plus two floating holidays for fulltime positions and 1 floating holiday for parttime roles.
• Receive up to 112 hours of accrued vacation time in your first year of employment (parttime positions working under 10 hours/week are not eligible.)
• Access up to 96 hours of sick leave annually (parttime roles working under 10 hours/week are not eligible).
• Choose from 3 Health Plan options with a generous employer HSA contribution.
• Benefit from 100% employerpaid premiums for the standard health insurance plan for individual coverage.
• Take advantage of dental and vision insurance dependent care FSA voluntary life and AD&D coverage.
• Receive an employerpaid parking pass for added convenience.

These benefits are designed to support your wellbeing and ensure you have the resources you need to thrive both personally and professionally.

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