Case Manager

**CASE MANAGER**

**Westcoast Genesis Society - New Westminster, BC**

Do you care about socially just outcomes for marginalized men living with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD), trauma, addictions, involvement in the criminal justice system, homelessness, generational impacts of residential schooling?

Can you develop trust relationships with these men, assess their needs and work with them to develop and implement case plans to address those needs respectfully and without judgment?

Do you have training and demonstrated competence in counselling, conflict resolution, mediation, trauma-informed practice and cognitive/behavioural strategies?

Do you have training and experience in working with adults who live with FASD?

Can you collaborate respectfully and effectively with colleagues?

**If you answered yes to these questions, we would like to talk with you about joining the Westcoast Genesis Society as a Case Manager**.

**Why we exist and what we do**

We strive to provide compassionate, trauma-informed services to men on conditional release and men who are unhoused, supporting them as they shape their own path towards stability and healing, and a life rebuilt with dignity and hope..

We provide transitional housing at our Maria Keary Cottage Community Residential Facility (CRF) for high-need men on conditional release from prison, monitor their compliance with release terms and support them to make changes that will help them live successfully in the community. This includes operation of the only residential program in Canada for conditionally released men living with FASD. We also have transitional housing beds at this location for chronically homeless men, some of whom have had involvement with the criminal justice system, and we support them to make changes that will help them live successfully in the community.

**Case Manager responsibilities**
- Support the House Manager by coordinating case management for all residents of Maria Keary Cottage and by coordinating the Society’s Residential FASD Program.
- Recruit referrals of men living with FASD through institutional visits and networking with Correctional Service Canada (CSC) staff and community mental health teams.
- Assess needs of men living with FASD prior to intake and prepare a tailored and structured case plan immediately upon intake that all caseworkers will apply.
- Regularly assess the individual programming and support needs of high-risk, high-need residents.
- Design and implement an individualized Discharge/Aftercare Plan for each resident living with FASD to help him reintegrate into the community with necessary supports and housing.
- Advise caseworkers on problematic situations involving residents and assist them with problem solving effective strategies for addressing those issues.

**Qualifications**
- Minimum of four years of experience delivering counselling and case management services, preferably in a correctional environment.
- Reliability Status clearance at the Protected B level.
- Class 5 driver’s license and personal vehicle.
- Experience working with adult male offenders in a corrections or CRF facility desirable.
- Training and demonstrated competence in counselling, conflict resolution, mediation, trauma-informed practice and cognitive/behavioural strategies.
- Training and experience working with clients with neurological deficits (e.g. FASD, brain-injury) and specifically in effective intervention strategies for adults living with FASD.
- Demonstrated emotional maturity, self-confidence, assertiveness, ability to network and build relationships, leadership and teamwork ability, commitment and integrity to follow through to completion, and ability to accomplish goals independently through personal resourcefulness and creative problem solving.

**To apply...**

No telephone calls please. We can only contact applicants selected for interview.

Pay: $28.00-$31.00 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week

**Benefits**:

- Casual dress
- Dental care
- Discounted or free food
- Employee assistance program
- Extended health care
- Flexible schedule
- Mileage reimbursement
- On-site parking
- Paid time off
- RRSP match
- Vision care

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 2025-03-07