refugee resettlement job

>Case Manager: Refugee Resettlement/ Matching Grant Program
>
>CAMBA Introduction:
>CAMBA, a non-profit community based organization in the Flatbush
>section of Brooklyn, is seeking a Case Manager for Refugee
>Resettlement. CAMBA is a rapidly expanding, continually evolving
>organization that encourages staff development and is dedicated to
>promoting from within.=20 We are hierarchical, but not bureaucratic,
>large in size, but grassroots in philosophy. CAMBA offers a creative
>work environment that fosters freedom of expression and encourages
>staff to independently resolve problems that impede clients'
>progress in achieving their goals as a way of measuring our own
>success and accountability. This position requires an individual who
>is dedicated, client focused, culturally competent and ready to meet
>the challenges of service delivery in Brooklyn. CAMBA requires that
>all its employees be high energy, empathetic, flexible, willing and
>hard-working team players.
>
>Program Description:
>CAMBA's Refugee Resettlement Program helps local residents
>complete=20 Affidavits of Relationship in order to sponsor relatives
>eligible to enter the country as refugees. As an affiliate of the US
>Committee for=20 Refugees and Immigrants, CAMBA provides
>acculturation education (including counseling, advocacy and
>referrals to relevant health, social, education, and
>employment-related services) for refugees who come to New York to
>reunite with their families through the US Government's Refugee
>Program. CAMBA's Matching Grant Program is an early employment
>program for highly motivated newly arriving refugees and asylees,
>providing a cash grant for three months, equal or greater than a
>Public Assistant cash grant, as an incentive for becoming employed
>and avoiding public assistance. Participants receive intensive case
>management, job placement and English language training.
>
>Summary of Position:
>The Case Manager will work in both the Refugee Resettlement and Matching
>
>Grant Programs serving newly arrived refugees and recently granted
>asylees. The Case Manager will aid individuals and/or families in
>attaining their goals by identifying and making use of appropriate
>community resources, keeping detailed record of services provided as
>contractually required.
>
>Main Job Tasks/ Responsibilities:
>* Conduct outreach in specified ethnic communities/ liaise with
>immigration attorneys and other referral sources to develop new
>enrollments and coordinate client assessment
>* Provide a wide variety of intensive orientation, support,
>accompaniment, referral and advocacy services to newly arrived
>refugees and asylees with a focus on the goal of self-sufficiency
>* Maintain detailed records of services provided and financial
>records as directed and required by CAMBA, the Department of State and Funders
>* Work closely with job developers to ensure timely and
>appropriate job placement and retention
>* Reflect program performance by maintaining accurate and up to
>date client information in the Funder database systems
>* Prepare accurate and thorough Affidavits of Relationship/ Case=20
>Transfer Requests for Refugee Resettlement
>* Be aware of existing CAMBA services agency-wide and cooperate
>closely with fellow CAMBA staff in order to facilitate registration
>for appropriate services
>* Submit weekly reports detailing work activities
>* Other duties as assigned
>
>Qualifications required for the Position:
>In addition to required skills listed in CAMBA description above,
>this position requires the following: