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Housing Support Specialist
1 month ago
**About Breaking Ground**
We believe that everyone deserves a home. Our organization operates nearly 4,000 units of housing across New York City, along with housing in upstate New York and Connecticut. Our supportive housing programs provide affordable housing paired with services designed to help people maintain their homes for the long-term.
**Case Manager, Permanent Housing**
The Case Manager, Permanent Housing is responsible for providing support services to help individuals remain housed and to address needs such as benefits/entitlements, activities of daily living, substance abuse and mental health services. The Case Manager conducts home visits and links the client with local services in the community, as well as coordinating group activities for their caseload.
**Essential Duties:**
- Provide direct services to a caseload of approximately 15 clients, including conducting home visits, necessary assessments, benefits assistance, and other services necessary to support the client in maintaining housing and achieving recovery goals.
- Conduct initial and ongoing assessments of clients, including completion of biannual and psychosocial assessments, and provide crisis intervention when needed.
- Connect clients to psychiatric services, medical treatment, and substance use treatment facilities when applicable.
- Connect clients to job training programs, recreational activities, community services, food and nutrition programs.
- Obtain identification, public benefits, and other applicable income sources for clients.
- Meet weekly with clients to assess needs, encourage harm reduction, and develop service plans.
- Assist clients with preparation of documents needed for recertification and maintaining their housing.
- Escort clients to appointments when needed.
- Maintain record keeping in compliance with agency standards as well as those of City and State agencies.
- Intervene in crisis situations.
- Upon training, provide assistance with self-administration of medication consistent with Breaking Ground's policies and procedures.
**Minimum Qualifications:**
- Bachelor's Degree or equivalent work experience.
- Two years of experience working with homeless adults and substance abuse issues preferred.
- Experience with harm reduction and motivational interviewing techniques strongly preferred.
- Valid NY or NJ driver's license with a good driving record, as defined by Breaking Ground is preferred.
- Excellent computer skills, including proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel and the ability to learn new programs.
- Excellent writing and communication skills.
- Bilingual Spanish/English is preferred.
