Case Manager: Housing Stability & Client Empowerment

The People Concern; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

The People Concern is seeking a dedicated Case Manager in Los Angeles to support clients facing homelessness. You will manage a caseload, coordinate with DMH/DHS, and implement client-centered, trauma-informed services to promote housing stability and successful community integration.

Responsibilities include intake, assessments, goal planning, and coordinating health and social services, with emphasis on client choice and confidentiality within a busy, supportive team environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree preferred; or a minimum two years' experience working with homeless individuals, preferably those living with mental illness and/or substance addictions, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a caseload of approximately 20 high acuity Clients for intensive case management services (up to 40 if low acuity).
• Develop relationships with Clients with a focus on facilitating independence and maintenance of improved physical and mental health.
• Collaborate with LA County Department of Mental Health (DMH) and Department of Health Services (DHS) programs to enhance coordination within Clients' treatment team.
• Engage Clients and implement interventions with an approach emphasizing Client choice, harm-reduction, and psychosocial rehabilitation within a setting guided by trauma-informed care, housing-first principles, and professional boundaries.
• Assist in the screening, intake, and enrollment of Clients including orientation to program policies and goals.
• Complete comprehensive biopsychosocial assessments and functional needs assessments to guide individualized treatment planning.
• Complete quarterly collaborative goal plans with Clients with the purpose of targeting areas that will improve quality of life and health outcomes.
• Write and maintain accurate, complete, and up-to-date progress notes and data in electronic databases as required by the program and its funding sources.
• Ensure all Client documents within physical charts are complete, accurate, current, and filed as guided by agency, department, and funder expectations.
• Maintain confidentiality of Client information per HIPAA and internal agency guidelines.
• Assist Clients in applying for and obtaining all benefits to which they are entitled.
• Coordinate appointments, transportation, and follow-up services for Clients to improve access to primary health care, mental health care, substance use services, and other local resources in order to build sustainable community connections and reduce the need for emergency health care services.
• Directly transport Clients in personal vehicle to various agencies and healthcare providers in the greater Los Angeles area to decrease barriers to access and increase community reintegration.
• Support Clients by teaching and modeling life skills involved such as budgeting, housekeeping, meal preparation, appointment scheduling, health maintenance, and socialization within communities where they become housed.
• Communicate effectively with property managers and other third party partners.
• Work cooperatively and cohesively with multidisciplinary team including participation in weekly staff meetings, direct individual supervision, and trainings.
• Adapt workload as directed by supervisor in response to funder expectations.
• Other duties, as assigned.

Skills

Case management experience

Harm reduction knowledge

Trauma-informed care

Education

Bachelor's degree preferred; or 2+ years' homeless services experience

Tools

Driver's license

Job description

The People Concern is seeking a dedicated Case Manager in Los Angeles to support clients facing homelessness. You will manage a caseload, coordinate with DMH/DHS, and implement client-centered, trauma-informed services to promote housing stability and successful community integration.

Responsibilities include intake, assessments, goal planning, and coordinating health and social services, with emphasis on client choice and confidentiality within a busy, supportive team environment.