Summary
Location
Bethesda
Salary
$50k - $52k
Type
full-time
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About this role
The YMCA Youth & Family Services is looking for a self-motivated and dynamic professional to join our Y family. You will become part of a high functioning team that will help you learn skills throughout your career. You will make a difference everyday keeping children safe!
As the Care Manager you will have bragging rights of being a part of a longstanding, reputable, and leading nonprofit organization that has a strong commitment to nurturing the potential of kids, promoting healthy living and fostering a sense of social responsibility.
About the Job
The Care Manager conducts youth-centered service meetings to determine client’s strengths and needs and then what services are needed to address those needs. Provides general client services, group activies, programming, and case management in a Montgomery County Public School.
Position: Care Manager Salary Range: $50,000 - $52,000
Some of the exciting tasks you will do as a Care Manager include but are not limited to:
- Accepts referrals for social services and completes initial intakes
- Consults with county/community/agencies to identify and develop potential resources for client assistance
- Designs intervention strategy youth and/or youth’s family to match appropriate community resource to the youth and family’s needs and makes those connections
- Provides case management and monitoring services to youth/families
- Creates and executes student engagement activities for teens including weekly groups, workshops and activities
- Provides on-going social services (appropriate assistance during crises, may provide supportive counseling, food, clothing, housing, employment, transportation, financial assistance)
- Performs accurate recordkeeping including intakes, developing, reviewing and updating the Life works assessment, contact notes and electronic database entries
Qualifications and Skills:
- Bachelor’s degree in psychology, social work, sociology, criminal justice, family science or other human service-related field.
- 1-3 years’ experience developing and administering teen centered programming
- Experience in working with diverse populations; and skilled at collaborating with multiple agencies
- Bi-lingual in English and Spanish preferred
- Relationship building (youth, parents, community, etc.)
- Clear, effective written and verbal communication
Why You’ll Love Working at the Y:
We support you inside and outside the workplace. When you join the YMCA, you join a community focused on growth, belonging, and purpose.
Mission-Driven Work: Every day, you’ll help families gain access to essential child care services.
Competitive Pay: $50,000–$52,000, depending on experience.
Robust Benefits: Medical, dental, and vision coverage for you and your dependents.
Free YMCA Membership: Full access for you and your family.
Retirement Support: The Y contributes 10% of your salary into a retirement plan, with optional 403(b) and Roth plans available.
Generous Paid Time Off: Vacation, sick leave, and holidays.
Career Growth: Opportunities for ongoing training, leadership development, and advancement.
Be Part of Something Bigger—Apply Today!
The YMCA of Metropolitan Washington is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We value a diverse workforce and strive to create a welcoming environment where all staff, members, and families feel respected, supported, and included.
Other facts
About YMCA of Metropolitan Washington
We know that lasting personal and social change comes about when we all work together. That’s why, at the Y, strengthening community is our cause. Every day, we work side-by-side with our neighbors to make sure that everyone, regardless of age, income or background, has the opportunity to learn, grow and thrive.
OUR IMPACT
The YMCA is one of the largest social service agencies serving Washington D.C., suburban Maryland and northern Virginia. Every year, we provide opportunities in wellness, aquatics, youth sports, summer camp, child care, and more for over 250,000 people through our 17 branches and program centers.
Our utmost goal is to make the Y and all we offer accessible and available to the entire community. With the help of our generous donors, community partners and members, we were able to provide $2,662,507 in scholarships and subsidies to more than 12,400 children, adults and families in 2014.
Over 3,140 volunteers gave 161,572 hours of their time and talent in 2014 to help the YMCA fulfill its mission. From dedicated board members to talented program volunteers, these caring friends and neighbors help the YMCA serve more individuals and impact more communities every year.
With a mission to build a healthy spirit, mind and body for all, our impact is felt when an individual makes a healthy choice, when a mentor inspires a child and when a community comes together for the common good.
What you'll do
- The Care Manager conducts youth-centered service meetings to assess client needs and provides case management and programming in a Montgomery County Public School. Responsibilities include designing intervention strategies, providing ongoing social services, and creating student engagement activities.
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