Per Diem Case Manager

Description

The Center for Urban Community Services, (CUCS), is an acclaimed human services organization and one of the nation's largest providers of housing and social services. CUCS is a leader in implementing new practices, sharing knowledge and assisting in shaping local, state and national strategies, so that persons who are homeless, low-income, living with mental illness, or have other special needs can live successfully in the community. This position is for our Schermerhorn program site located in Downtown Brooklyn.


The Case Manager is responsible for working with an assigned group of clients to help them obtain housing, help clients live full and satisfying lives in the community, help their team and program to function well and meet their contractual obligations including achieving contracted housing placement goals, and striving as appropriate to their role, to fulfill the CUCS programs' core purpose, core values and vision statements.

Per Diem Case Manager works Friday evenings 5pm - 9pm and Saturday 10am -4pm at program site and does not carry a specific recipient caseload. Rather, this position is usually responsible for ensuring the comfort and well-being of the entire recipient census of a site by carrying out program activities and providing direct clinical services.

The Per Diem Case Manager is expected to actively support and work to accomplish the agency's mission and the program's specific goals and objectives.

Requirements

• High School diploma
• 1 year related experience
• Appropriate verbal and written communication skills
• Computer literacy
• Some college preferred; A. may substitute for experience
• Bilingual Spanish/English preferred