Sand Point Residential Case manager-PGK

Solid Ground; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

Solid Ground in Seattle seeks a Case Manager to work on-site with formerly homeless individuals, delivering open-ended, culturally competent, individualized support to help maintain housing and build life skills. You will complete comprehensive assessments, develop service plans, connect residents to services, monitor progress, and document outcomes for funders.

As part of a team, you will help residents access on-site and community resources, with emphasis on employment development and

Qualifications

• Experience providing case management services for housing resources.
• Ability to develop individualized service plans with clients.
• Demonstrated skill in maintaining confidential resident records and data.

Responsibilities

• Provide on-site case management and resource referrals to formerly homeless individuals.
• Complete needs assessments and develop individualized service plans.
• Maintain and document progress, budgets, and outcomes for funders.
• Collaborate with schools, agencies, and employers to connect residents to services.

Skills

Case management

Resource referral

Advocacy

Data entry

Communication

Tools

HMIS system

Job description

Work with previously homeless individuals, providing open-ended, culturally competent, tailored support to assist with resources needed to maintain their housing.

Job Summary

The Case Manager will work on-site with previously homeless individuals living at Sand Point, providing open-ended, culturally competent, individually tailored case management to assist them with resources needed to maintain their housing. Assists residents to develop life skills to prevent repeat homelessness episodes and ensure that all residents have the resources and tools they need to become self-sufficient, contributing members of their community. The Case Manager will complete comprehensive assessments to determine depth of services needed, develop individual goal plans, help residents connect to services, monitor progress, collect and record relevant data and report outcomes to funders as appropriate. In addition, Case Manager will function as part of a team of service providers that will develop on-site and community- based programming needed to respond to identified barriers preventing transitions to self- sufficiency, with an emphasis on employment development.

Essential Responsibilities, Duties and Tasks

60% Provide on-site, in-home case management, resource referral and follow-up assistance to previously homeless individuals. Act as an advocate for resident to access services and resources. Act as a liaison between resident and other community agencies providing services, maintain communication with providers as needed, including schools, DSHS, employers, etc. Work with the residents to ensure that program policies and procedures are understood and followed; and that residents learn to be responsible, informed tenants, who know their rights and obligations as lease-holders. As part of case management, conduct needs assessment with each household, and work with them to create an individualized service plan based on self-identified goals. Review, assist and monitor resident progress towards meeting goals. Complete review of household budget, assess need for supportive services such as budgeting and credit repair. Develop financial goal plan (including connections to banking services) and review monthly budget with resident as needed for stability. Meet twice monthly with individual residents until they are stabilized and connected to services, and making progress; monthly thereafter, and as needed. Include monthly unit inspection as part of case management visit, to ensure good maintenance of unit and identify any issues needing attention.

20% Maintain complete and confidential resident case records, accurate and timely statistics, and documentation to meet program goals and contractual requirements. Case managers will be entering data into the Seattle King County HMIS system.

10% Participate in department, organization and Community meetings and relevant trainings as required; participate in the Solid Ground Anti-Racism Initiative as part of resident services and professional development. Attend other community provider meetings that provide assistance and advocacy to homeless families as appropriate to network and increase knowledge of local resources.

The duties listed above are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to the position. Solid Ground is an equal opportunity employer committed to workplace diversity. We do not discriminate on the basis of gender, age, race and color, religion, marital status, national origin, disability or veteran status.