Case Manager, Prospect Plaza (Part-Time)

CAMBA; New York (NY); On-site; USD 35,817 - 37,195; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

403(b) retirement plan with employer match

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Job summary

CAMBA seeks a Part-Time Case Manager in New York City to assist clients in achieving stability by evaluating needs and connecting with resources. The role involves maintaining professional relationships and ensuring tenant advocacy.

Applicants should have a Bachelor’s degree and experience with the Seriously and Persistently Mentally Ill (SPMI) population. The position offers $26.25 hourly and a comprehensive benefits package, including health and dental insurance.

Qualifications

• Experience working with the Seriously and Persistently Mentally Ill (SPMI) population or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Maintain professional relationships with clients.
• Conduct intake and assess tenant needs.
• Monitor tenant progress towards goals.
• Assist in locating community resources.

Skills

Experience with SPMI population

Client advocacy skills

Ability to maintain confidentiality

Education

Bachelor’s degree (e.g., B.A., B.S.W.)

Job description

Who We Are

CAMBA is a community of staff, volunteers, clients, donors, neighbors and partners who work together to build an inclusive New York City, where all children and adults have access to the resources and supports they need to thrive. We take a comprehensive approach by offering more than 180 integrated programs in Education & Youth Development, Family Support, Job Training & Employment Support Services, Health, Housing, and Legal Services. We reach more than 72,000 individuals and families each year at our 100 locations, including 10,000 youth. CAMBA serves a diverse cross section of New Yorkers from new mothers in Brownsville to job seekers in the Rockaways. More than half of our clients are immigrants and refugees from around the globe. Over 85% of our families live in poverty, reflecting the challenges faced by nearly 1.7 million New Yorkers today.

Background

Prospect Plaza is an affordable development in Ocean Hill-Brownsville which provides a total of 394 housing units in three buildings, comprised of one-, two-, and three-bedroom units. Prospect Plaza Site 3 has a set-aside to lease to 27 families formerly residing in New York City homeless shelters under the Our Space initiative. CAMBA, Inc. provides case management services via an experienced Program Coordinator. The Program Coordinator assesses the needs of each family member of the 27 households, develops a mutually agreed upon referral and service plan with each resident to help ensure stability and to maximize each resident’s ability to live independently and monitors the residents’ progress.

Position: Part-Time Case Manager

Reports To: Senior Program Manager
Location: 1835 Sterling Place Brooklyn NY 11233

What the Part-Time Case Manager Does

• Maintain professional relationships with clients and client confidentiality.
• Practice Universal Precautions/Standard Protocol & Procedures.
• Comply with all Federal, State, City and CAMBA security and privacy policies intended to protect the security and privacy of individually identifiable health information.
• Review all documentation establishing tenants' eligibility for program and make file copies.
• Create and maintain tenant files.
• Conduct initial intake and assessment of tenants and tenants' families' needs and periodic re-assessments.
• In collaboration with tenants, prepare initial and periodic revisions of independent living plans including short-term and long-term tenant goals.
• Assist tenants in attaining their goals by identifying and locating community resources for tenants and by making referrals to appropriate services both within and outside CAMBA.
• Work with tenants to break through barriers to tenant goals and to assist tenants in advocating for themselves and in moving toward self-sufficiency.
• Recommend and implement strategies to persuade tenants to participate more fully in this process.
• Monitor tenants' progress toward their goals via regularly scheduled telephone contact and/or face-to-face visits, and document via progress notes.
• Participate in case conferences.
• Follow-up with tenants and with referral organizations regarding tenant contact and progress with referral organization.
• Provide all required information for weekly/monthly/quarterly/annual reports.
• May recommend closing of cases in which tenants have: (a) achieved primary goals and have maintained stability for a period of months; or, (b) have not demonstrated a willingness to participate in the process (lost-to-service); or, (c) have become ineligible for services (e.g. moved out of building).
• Act as tenant liaison/tenant advocate with outside organizations regarding such matters as education, healthcare, housing, legal issues, etc.
• Schedule appointments for tenant with referral organizations.
• Escort tenants to appointments (educational, medical, social service, etc.).
• Assist tenants in completing applications for benefits and entitlements and may process applications on tenants' behalf.
• Follow-up with tenants for a period of time after successful completion of their primary goals to assure tenant stability.
• Evaluate actual living conditions of tenants through home visits.
• May prepare marketing materials for the program.
• May prescreen tenants over the telephone for eligibility and may schedule intake appointments.
• Input tenant data and tenant progress information into automated database.

Education, Licenses and/or Certifications Required

• Bachelor’s degree (e.g., B.A., B.S.W.)

Minimum Experiences and Skills Required

• Experience working with the Seriously and Persistently Mentally Ill (SPMI) population, and/or equivalent experience.

Compensation

$26.25 hourly
(When salary ranges are listed, the range would represent the low and high end for the applicable position & program. The salary offered would be based on various factors unique to each program and candidate. This includes but is not limited to experience, education, budget and/or program size, internal equity, skills and other factors that may be required for the position and organization.)

Status

Part-Time

Benefits

CAMBA offers a comprehensive benefits package including health insurance, dental insurance, 403(b) retirement plan with employer match, paid time off (vacation, personal, and sick time), and paid holidays.

Equal Opportunity Employer

CAMBA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We value a diverse workforce and inclusive workplace. People of color, people with disabilities, and lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people are encouraged to apply. We consider all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, disability, socio-economic status, marital or veteran status, pregnancy status or sexual orientation.