Supports trainees through enrollment, participation, and completion of a trades pre-apprenticeship program. Provides coaching, case management, barrier removal, goal planning, financial education, soft-skills instruction, referrals, assessments, and progress tracking. Maintains trainee records in Salesforce, collects grant eligibility documentation, assists with participant screening, promotes programs to community organizations, and supports program events. Requires knowledge of Chicago social services and strengths-based, trauma-informed approaches.
Description
Revolution Workshop is a social enterprise that provides carpentry and woodworking workforce development for unemployed or underemployed people in partnership with area businesses. We deliver financial independence and careers through skills, hope, and resilience.
Position Description: This Case Manager oversees the progression of individual trainees through their enrollment, participation, and completion of RW’s Trades Pre-Apprenticeship Program. This role will be the main point of contact for trainees in the program and support the attainment of trainee goals. The day to day work includes teaching soft skills classes, coaching, accountability, goal planning, and barrier removal. This role must have knowledge of the social services available in Chicago and have a strong base of strengths-based coaching. All RW staff are expected to uphold the values of the organization in the work they do.
Reporting Structure
- This position reports directly to the Program Manager
Work Hours: Monday through Friday, 7:30 am - 4:00 pm. Occasional evening and/or weekend events required and will flex hours accordingly.
Roles and Responsibilities
- Lead in the support services both internal and external for each trainee based on individual need which include but not limited to; transportation assistance, expungement, child care, financial issues, housing, facilitated trips to Department of Motor Vehicles
- Work with trainees to develop plans to overcome barriers to employment through one-on-one sessions.
- Conduct one on one assessments and goal check-in sessions to assist each trainee in their financial goals while enrolled in training
- Teach weekly executive functioning classes, including but not limited to: goal setting, conflict resolution, time management, etc
- Teach weekly financial capabilities classes including but not limited to: income and expenses, budgeting 101, banking, assets and liabilities, debt, etc.
- Support with the promotion of Revolution Workshop program to community-based organizations by email, telephone, informationals and personal visits
- Assist in the screening and selecting of all participants for Revolution Workshop programs through in-person interviews
- Responsible for collecting all grant eligibility documentation and working with staff to input all data into various databases based on funding and program needs
- Maintain Revolution Workshop’s internal trainee database (Salesforce), including but not limited to updates case notes on each individual
- Assist with the planning, development of Revolution Workshop programs and events
- Assist trainees in creating a budget while in training
- Attend occasional meetings and events such as fundraisers and staff meetings that may occur
- Work with the trainee to navigate financial assistance needed
- Other tasks assigned by supervisor
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in social work, psychology or a related field preferred
- At least three years’ experience working with diverse groups
- Nonprofit experience preferred
- Knowledge and experience working with underserved individuals through approaches that emphasize resiliency, strength based coaching, and trauma informed care.
- Have an understanding of the social service resources available to underserved individuals throughout Chicago and the surrounding area.
- Excellent computer skills – Google G Suite (google docs, sheets, forms, gmail etc.), Microsoft Office, Excel, ability to learn new systems and databases
- Strong organizational and multitasking skills
- Detail-oriented
- Takes initiative, able to anticipate program needs
- Excellent interpersonal communication and writing skills
- Recognize and respond to emerging priorities, allow for flexibility in your schedule
Revolution Workshop Chicago, Illinois, USA Office
Chicago, IL, United States
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