Tuscaloosa Angels is looking for a dependable, compassionate, and organized person to join our team as a Case Manager, and help support children and families experiencing foster care. Sound like you? Perfect. Keep reading…
Tuscaloosa Angels is an innovative nonprofit that seeks to change the way children, youth and families experience the foster care system. We believe that if we can get every child, youth, family in the foster care system in our programs, we have a great chance of changing the world we live in.
We are a fast-growing organization that has a start-up mentality, and a high a level of professionalism and drive. We are looking for a creative, innovative self-starter who exudes these four core competencies: Professionalism, Passion, Initiative, Adaptability.

General Overview:
The main role of a case manager involves the matching of volunteers/mentors with foster families/youth in foster care, the facilitation of a strengths assessment/initial meetup to establish baseline needs, conducting the training of all volunteers, and monitoring the ongoing success and challenges with matched cases by engaging volunteers in monthly reports and engaging families in regular dialogue about progress and impact of the Tuscaloosa Angels program. This also involves creating case profiles, gathering stories to be used in impact reports and marketing, and tracking data on the success of each Tuscaloosa Angels match. 

Major Duties:

• Assist with recruiting new volunteer/volunteer groups. Ability to speak about programs during networking and/or presentations for volunteer recruitment.
• Facilitate strengths assessment/initial meetup between foster family/youth and volunteer/mentor and conduct training for volunteer groups/mentors. These can be held in the evenings or on weekends due to the volunteer/foster family availability.
• Respond to all volunteer interest from website/direct email within 24 hours during the workweek.
• Interview volunteers to find the best match within the Tuscaloosa Angels organization.
• Gather foster family referrals and/or foster youth information including their background information, needs, and child information to determine the best volunteer match to meet their needs.
• Ensure volunteers complete all on-board requirements. Serve as liaison between volunteer, foster family and placement agency.
• Maintain case history records and prepare impact reports from testimonies of foster families, youth, and children served through programs.
• Plan and organize program events throughout the year for local foster families.
• Create and send monthly tracking forms and newsletters with updates and provide program direction.
• Identify and collaborate with other local partners to provide resources to families and youth referred to Tuscaloosa Angels.
• Attend and serve at events including fundraising, community awareness initiatives, events for families, youth, and children which often occur over weekends or evenings. 

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:

• A qualified candidate will be a highly skilled communicator with strong interpersonal skills and abilities to quickly curate trust based connections (including foster families, foster youth,  volunteers, mentors, corporate partners, and other Tuscaloosa  Angels supporters). This person will possess knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; and psychological needs.
• Tuscaloosa Angels is not a religious organization and accepts all people as they are. Case managers should demonstrate a spirit of inclusivity and acceptance of people from all backgrounds and walks of life.
• A qualified candidate will be a self-starter who can work independently and manage multiple tasks simultaneously.
• A qualified candidate will have the ability to be teachable in the different skills the job requires.
  
  

Programs used on the job:

• Gmail, Google Drive, & Google suite
• Basic Microsoft Office Applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Apricot (Data Tracking Software)
• Zoom
  
  

Minimum Qualifications

• Associate Degree and 2+ years of related experience
• Bachelor's Degree and 1 + year of related experience
• Masters Degree and 6+ months of related experience

A background in social services or related fields is preferred but not required.

More information & a full job description can be found at https://www.tuscaloosaangels.org/careers.html.

Job Type: Full Time

Salary: Salary is dependent upon candidate's level of experience.

License/Certification: Driver's License (Required)

*** Must submit a cover letter and resume to be considered.  Email to lauren@tuscaloosaangels.org.