Housing Case Manager

1 week ago

Bronx, NY, United States Housing Works Full time
Compensation Range: $23/hr - $26/hr commensurate with experience

Benefits:
We have three comprehensive healthcare plans to choose from based on your priorities and budget. Housing Works covers most of the plan; you pay a portion, based on your salary. Staff begins accruing PTO immediately for a total of up to 30 days earned in the first year. We offer employees an educational benefit. This money is available for tuition loan reimbursement, tuition costs, and text books.

Overview:

The Housing Case Manager (HCM) is responsible for case management and supportive care coordination for assigned clients and their households. The STARS 6 Young Adult family program is a scattered site supportive housing program for young families. The Housing Case Manager works closely with their clients in the clients' homes, in the community, and the office, helping to ensure housing stability by promoting independent living skills, financial management, and health and wellness.

Responsibilities:
  • Effectively manage assigned caseload, i.e. managing engagement, referrals, concrete needs, and client chart compliance
  • Provide referrals and follow-ups when necessary for primary care, substance use, nutrition, clothing, mental health, financial management, and dental.
  • Identify and schedule case conferences, using case conference tab, with internal and external providers.
  • Utilizing the vast array of internal services available to clients, look to connect (and coordinate) with other departments including: ADHC, Health Services, OASAS, Health Homes, Behavioral Health, Community Partnerships, Legal, and Job-Training.
  • Maintain chart compliance, including eICare and TMS (Maven Mental Health System), in line with internal and external guidelines
  • Assist clients in obtaining and maintaining benefits like SNAP, SSI, Medicaid, and rental subsidies
  • Participate in interdisciplinary teams, supporting the resident by coordinating with internal and external providers (i.e. Behavioral health, medical, community partners)
  • Conduct and document service provision in eicare as outline by the contract's deliverables
  • Help new clients move into their apartments.
  • Assist clients with their transition from homelessness to stable housing.
  • In collaboration with the client, develop strength based individualized goals.
  • Provide constructive feedback on goal participation during scheduled engagement.
  • Collaborate with Child Development Specialist to ensure all children are being provided with services as needed
  • Assess and discuss financial management with the client, including following up with the client on any rent obligation, maintaining an active subsidy, consistently making utility payments, and food and nutritional needs.
  • As needed, accompany the client in the community on scheduled appointments.
  • Participate in bi-weekly supervision meetings with your supervisor and come prepared.
  • Co-facilitate Parenting Journey groups.
  • Co-facilitate group activities focused on themes relevant to the clients and their children.
  • Travel via mass transit with clients or independently in service of client needs.
  • Provide crisis intervention and mediation as necessary.
  • Provide coverage for other Housing Case Managers when needed.
  • Participate in annual staff training, such as Motivational Interviewing I & II, Smoking Cessation, and Trauma-Informed Care.
  • Assists clients with budgeting, provides counseling regarding rent arrears, delivers ADL (Activities of Daily Living) training, and conducts orientation for new clients on program structure.
  • Complete all required reports and paperwork before the prescribed deadlines.
  • Demonstrate excellent customer service with residents/clients; staff; vendors; and all other relevant stakeholders.
  • Enthusiastically participate in advocacy and direct actions to end the twin crises of homelessness and HIV/AIDS
Requirements:
  • Must possess a BSW or related degree with adherence to ethical standards of the social work profession.
  • MSW is preferred
  • Experience with and proven commitment to working with young adults with low-income and marginalized communities, as well as experience working with young children
  • Good communication skills, both verbally and written, including the ability to communicate with all levels of management.
  • Must be proficient in Microsoft Outlook and Office (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint).
  • Understanding harm-reduction practices.
  • Cultural competency, especially around the LGBTQI+ community.
  • Dependable and flexible
  • Able to maintain a high level of client confidentiality.
  • Excellent internal and external customer service skills and strong interpersonal skills.
  • Good communication skills both verbally and written, including the ability to communicate with all levels of management.
  • Must be proficient in Microsoft Outlook, Word, and Excel.
  • Ability to work under pressure.
  • Ability to work with colleagues to solve problems.

Job candidates should be aware that scammers may pose as employers and create fake job postings in order to extract personal information from individuals for financial gain. Housing Works will never ask job candidates for personal information, such as social security numbers or bank account details, over the phone. If you suspect that a job posting may be fake or wish to confirm that a job posting from Housing Works is genuine, please contact us at recruitment@housingworks.org

Housing Works was founded in 1990; With a long-term commitment to AIDS advocacy. Housing Works established New York State's first harm reduction-based, OASAS-licensed outpatient drug treatment program. Other services include Health Home care management, behavioral health, and syringe exchange programs. A pioneer in the social entrepreneurship movement, Housing Works operates 10 high-end thrift shops in Manhattan and Brooklyn and a much-loved Bookstore Cafe in Soho. For more information, visit www.housingworks.org

Housing Works fights for funding and legislation to ensure that all people living with HIV/AIDS have access to quality housing, healthcare, HIV prevention, and treatment, among other lifesaving services.

Housing Works provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements. Housing Works complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. Housing Works also does not request prior salary information during the hiring process. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

This position is included in a bargaining unit of Housing Works' New York City employees represented by a labor union known as the Retail Wholesale and Department Store Union ("RWDSU"). Accordingly, the RWDSU has the exclusive right to bargain over the terms and conditions of employment related to this position and this position may become covered by the terms of a collective bargaining agreement (a "CBA") between Housing Works and the RWDSU

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