Shelter Case Manager: Help Families Find Housing

Switchpoint Inc; Tooele (UT); On-site; USD 25,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Life & Disability

401k

EAP

Job summary

Friends of Switchpoint is seeking a full-time housing services professional to assess needs, guide clients to shelter resources, and develop customized action plans promoting self-sufficiency. The role includes coordinating Life Skills, budgeting, and access to HUD-related programs while ensuring basic needs are met.

The position requires a HS diploma or GED, an associate degree (bachelor’s preferred), and at least 1 year in case management or related human services.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Associate degree required; bachelor’s degree in Social Work, Human Services, or related field preferred.
• Minimum 1 year of case management or relevant human services experience.
• Experience working with families or individuals experiencing homelessness or housing instability.
• Bilingual (Spanish/English or other language) preferred.
• Valid Utah Driver’s License and reliable transportation required.

Responsibilities

• Completes an initial needs assessment and acts upon critical needs appropriately and immediately.
• Orients clients to shelter programs, requirements, and consequences.
• Assures that basic nutrition and hygiene needs are being met.
• Interviews and counsels prospective clients for the Supportive Housing Programs Switchpoint offers.
• Develops a comprehensive client-driven case plan with both short-term and long-term goals identified.
• Monitors progress towards goals in regularly scheduled sessions.
• Evaluates and adjusts case plans as needed and provides written warnings with consequences if satisfactory progress is not being met.
• Empowers clients to access appropriate resources to meet goals.

Job description

Friends of Switchpoint is seeking a full-time housing services professional to assess needs, guide clients to shelter resources, and develop customized action plans promoting self-sufficiency. The role includes coordinating Life Skills, budgeting, and access to HUD-related programs while ensuring basic needs are met.

The position requires a HS diploma or GED, an associate degree (bachelor’s preferred), and at least 1 year in case management or related human services.