Employment Opportunities

Mission:  Jewish Family Service of Greater New Haven (JFSGNH) supports and strengthens individual, family, and community life by providing a wide range of social services.  We welcome people of all ages, abilities, races, ethnicities, sexual orientations, gender identities, and faiths.  JFS is guided by the compassionate and ethical values of Judaism.

Jewish Family Service of Greater of New Haven currently has the following job opportunity.

Holocaust Survivors Program Case Manager

Job Details:

25 hours/ week; Hourly rate is $30.75

Benefits:

  • Flexible Schedule
  • Rewarding and supportive work environment

Qualifications and Experience:

  • Valid CT driver license, reliable vehicle, and ability to travel to clients’ homes throughout assigned portions of the state
  • Minimum of an undergraduate degree from an accredited institution in social work or a related human-service field
  • Minimum 2 years of experience as a case worker or another position involving direct client advocacy, case management and/or counseling

The Case Manager at JFS Greater New Haven has a supervisor and office at JFS Greater New Haven, but for purposes of this program, reports to the State Coordinator, Programs for Holocaust Survivors at JFS Greater Hartford. Case Managers meet with individual Holocaust survivors and family members on a regular basis. They review their personal care and/or chore service and assure that client is receiving quality, efficient and dependable care. Assist in accessing any benefits, both public entitlements and reparation from Germany. Connect clients with appropriate services.  Attend Café Europa at the Mandell JCC (Hartford) and facilitate a similar program for survivors in the area as accepted. Case Managers may attend occasional events in the community.

Duties include but are not limited to:

  • Make home visits to each client on a regular basis; length of time between visits determined by client’s level of need.
  • Perform strengths-based assessment of client situation including financial, housing, mental status and current entitlements. Complete the Claims Conference Diagnostic Assessment Form and other paperwork for clients as needed.
  • Determine if any immediate needs and assist client with those needs as a priority.
  • Make referrals and assist in application process as needed with state and local resources such as the Department of Social Services and Section 8 systems.
  • See clients for one-time visits who are not on home care but are requesting an EAP grant, as needed.
  • Convene twice yearly meetings of the agency’s Holocaust Survivor Advisory Committee
  • Work in collaboration with agency clinicians who see mutual clients for therapy, and make referrals to homecare and other community based resources as appropriate.
  • Assist with applications for reparation along with State Coordinator (supervisor.)
  • Assist with intakes and calls from clients, as available
  • Attend in-service training, workshops, and staff meetings.
  • Maintain a written case record for each client where all paperwork is kept in a predetermined order. Record accurate case notes of all actions taken on behalf of client and all interactions with client and family.
  • Enter information into the program database, Diamond, especially in the client management section and the DAF application.
  • Abide by NASW Code of Ethics and agency policies and procedures.
  • Carry out other responsibilities as assigned by the State Coordinator of Programs for Holocaust Survivors

Knowledge and Abilities Required:

  • Compassion and empathy for people of all backgrounds and cultures, and ability to maintain a respectful and welcoming attitude toward differences in cultures and values. Understanding of trauma, particularly  the unique experiences and issues of Holocaust survivors
  • Ability to understand and follow the multiple requirements of the allocations from the funder
  • Comprehensive knowledge of community resources and entitlement programs
  • Ability to prioritize duties and multi-task; work independently
  • Create and update a complete written case management record for each client in a timely manner
  • Participate in Performance and Quality Improvement measurements, outcomes, and improvement plans for program
  • Excellent organization and communication skills
  • Computer skills and expertise in Microsoft Office programs and in web based applications; ability to generate client statistics as instructed
  • Ability to collaborate with other staff members at JFS and with other agencies to deliver effective services; work as member of a team

Our Mission Statement:

JFSGNH supports and strengthens individual, family, and community life by providing a wide range of social services.  We welcome people of all ages, abilities, races, ethnicities, sexual orientations, gender identities, and faiths.  JFS is guided by the compassionate and ethical values of Judaism.

Cultural Competence:

Employee will be sensitive and responsive to the ethnic, racial, cultural, religious and national diversity in the organization’s service population and among its employees.

Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE):

JFSGNH is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE).

To apply please send a cover letter and resume to:

Miriam Brander, MPA; Chief Operating Officer for Jewish Family Services of Greater Hartford mbrander@jfshartford.org

More about JFSGNH

JFSGNH traces its roots to 1881 when community lay leaders created the Hebrew Benevolent Society to provide assistance to newly arriving Russian immigrants to the New Haven area. The demand for aid was so great that additional Jewish community members established similar groups (e.g., Hebrew Charity Society, Mishkan Israel Sisterhood Philanthropic Works). In 1919, they merged to become United Jewish Charities.

Upon the hiring of a professional social worker, this former lay agency set the foundation for the current professionally staffed social service agency. In 1920, a collaborative effort with other area organizations emerged as Community Chest—now known as the United Way.

By 1940, United Jewish Charities emerged with a new name, Jewish Family Service of New Haven. And finally, 75 years later, in order to better reflect JFSGNH’s expanded outreach and community presence throughout the entire Greater New Haven region, the agency once more officially changed its name to become Jewish Family Service of Greater New Haven. Aging Adult Services are just one program of many that offer wrap around services and basic needs to people living through vulnerable moments in their lives. For a full program listing, please visit www.jfsnh.org.

OUR AFFILIATIONS

JFSGNH is a licensed social service agency supported in part by the Jewish Federation of Greater New Haven. We are a member of the Network of Jewish Human Service Agencies (NJHSA), the CT Council of Family Service Agencies (CCFSA).

Mission:  Jewish Family Service of Greater New Haven (JFSGNH) supports and strengthens individual, family, and community life by providing a wide range of social services.  We welcome people of all ages, abilities, races, ethnicities, sexual orientations, gender identities, and faiths.  JFS is guided by the compassionate and ethical values of Judaism.