Housing Case Manager

HOUSING WORKS INC; New York (NY); On-site; USD 33,000 - 43,000; Full time

Job summary

Housing Works seeks a Housing Case Manager to provide comprehensive case management and care coordination for residents living with HIV and/or co-occurring conditions. You will work in clients' homes, in the office, and in the community to promote housing stability, independent living, financial management, and health and wellness.

Responsibilities include monthly home visits, detailed documentation, and coordinating with internal and external service providers to connect clients with primary

Qualifications

• Minimum of three years of relevant experience in a social services setting working with individuals who have experienced homelessness, mental health issues, and/or substance use.
• Bachelor's degree in social work, psychology, counseling, or a related field preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide case management services including counseling, care coordination, linkage, and service plan development.
• Document all services and interventions per funder, regulatory, industry and internal standards.
• Successfully complete monthly home visits for 100% of clients and ensure HIPAA forms and income verification are uploaded.
• Collaborate with clients to develop initial assessments and service plans within 30 days of enrollment and reassess every 90 days.
• Provide referrals and follow-up for primary care, substance use services, nutrition, mental health, and financial management.
• Promote resident engagement and coordinate with internal/external departments to connect with needed services.
• Assist clients with moving into apartments and transitioning from homelessness to stable housing.

Education

Bachelor's degree in social work, psychology, counseling, or a related field

Job description

• Pay or shift range: $24 USD to $31.25 USD The estimated range is the budgeted amount for this position. Final offers are based on various factors, including skill set, experience, location, qualifications and other job-related reasons.

Description

Compensation Range: $24/hr - $31.25/hr commensurate with experience

Benefits: We have three comprehensive healthcare plans to choose from based on your priorities and budget. Housing Works covers most of the plan; you pay a portion, based on your salary. Staff begins accruing PTO immediately for a total of up to 30 days earned in the first year. We offer employees an educational benefit. This money is available for tuition loan reimbursement, tuition costs, and text books.

Overview

The Housing Case Manager (HCM) provides comprehensive Case Management services and care coordination to a caseload of residents who are living with HIV and/or and co-occurring conditions. The Housing Case Manager works closely with their clients in the clients’ homes, in the office, and in the community helping to ensure housing stability by promoting independent living skills, financial management, and health and wellness.

Responsibilities

Primary:

• HCM provides case management services to assigned clients, including supportive counseling, motivational interviewing, crisis intervention, care coordination, linkage and referral, assessment and service plan development, field work, and assessment/observation of resident in their living space as needed but no less than once per month.
• Documentation of all services and interventions provided as per funder, regulatory, industry and internal standards.

Key Performance Indicators:

• Successfully complete monthly home visits for 100% of your clients.
• Ensure that HIPAA forms, and income verification documents are uploaded into each client’s file and are signed if applicable.
• Work with your clients to create comprehensive initial assessments and service plans within 30 days of enrollment, and reassessments and service plans every 90 days.

Other functions that may be needed with this position include:

• Provide referrals, and follow-up, when necessary, for primary care, substance use services, nutrition, clothing, mental health services, and financial management.
• Maintain meaningful engagement with residents, using motivational interviewing and other supportive interventions to help residents achieve and maintain the highest level of independent functioning possible.
• Promote participation in community activities and other endeavors that promote individual growth and development of a social support network.
• Utilizing the vast array of internal services available to clients, look to connect (and coordinate) with other departments including: ADHC, Health Services, OASAS, Health Homes, Behavioral Health, Community Partnerships, Legal, and Job-Training.
• Help new clients move into their apartments and assist clients with their transition from homelessness to stable housing.
• In collaboration with the client, develop strength based individualized goals. Provide constructive feedback on goal participation during scheduled engagement.
• Accompany residents as needed to facilitate access to external services.
• Assess and discuss financial management with the client, including following up with the client on any rent obligation, maintaining an active subsidy, consistently making utility payments, and food and nutritional needs.
• Complete apartment inspections and place work orders as needed, ensuring collaboration with the custodial and operations staff
• Actively participate in weekly supervision with your supervisor. Come to the meetings prepared.
• Complete all required reports and paperwork by the prescribed deadlines.
• Demonstrate excellent customer service with clients, staff, vendors, and all other relevant stakeholders.
• Coordination of care, including but not limited to case conferencing, with residents’ internal and external service providers. Participate in case conferences, internally or externally, as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Perform other responsibilities and duties as assigned.
• Enthusiastically take part in advocacy and direct actions to end the twin crises of homelessness and HIV/AIDS.

Requirements

• A minimum of three years of relevant experience in a social services setting working with individuals who have experienced homelessness, mental health issues, and/or substance use is required.
• Bachelor's degree in social work, psychology, counseling, or a related field preferred.

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Housing Works was founded in 1990; With a long-term commitment to AIDS advocacy. Housing Works established New York State’s first harm reduction-based, OASAS-licensed outpatient drug treatment program. Other services include Health Home care management, behavioral health, and syringe exchange programs. A pioneer in the social entrepreneurship movement, Housing Works operates 10 high-end thrift shops in Manhattan and Brooklyn and a much-loved Bookstore Cafe in Soho. For more information, visit www.housingworks.org

Housing Works fights for funding and legislation to ensure that all people living with HIV/AIDS have access to quality housing, healthcare, HIV prevention, and treatment, among other lifesaving services.

Housing Works provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements. Housing Works complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. Housing Works also does not request prior salary information during the hiring process. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

This position is included in a bargaining unit of Housing Works’ New York City employees represented by a labor union known as the Retail Wholesale and Department Store Union (“RWDSU”). Accordingly, the RWDSU has the exclusive right to bargain over the terms and conditions of employment related to this position and this position may become covered by the terms of a collective bargaining agreement (a “CBA”) between Housing Works and the RWDSU

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