Housing Case Manager I — Help Clients Secure Permanent Housing

St. Joseph Center; Culver City (CA); On-site; USD 33,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent Benefits package

Job summary

St. Joseph Center is seeking a Case Manager I to deliver quality housing support services within the Housing Supportive Services Program. You will provide individualized case management, linkage to health services, and housing placement support in a multi-disciplinary team.

The role emphasizes building trust, flexible hours, and collaboration with partners to secure permanent housing and reduce social isolation among adults with complex needs.

Qualifications

• Must be highly motivated and a self-starter with the ability to communicate with diverse groups.

Responsibilities

• Provide case management and supportive services to meet the needs of each individual.
• Build trust and rapport with individuals.
• Provide linkage to physical health, substance abuse, meaningful community activities, volunteer services, job placements etc.
• Provide support with individual rehabilitation and skill building.
• Link clients to appropriate housing and assist them in completing required paperwork to obtain appropriate permanent housing.
• Develop and maintain strong collaborative relationships with other service providers involved in the client’s care.
• Collaborate and consult regularly with FSP team’s interdisciplinary team members.
• Conduct ongoing case management assessments identifying client barriers to achieving their individual goals.
• Identify and utilize client strengths to increase self-efficacy and independence.
• Provide ongoing intensive case management services that ensure successful permanent housing, decrease social isolation, decrease/prevent relapse risks, advocacy to deter evictions, and linkage and ensure smooth transition into permanent housing by supporting clients with completing benefits and housing application processes, life skills such as budgeting and cooking, accessing community resources, and other skills as needed.
• Provide crisis management such as assessing suicidal/homicidal ideation when necessary.
• Communicate with landlords and other collaborating agencies, responding to urgent housing requests in a timely manner.
• Participate in meetings with collaborative agencies and other community meetings as directed
• Complete and maintain all documentation necessary by DMH requirements, agency requirements and program requirements.

Skills

Self-starter

Communication

Organizational skills

Homeless services knowledge

Harm Reduction

Motivational Interviewing

Critical Time Intervention

Housing First

Bilingual

Flexible hours

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Psychology, Social Work, Human Services or related field

Tools

MS Office Suite

Job description

St. Joseph Center is seeking a Case Manager I to deliver quality housing support services within the Housing Supportive Services Program. You will provide individualized case management, linkage to health services, and housing placement support in a multi-disciplinary team.

The role emphasizes building trust, flexible hours, and collaboration with partners to secure permanent housing and reduce social isolation among adults with complex needs.