Position: Case Manager - Employment (Ukrainian Language)
Location: Arlington, VA
Full Time (nonexempt)

Primary Responsibilities

• Empowers refugees and other qualified immigrants to achieve earliest possible economic independence and integration into their new communities.
• Connects refugees with job opportunities and provides case management for needed support to address and remove barriers to self-sufficiency. Barriers may include limited English proficiency, lack of marketable skills and U.S. work experience, physical, mental health, or social adjustment issues, employment authorization documentation, transportation, and childcare. 
• Conducts intake, assessment, and program orientation for clients; develops individual employment plans for eligible clients.

• Prepares clients for entering the workforce within 90 days of arrival.
• Enrolls job seekers into ESL classes and assists with accessing vocational and professional short-term trainings.
• Maintains positive relationships with clients, employers and training providers and helps to develop new employer and training provider partnerships.
• Educates refugees about the resources available within their community and makes appropriate referrals..
• Maintains all required eligibility documentation for clients, performs accurate inputs and updates of client data into agency databases and documents services in case notes. 
• Provides all services within the required timelines and monitors clients’ progress.
• Follows all policies and procedures.

 

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Bachelor’s degree
• 2 years relevant work experience
• Strong communication skills, English and Ukrainian language REQUIRED
• Knowledgeable about local job market, labor market trends, and hiring process.
• Ability to train clients and volunteers
• Be able to assess clients for job readiness and make suitable job matches; assist with completion of job applications and help with preparation for job interviews. 
• Be able to set up and accompany clients to job fairs, hiring events, and job interviews, connect clients to career development opportunities and help professionals to understand required credentials and re-licensing.
• Strong networking and relationship building skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Constant Contact, Survey Monkey, LinkedIn and Facebook
• Must possess a valid driver’s license, have a good driving record, have driving experience in the U.S., and be willing to transport clients in agency vehicles.

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