Case Manager Problem Solving Specialist

Voala; California (MO); On-site; USD 33,034 - 34,770; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive medical benefits

Dental and vision coverage

Retirement benefits

Job summary

Voala in California is seeking a Case Manager (Specialist) to provide intensive housing crisis response services. You will coordinate creative solutions to housing crises, meeting clients weekly and supporting their transition to permanent housing.

The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's degree in Social Services and significant case management experience, particularly with homeless clients. Competitive medical and retirement benefits are included.

Qualifications

• Must pass fingerprint clearance and background check.
• Ability to handle emotional stress in a conflict environment.
• Experience with clients with co-morbidities.

Responsibilities

• Provide crisis intervention and assistance with housing.
• Create and maintain a housing database.
• Communicate and coordinate with landlords.

Skills

Active listening

Crisis intervention

Budgeting

Housing assessment

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Social Services

Equivalent combination of education and work experience

Job description

Case Manager (Specialist) – Problem Solving Specialist

The Case Manager (Specialist) – Problem Solving Specialist provides intensive housing crisis response and case management services to eligible clients, meeting participants at least weekly. Using active listening techniques, the Case Manager is the primary point of contact to coordinate creative resolutions to a housing crisis – locating both temporary and permanent housing. Located at a VOALA shelter and working in the field as needed, the Case Manager focuses on resolving the housing crisis, but can refer to other resources as needed.

Pay Rate

$23.98 - $25.24 per hour

Benefits

Competitive medical, dental, vision and retirement benefits.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Provides information referrals, crisis intervention, and assistance with permanent housing placement for participants.
• Assists case managers in conducting culturally appropriate, comprehensive screenings and assessments to collect functional, environmental, financial, employment, housing, educational, and health information to develop a Housing Stability Plan.
• Meets with participants to learn about family dynamics and cultural factors that may assist in finding housing inside the participant’s network or family. As a last resort utilizes program resources to obtain housing, helps participants establish a plan to sustain housing permanently.
• Assists in budgeting with participants to determine what level of assistance (if any) is needed to resolve housing crisis.
• Coordinates follow‑up services with participants and case management team.
• Identifies and locates housing options suitable for homeless participants, including referral to VOALA shelters as appropriate.
• Creates and maintains a housing database linking tenants to apartments.
• Communicates with and visits families, outside service providers and landlords to familiarize them with the program and the unique needs of participants.
• Conducts habitability and lead‑based paint inspections of housing options as needed.
• Works directly (one‑on‑one) with landlords on behalf of clients and program.
• Develops support systems to meet individual client’s housing needs; coordinates and facilitates move‑in activities, rental negotiations, and service referrals as needed.
• Facilitates the use of community resources to assist both tenants and landlords in the event of problems leading to potential eviction.
• Provides service linkages and support systems to ensure identified needs are met, coordinating with outside service providers.
• Continuously works to identify and apply new, creative approaches and solutions for each participant/family.
• Additional duties as assigned.
• Other duties as required.

Essential Duties

• Services for this position must be provided on‑site. The position requires incumbents to report to work on‑site each day of active employment.
• Meet with participants and, through active listening, assess cultural, social, family, economic and other factors that may resolve the housing crisis: seek solutions outside of homeless services system.
• Identifies and locates housing options suitable for homeless program participants. Initially uses participant’s network, then referrals to social service partners.
• Creates and maintains a housing database linking tenants to apartments.
• Communicates with landlords and familiarizes them with the program.
• Works one‑on‑one with landlords to help clients and represent program.
• Acts as mediator to assist in resolution of housing crisis.
• Performs follow‑up to ensure housing is sustained.
• Develops support system for clients to achieve and keep permanent housing, involving family, landlords and community services.
• Coordinates efforts with Case Management team, supporting Case Management initiatives for clients served, meets regularly to stay current with client needs.
• Participates in community engagement and outreach efforts, supports participants in the field, partners with other VOALA and community service providers.
• Ability to perform hard and soft file management, HMIS, CM process flow, clinical documentation – DAP note proficiency, and qualification of outcome files.
• Other duties as required and subject to change at any time.

Mandated Reporter

All employees are considered Mandated Reporters and must report any instance of physical or sexual abuse to proper authorities.

Requirements

• Must be able to pass a fingerprint clearance, background check, including criminal history, personal references, employment and education verifications.
• Ability to perform under circumstances of possible emotional stress and conflicts dealing with difficult, uncooperative, and potentially aggressive clients.

Education

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Services or related discipline, OR
• Equivalent combination of education and work experience (four years).

Experience

• 2 years of experience as a case manager.
• 1 year assisting the homeless find housing.
• Experience working with clients with co‑morbidities (chronic health, mental health, substance abuse issues, for example).

Preferred Qualifications

• 2 years of experience counseling target population.
• HMIS navigation.

Equal Opportunity & E‑Verify

Volunteers of America is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected Veteran Status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

This employer participates in E‑Verify as required by the federal government and will provide the federal government with your Form I‑9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.

If E‑Verify cannot confirm that you are authorized to work, this employer is required to give you written instructions and an opportunity to contact Department of Homeland Security (DHS) or Social Security Administration (SSA) so you can begin to resolve the issue before the employer can take any action against you, including terminating your employment.