Case Manager

Project Renewal is a leading non-profit organization with the mission of building supportive communities where people achieve dignity and independence, renewing their lives with health, homes, and jobs. Our comprehensive and integrated 24/7 programs are designed to offer the holistic care our clients need. With a staff of 950+ and an annual budget of $140 million, Project Renewal is one of the larger social service nonprofits in New York City.

Title: Case Manager

Location: Bedford Green House- Phase II

Salary: $48,000 per year

Program Overview:

Bedford Green House is a new state-of-the-art supportive/affordable housing complex providing homes and services to more than 300 New Yorkers. Phase I is a building designed to LEED Gold Standards. Bedford Green House provides onsite social services including primary care for adults and families and women’s health services, family reunification services, occupational therapy, and more. Funded in part by the NYC Dept. of Health and Hygiene, ESSHI, and Human Resources Administration, Bedford Green House supports and encourages a healthy lifestyle with an abundance of resources for the community at large. BGH Phase I features sustainable landscaped green roof, rooftop greenhouse, aquaponics growing system, horticultural therapy classes with year-round gardening, planned healthy cooking workshops, community playground, and backyard with recreational and exercise equipment. BGH Phase II features a Learning Center, indoor gym, community room and a street facing medical clinic.

Overall Responsibilities

Case Manager is responsible for providing the required assessment, case management and short-term counseling to clients enabling them to achieve the outcomes of maintaining housing, living productively in the community, managing mental illness, substance abuse recovery, stable physical health and managing finances and entitlements independently.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

The essential duties of the Case Manager include but are not limited to the following activities:

• Conducts pre-intake interviews to screen for appropriateness for housing at Bedford Green House.

• Conducts intakes, assessments, and psychosocial evaluations as per agency standards for assigned caseload.

• Efficiently utilizes digital case management database, AWARDS, to input and update all client information.

• Provides case management services to assist in the creation of and adherence to individual Service Plans, identifying short-term and long-term goals and objectives to be achieved.

• Participate in clinical team meetings.

• Provide short term supportive counseling and advocacy on tenant behalf.

• Organizes, facilitates, and educates through support groups, activities and events, on and off site.

• Maintains contact with internal and external service providers on behalf of the client such as school providers, medical providers and mental health providers.

• Identifies service needs and makes referrals, as needed, for medical, mental health, psychiatric, substance abuse and other services as needed.

• Committing to be a Mandated Reporter

• Provide escort to clients to ensure attendance at critical meetings and appointments, as needed.

• Performs other duties as assigned by the Clinical Team Leader or Senior Director.

Qualifications:

• All candidates must have at least a bachelor’s degree in social work, psychology or other human services field from an accredited college or university.

• A minimum of one year of experience working with homeless individuals with either a mental illness, substance addiction or MICA diagnosis.

• Knowledge of case management software as well as Microsoft Office Suite.

• Bilingual English/Spanish a plus

Preferred Skills:

• A team spirit, ability to work with fellow staff to overcome the challenge s of providing needed s ervices to a s pecial client population

• Excellent oral, writing, and listening skills

• An ability to interface with clients as well as all levels of staff and handle delicate situations

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, Outlook (especially e-mail), Word, and Excel

Project Renewal is an equal opportunity employer. Its long-standing policy has been to embrace the equality of opportunity for all employees and applicants without regard to actual or perceived race, color, national origin, alienage or citizenship status, religion or creed, gender (see separately issued Gender Discrimination policy for more detail), physical or mental disability, age (18 and over), military status, arrest record, marital status, domestic partnership status, genetic information or predisposing genetic characteristic, sexual orientation, status as a victim or witness of domestic violence, sex offenses or stalking, unemployment status or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state and local laws.

Job Details

Pay Type Hourly

Education Level Bachelor’s Degree