POSITION: Prevention Case Manager for Single Adult men in Brooklyn who are not on the street yet at risk for homelessness
PROGRAM: Brooklyn Housing Assistant Center (BHAC)
QUALIFICATIONS: BA preferred. Experience as a Case Manager with
homeless single adults is essential. Experience in a residential setting, providing counseling and group work preferred. Knowledge of benefits and related systems and strong inter-personal and communication (verbal and written) skills needed.
REPORT TO: The Director of OMH Programs
RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES
Act as Case Manager for single adults who are facing an immediate or potential housing crisis and will provide prevention services.
1. Conduct initial and on-going assessments and support plans with each participant of the BHAC program providing services in a timely manner.
2. Will maintain case records and pertinent data on each participant serviced and will provide monthly report to her Supervisor.
3. Provide training sessions to teach skills for finding and retaining permanent housing. These trainings will focus on housing readiness and apartment search techniques.
4. Assist participants when needed in accessing information from the housing library.
5. Will maintain a caseload of 20 active cases along with screening potential clients for the waiting list or to be referred to another agency.
6. Will utilize all relevant resources to avoid eviction as much as possible.
7. Will monitor email correspondence sent to the BHAC office daily that were accepted during after hours from the hotline.
8. Develop groups and activities according to the housing needs of the population serviced.
9. Assist residents as advocates for benefits, housing needs to include evictions, landlord negotiations and access to community resources.
10. Attend all staff meetings, in-service and agency meetings as required.
11. Keep record and reports up-to-date and filed in a timely manner.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $24.04 per hour
Expected hours: 40 per week
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Retirement plan
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
People with a criminal record are encouraged to apply
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Brooklyn, NY 11201: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)
Work Location: In person