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About the Role

Provide housing case management services and support to adult individuals who are homeless or at risk of homelessness, with mental health, chronic health, substance use, and co-occurring issues. The goal is to help participants obtain and maintain safe, affordable housing and residential stability in the community.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate agency core values in day-to-day activities.
• Assist individuals in locating safe and affordable housing in an area of their choice.
• Promote and support individual movement through program phases, including assisting customers in developing goals and target activities leading to sustainable housing and successful graduation.
• Purchase individual household furnishings for participant residences.
• Assist with obtaining benefits, collecting income, diagnostics, and completing a rental stipend to determine monthly voucher amounts.
• Maintain open communication with all treatment and service providers, families, landlords, and any other supports or networks the individual is working with in the community.
• Assist in outreach and location of referred individuals.
• Maintain accurate records, including progress notes in the Millennium Database, service planning, roster maintenance, rental stipends, income and homeless verifications, and other required documentation according to agency standards.
• See individuals in person twice each month, preferably in their homes, with visit frequency dependent on client need.
• Attend team and community-based team meetings.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Must have own transportation.
• Must possess a valid driver's license with a satisfactory driving record and possess a personal vehicle for job requirements.

Skills

• Proficient in the use of computer software such as MS Word, Excel, Power Point, Desktop Publishing, Outlook, etc.
• Knowledge of Community Health Systems.
• "Qualifying Experience" means verifiable full or part-time experience working with populations with mental health, substance use, chronic illness, and/or co-occurring disorders.

Location

• 2550 Main Street, Buffalo, NY

Work Type

• Full-time

Experience Level

• 1 year qualifying experience with Associate Degree
• 2 years qualifying experience with High School Diploma

Education Level

• Associate Degree
• High School Diploma

Salary/Compensations

• $19.00-$22.26 per hour

Benefits

• $2,500 Sign on Bonus

About the Company

• Spectrum Health & Human Services respectfully partners with adults, children, and families as they recover from behavioral, emotional, mental health and/or substance related disorders by offering individualized and meaningful opportunities of hope, empowerment, and support to achieve self-defined improvements in their quality of life.