Housing Care Coordinator

Catholic Charities, Diocese of Trenton; Trenton (NJ); On-site; USD 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Catholic Charities, Diocese of Trenton is seeking a responsible individual to arrange, coordinate, monitor, and deliver wrap-around services that meet the housing and health needs of clients. Responsibilities include developing individualized housing and self-sufficiency plans, identifying health resources, conducting monthly evaluations, and ensuring compliance with billing systems. The ideal candidate will have experience in community networking and service coordination, focusing on enhancing the well-being of individuals served.

Qualifications

• Experience in coordinating housing and health services.

Responsibilities

• Develop individualized housing and self-sufficiency plans.
• Identify and obtain health resources for individuals served.
• Conduct monthly monitoring and evaluation of an individual's progress.

Job description

Overview

JOB SUMMARY: Responsible for arranging, coordinating, monitoring and delivering wrap-around services related to meeting housing and health/medical needs of individuals served.

Responsibilities

• Develop individualized housing and self-sufficiency plans (including job search and career advancement, credit repair, budgeting, and money management) and create financial stability plans.
• Identify and obtain health resources and services for individuals served
• Conduct monthly monitoring and evaluation of an individual's progress for the duration of assistance. This includes
• Operate within Medicaid-compliant billing system and homeless management information system (HMIS) to record program service, financial disbursement, client updates within 24 hours of occurrence
• Assist with the development and implementation of staff trainings and community presentations.
• Assist with developing and maintaining partnerships/networking with new and existing community partners
• Perform assessment of applicants/referrals for housing program services. This includes initial assessment/triage of applicants and attending to immediate needs, (i.e. emergency housing and pantry referral, etc.) as well as HMIS waitlist monitoring.
• Perform intake and enrollment for eligible participants and develop, implement and monitor individualized Housing Service Plan (HSP)
• Assists clients with accessing necessary services (i.e. counseling, job training, long-term housing options, medical services, etc.)
• Complete and maintain required documentation according to agency, accreditation standards and grant requirements, including utilizing EHR Medicaid Compliant billing system, HMIS data entry for applicable services within expected timeline.
• Participate in community focus groups/forums to generate community feedback and enhance community resources/services.
• Other duties as assigned.