Employment Opportunities
Job Description
FAC Case Manager
Midwest Asian Health Association (MAHA) is a non-profit organization with a mission to reduce health disparities for Asian and Pacific Islander Americans and other low-income populations through culturally sensitive and linguistically appropriate community health programs.
Summary of Roles and Responsibilities:
The FAC Case Manager will support families and children in MAHA’s Family Advocacy Center (FAC) by helping parents pursue and achieve goals that promote family preservation and reunification. This position will be stationed in the Uptown neighborhood of Chicago.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Conduct intake, assessments, home visits required by DCFS together with MAHA's Family Advocacy Center project coordinator, or other staff.
- Develop service plan for the participants, including safety planning and the plan for youth development and children's wellness.
- Assess and identify referral needs of the clients and develop a referral plan, link the clients to the support services, and provide proper follow-ups.
- Provide case management, counseling, and support services to children, youth, adults, and families, especially survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault as they engage with the legal services.
- Communicate with DCFS regarding the clients and their pending cases and assist them to achieve family unification and stable/permanent homes for children and clients.
- Maintain/update case notes for each client as required by the DCFS in a timely manner.
- Responsible for data collection, data entry, and program evaluation.
- Work closely with MAHA's Community Mental Health Clinic team to maintain counseling and mental health support for participants experiencing trauma and receive psycho-social assessments, crisis intervention, and follow up services.
- Collaborate with the project coordinator and community resource coordinator to identify referral and supportive services for the clients.
- Attend DCFS meetings and MAHA FAC team meetings on a regular basis.
- Attend required trainings.
- Other duties as assigned.
Experience and Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in social work, counseling, or a related field. Master’s degree preferred.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to engage diverse populations.
- Excellent communication skills, fluency in Spanish required.
- Experience in case management.
- Computer proficiency with Microsoft Office
- Able to drive with a valid Illinois driver license and auto insurance
- The wage/salary is commensurate with experience and qualifications.
If interested, please send a cover letter and resume to:
Amy Hom
HR Manager
Midwest Asian Health Association
amyhom@maha-us.org
Job Description
Gambling Prevention Program Coordinator
Background:
Midwest Asian Health Association (MAHA) is a non-profit organization dedicated to reducing health disparities and improving access to care for medically underserved populations by providing culturally responsive and linguistically appropriate services.
MAHA is seeking a full-time program coordinator for the organization’s Gambling Prevention program. This position works from Monday to Friday from 9 AM to 5 PM in the main office at 218 W 26th Street, Chicago, IL unless traveling to outreach events. This position will report to the Substance Use Program Manager.
Roles and Responsibilities:
- Assist the Program Manager with planning of program strategies for outreach, activities, and program evaluation.
- Implement program strategies for outreach, activities, and evaluation.
- Collect and track data collection for reporting to funders.
- Prepare data for programmatic reports.
- Develop and maintain partnerships with third party stakeholders for program activities.
- Attend and represent the organization in meetings with funders and other third party stakeholders.
- Assist in monitoring of programmatic activities to meet compliance requirements set by the funder.
- Attend mandated training as required by the funder.
- Participate in programmatic audits as required by the funder.
- Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications and Other Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in public health, social work, psychology, education, or a related field required. Master’s degree a plus.
- Experience and credentialing in gambling prevention, substance use, and education is preferred.
- Minimum of 1-3 years of experience in public health or behavioral health services.
- Has experience in community outreach and working with people from diverse backgrounds.
- Bilingual in a Chinese dialect and English required
- Must have reliable transportation to travel through city and suburbs
- Must have flexible schedule for working during weekends and late afternoons to host/participate in outreach activities and events
Benefits:
- Annual salary of $48,000 - $60,000, depending on candidate experience
- Health and dental insurance
- Simple IRA retirement plan with 3% company match
- Paid sick leave, vacation leave, and personal leave
- Travel reimbursement
If interested, please send a cover letter and resume to:
Amy Hom
HR Manager
Midwest Asian Health Association
amyhom@maha-us.org
