Community Health Centers, Inc.
Permanent Supportive Housing Case Manager
Community Health Centers, Inc., Fort Lauderdale, Florida, us, 33336
Permanent Supportive Housing Case Manager
The Permanent Supportive Housing Case Manager provides guidance, extensive support, and resources to individuals and families dealing with homelessness, substance use, mental health, and domestic violence. The role involves helping clients attain services and supportive housing through Broward County’s Department of Human Services Coordinated Entry process; collaborating with residents and other service providers to develop a plan of service to meet social, health, emotional, and economic needs to combat homelessness; coordinating services using Housing First; following up on referrals; and supporting clients to transition from homelessness to self-sufficiency housing.
Responsibilities
Conduct interviews and assessments leading to program qualification.
Collaborate with the Coordinated Entry Lead Team, external referral sources, and internal Connections Case Managers to intake new participants.
Work with the Housing Navigator and local landlords to monitor housing and advocate for participants; advocate to help participants maintain housing.
Provide ongoing case management with support and comprehensive goal planning around education, employment, budgeting, housing, health and wellness, and children’s educational goals.
Assist participants in identifying and locating services to help achieve their goals.
Develop and maintain working knowledge of community resources related to case management.
Maintain contact with other service providers and participate in planning and service coordination meetings as needed.
Advocate to ensure participants receive fair and consistent services and public benefits.
Help participants enroll in public benefits to which they are entitled.
Assist clients in increasing income through resume/interview workshops, job-readiness coaching, college or vocational training, and job-training programs.
Teach participants to organize and maintain households, basic safety, and routine home maintenance.
Teach practical financial skills, including budgeting, bill payment, and banking.
Support clients moving into stable long-term housing.
Advocate for residents in obtaining services (health, mental health, disability, housing referrals, financial assistance, home-based services, training, medical services, mentoring, and socialization).
Keep accurate, complete, and up-to-date client files and HMIS data.
Prepare reports and other paperwork per established program standards.
Participate in regular staff meetings, case staffing, in-service trainings, and other meetings.
Maintain relationships with other service providers and participate in planning and service coordination as needed.
Attend all City of Evanston Permanent Supportive Housing calls.
Work with case managers in other programs and plan family programming with other Connections programs.
Implement trauma-informed care and harm reduction best practices.
Adhere to the Core Values and Code of Conduct for Connections for the Homeless.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree preferred or 5 years of experience in lieu of a degree.
#J-18808-Ljbffr
Responsibilities
Conduct interviews and assessments leading to program qualification.
Collaborate with the Coordinated Entry Lead Team, external referral sources, and internal Connections Case Managers to intake new participants.
Work with the Housing Navigator and local landlords to monitor housing and advocate for participants; advocate to help participants maintain housing.
Provide ongoing case management with support and comprehensive goal planning around education, employment, budgeting, housing, health and wellness, and children’s educational goals.
Assist participants in identifying and locating services to help achieve their goals.
Develop and maintain working knowledge of community resources related to case management.
Maintain contact with other service providers and participate in planning and service coordination meetings as needed.
Advocate to ensure participants receive fair and consistent services and public benefits.
Help participants enroll in public benefits to which they are entitled.
Assist clients in increasing income through resume/interview workshops, job-readiness coaching, college or vocational training, and job-training programs.
Teach participants to organize and maintain households, basic safety, and routine home maintenance.
Teach practical financial skills, including budgeting, bill payment, and banking.
Support clients moving into stable long-term housing.
Advocate for residents in obtaining services (health, mental health, disability, housing referrals, financial assistance, home-based services, training, medical services, mentoring, and socialization).
Keep accurate, complete, and up-to-date client files and HMIS data.
Prepare reports and other paperwork per established program standards.
Participate in regular staff meetings, case staffing, in-service trainings, and other meetings.
Maintain relationships with other service providers and participate in planning and service coordination as needed.
Attend all City of Evanston Permanent Supportive Housing calls.
Work with case managers in other programs and plan family programming with other Connections programs.
Implement trauma-informed care and harm reduction best practices.
Adhere to the Core Values and Code of Conduct for Connections for the Homeless.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree preferred or 5 years of experience in lieu of a degree.
#J-18808-Ljbffr