Case Manager III

SUMMARY: The Case Manager III will provide specialized case management to veterans recovering from chronic, severe and multiple problems such as substance abuse and/or mental illnesses and develops and implementing supportive services and programs to assist clients in achieving greater self-determination, self-sufficiency and permanent housing .

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provide orientation to the facility, its rules and regulations included in its Living Agreement.
• Assess the individual's strengths, needs, abilities and preferences to assist in the development of housing goals.
• Design and carry out a Service Plan for each household.
• Meet twice monthly to monitor progress daily and maintain accurate documentation of progress towards goals and services provided.
• Schedule and help conduct monthly group sessions to discuss common or shared problems, concerns or issues.
• Be knowledgeable of veterans’ benefits and community resources to facilitate off-site referrals.
• Organize on-site programs, classes, workshops and social activities, including: substance abuse meetings such as AA, NA, CA; presentations by employers, vocational school educators and others to assist with interview skills, resumes and job placement; informational talks by low-income housing program facilitators, money management experts and home maintenance professionals.
• Enlist senior veteran clients, former veteran clients and members of veterans’ associations to serve as peer mentors to encourage and guide new clients individually or in groups.
• Develop and maintaining a six-month Aftercare Program for graduates, setting up a schedule for regular contacts to assure they are well-connected with community resources, are living in stable environments, maintaining clean and sober lives, have jobs or income and have successfully reentered society.
• Develop an Outreach Program to solicit participation in the Center of Hope programs through visits to church groups, homeless shelters, substance abuse clinics, as well as local jails and the SVdP CARES Food Center.
• Periodically inspect client rooms for cleanliness.
• Monitor the evening meals.
• Post information relative to job skills, housing, social events on the bulletin board.
• Assign and monitor client chores and volunteer hours.
• Organize and conduct client satisfaction surveys and perform other duties relative to the position including typing, filing, answering telephones, etc.
• Provide crisis intervention to address the immediate needs of the very low-income, chronic and non-chronic homeless veteran population.
• Enforce program rules and procedures to ensure compliance.
• Provide client access to services and community resources as needed.
• Facilitate the move to transitional and/or permanent, independent housing, when appropriate.
• Facilitate groups.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor's Degree in social work and/or experience (work, life or volunteer) in social services.

SVdP CARES is a non-profit organization committed to ending homelessness: making it rare, brief, and one-time. With “Housing First” principles at the core, all SVdP CARES programs are built on the belief that everyone has the right to live in dignified and affordable housing with a healthy disregard for all community-perceived barriers to housing including employment history, criminal/credit background, mental health, addiction, or religious practices. SVdP CARES works to rapidly house those experiencing homelessness within 30 days and concurrently connect them to resources and stabilization support services to assist their needs. SVdP CARES serves 19 counties across 7,678+ square miles of Florida including Charlotte, Citrus, Collier, Desoto, Hardee, Hernando, Highlands, Hillsborough, Lake, Lee, Manatee, Orange, Osceola, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Sarasota, Seminole, and Sumter counties. Everyone is welcome through our doors, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, ancestry, age, national origin, citizenship, physical or mental disability, genetic information, veteran or military status, sexual orientation, and gender identity.