Housing Case Manager East New York

Compensation Range: $24/hr - $31.25/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) provides comprehensive Case Management services and care coordination to a caseload of residents who are living with HIVand/or and co-occurring conditions. The Housing Case Manager works closely with their clients in the clients homes in the office and in the community helping to ensure housing stability by promoting independent living skills financial management and health and wellness.

Responsibilities:

Primary:

• HCM provides case management services to assigned clients including supportive counseling motivational interviewing crisis intervention care coordination linkage and referral assessment and service plan development field work and assessment/observation of resident in their living space as needed but no less than once per month.
• Documentation of all services and interventions provided as per funder regulatory industry and internal standards.

Other Functions:

• Provide referrals and follow-up when necessary for primary care substance use services nutrition clothing mental health services and financial management.
• Maintain meaningful engagement with residents using motivational interviewing and other supportive interventions to help residents achieve and maintain the highest level of independent functioning possible.
• Promote participation in community activities and other endeavors that promote individual growth and development of a social support network.
• 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.
• Help new clients move into their apartments and 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.
• Accompany residents as needed to facilitate access to external services.
• 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.
• Complete apartment inspections and place work orders as needed ensuring collaboration with the custodial and operations staff
• Actively participate in weekly supervision with your supervisor. Come to the
  meetings prepared.
• Complete all required reports and paperwork by the prescribed deadlines.
• Demonstrate excellent customer service with clients staff vendors and all other relevant stakeholders.
• Coordination of care including but not limited to case conferencing with residents internal and external service providers. Participate in case conferences internally or externally as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Perform other responsibilities and duties as assigned.
• Enthusiastically take part in advocacy and direct actions to end the twin crises of homelessness and HIV/AIDS.

KPIs:

1. Successfully complete monthly home visits for 100% of your clients.
2. Ensure that HIPAA forms and income verification documents are uploaded into each clients file and are signed if applicable.
3. Work with your clients to create comprehensive initial assessments and service plans within 30 days of enrollment and reassessments and service plans every 90 days.

Requirements:

Education:

• Bachelors degree in social work psychology counseling or a related field preferred. Masters Degree a plus.
• A minimum of three years of relevant experience in a social services setting working with individuals who have experienced homelessness mental health issues and/or substance use is required.

Qualifications:

• Ability to prioritize and multi-task.
• Experience with and proven commitment to working with low-income and marginalized communities as well as individuals engaging in substance use and having multiple chronic medical and/or behavioral health conditions.
• Ability to document in various electronic systems to chronicle client services

Competencies:

• 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 in writing including the ability to communicate with all levels of management.
• Must be proficient in Microsoft Outlook Word and Excel.
• Ability to work with colleagues to solve problems.
• Familiarity with Harm Reduction practices.

Working Conditions:

• The Housing Case Manager position is one that requires the staff person to be present in the program site 100% of the time.
• This role requires a working knowledge of NYC mass transportation systems (subway and bus) to visit client apartments and meet clients. Housing Works will provide a Metro Card to workers in this position.
• Occasionally expected to de-escalate tense even hostile client situations.

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Housing Works was founded in 1990; With a long-term commitment to AIDS advocacy. Housing Works established New York States 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

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 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

Required Experience:

Manager