Case Manager- Grand Ave Studios

Geel Community Services; New York (NY); On-site; USD 60,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

Geel Grand Avenue Studios in Bronx, NY is seeking a Case Manager to provide case management services within a single-site supportive housing program. You will deliver supportive counseling, coordinate social services, and support residents in daily living and access to resources.

Requires a Bachelor’s degree or higher and at least one year in social services. The role involves outreach, crisis intervention on rotating basis, and collaboration with Senior Case Manager or Clinical Coordinator.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in social services or related field.
• At least 1 year of work experience in social services.

Responsibilities

• Provide case management with supportive counseling and social services.
• Coordinate and provide instructions and information for daily living skills, including personal hygiene and apartment maintenance.
• Coordinate and conduct socialization and recreational activities to foster social skills and reduce isolation.
• Advocate for tenants to access required services; interface with social service agencies and escort tenants when needed.
• Provide on-rotating basis crisis intervention and cell phone coverage during non-scheduled hours.

Skills

Case management

Counseling

Social services

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher in related field

Job description

Job Title: Case Manager
Job location: Bronx, NY
Department: Geel Grand Avenue Studios
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: Office is open from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM; Mon. to Fri.
Salary: Annualized at $63,052.17 with comprehensive benefits package
Revision Date : July 2026

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:
Geel Grand Avenue Studios is a single site, supportive housing residence with 56 studio apartments. Forty-six (46) units will house chronically homeless individuals living with serious mental illness (SMI) or co-occurring disorders and referred from the New York City Human Resources Administration (HRA). The remaining ten (10) 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 as it relates to maintaining themselves and their apartments. The major goal areas are rehabilitation, mental health, physical health and socialization and the objectives may include budgeting, medication management, crisis intervention, prevocational training, entitlements, supportive counseling, group dynamics and referral to appropriate service providers.

Essential Responsibility and Role of a Case Manager

• 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. This will include personal hygiene, maintenance of the apartment, and meeting one’s nutritional needs
• Coordinate and conduct socialization and recreational activities and groups that foster increased social skills, decrease isolation and improve cohesion and the development of a social network.
• Serve as an advocate/confidante assisting tenants in obtaining services that they are required and entitled. The skills of effectively interfacing with varied social service agencies will be taught. This may involve personally escorting tenants to service providers
• Provides availability (on rotating basis) for crisis intervention and cell phone responsibility during non-scheduled work hours.

Qualifications and Requirements

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree or higher, and one (1) year's work experience in the field of social services

Physical Requirements

• Must be able to access apartments above first floor with or without elevator access.
• Must be able travel to different locations.

A full job description is available upon interview.

Job Features

Job Category

Nonprofit, Full Time, Case Manager, Direct Care

Agency

Geel Community Services, Inc.