Case Manager- Webster Ave

Job Title: Case Manager Location: Bronx, NY Department: Geel Webster Avenue Apartments FLSA: Non-Exempt / Professional Reports To: Senior Case Manager or Clinical Coordinator Function: Provides case management services in a single site supportive housing program Hours: 35 hours per week, Monday through Friday. Program hours: Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Salary: Annualized at $56,227.81 with comprehensive benefits package Geel Community Services’ Mission: Our mission is to enable people with mental illness and co‑occurring disorders to establish and maintain safety and stability in a supportive living environment. Geel’s housing and support services combine a coordinated, self‑directed approach that is individually tailored, and trauma‑informed. Our model promotes increased self‑sufficiency, self‑worth, recovery, and the ability for those we serve to live independently within their communities. Program Description: The Geel Webster Avenue Apartments is a single‑site supportive housing residence with 116 apartment units comprising studio, one‑ bedroom and two‑bedroom units. Seventy (70) units will house homeless individuals living with serious mental illness (SMI), substance use disorder (SUD), or co‑occurring SMI and SUD referred from the New York City Human Resources Administration (HRA). The remaining forty‑six (46) units are devoted to individuals or households who meet the regulatory bodies’ income and household size requirements / admission criteria. Supportive case management services are meant to assist individuals to deal with daily living skill concerns related to maintaining themselves and their apartments. Major goal areas include rehabilitation, mental health, physical health, and socialization, with objectives such as budgeting, medication management, crisis intervention, pre‑vocational training, entitlements, supportive counseling, group dynamics, and referral to appropriate service providers. Responsibilities Provide case management with supportive counseling and social services. Coordinate and provide instructions and information, both individual and group modalities, in the skills of daily living, including personal hygiene, apartment maintenance, and meeting nutritional needs. Coordinate and conduct socialization and recreational activities and groups that foster increased social skills, decrease isolation, improve cohesion, and develop a social network. Serve as an advocate assisting tenants in obtaining services that they are required and entitled to; teach skills of interfacing with varied social services agencies; may involve personally escorting tenants to service provider appointments. Maintain availability (on a rotating basis) for crisis intervention and cell‑phone responsibility during non‑scheduled work hours. Qualifications and Requirements Bachelor’s Degree or higher. One (1) year’s work experience in the field of social services preferred. Bilingual, Spanish preferred. Physical Requirements Must be able to access offices and apartments above the first floor. Must be able to travel to different locations. Must be able to demonstrate proper cleaning and apartment maintenance methods. Geel Community Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages candidates from all backgrounds to apply. #J-18808-Ljbffr Association for Community Living, Inc.