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About the Role

The Children’s HOME Initiative Case Manager will oversee a caseload of residents in a 24-month supportive housing program for extremely low-income families. This role involves collaborating with property management and resident services teams to provide compassionate guidance, helping residents navigate the 2Gen program and break the cycle of poverty.

Responsibilities

• Manage a caseload and provide case management and/or referrals to residents identified as having significant social, emotional, or behavioral issues, or who are experiencing family trauma.
• Meet regularly with families to identify needs, establish goals, and evaluate progress toward improving personal stability.
• Honor client self-determination and advocate for client needs.
• Employ crisis intervention and de-escalation strategies.
• Provide support and identify/access resources from other social service providers.
• Submit referrals for families to engage with therapeutic services.
• Coordinate educational opportunities to enable participants to improve various skills.
• Work with a multidisciplinary team to collaborate and provide support for residents.
• Oversee participant compliance with program and property guidelines.
• Work with property management to address property issues to help families maintain housing.
• Establish positive communication patterns between self and all FC departments.
• Complete internal Financial Coaching training and provide financial literacy support.
• Support resident council meetings, events, and outreach efforts.
• Maintain documentation of all current and former participant families.
• Attend all required agency meetings and trainings.
• Develop and coordinate projects to expand existing resident services.
• Support residents in addressing issues that jeopardize their housing, financial, and personal stability.

Requirements

• Bilingual, fluent in English/Spanish
• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university in social work, counseling, psychology, or related field with substantial knowledge of family dynamics, family poverty and homelessness, mental health and substance abuse treatment issues.
• A minimum of two (2) years of experience working in professional setting providing trauma responsive services to ethnically and socioeconomically diverse and/or unhoused populations.
• Proven ability to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Valid driver’s license, proof of valid insurance and ability to travel to work related locations/service needs or donation pick up.
• Must be able to work with diverse populations, challenging work environment with at-risk youth and families.
• Must be adaptable and sensitive to the needs of people from various backgrounds.
• Ability to cope with moderate to high levels of stress.
• Patience, resilience, and the ability to maintain professionalism under pressure are key.
• Comfortable with prolonged periods of sitting and working at a computer.
• Occasional physical tasks such as lifting up to 15 pounds.
• Ability to walk, bend, stoop, kneel, and crouch.
• Good vision, including close vision, distance vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Skills

• Case management
• Referrals
• Crisis intervention
• De-escalation strategies
• Resource identification and access
• Therapeutic services engagement
• Financial Coaching
• Financial literacy support
• Communication
• Collaboration
• Proficiency in additional languages often spoken or used by tenants in Austin (ie., Arabic, Vietnamese, Pashto, Burmese, ASL)

Location

• Parker Lane Apartments

Work Type

• Full-time
• 40-hour work week
• Flexible schedule
• Some evenings
• Possibility of some remote work
• Casual work environment

Experience Level

• Minimum of two (2) years of experience

Education Level

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university in social work, counseling, psychology, or related field.

Salary/Compensations

• $25.46/hour

Benefits

• Paid Time Off: Earn 2 weeks of vacation in your first 2 years, then 3 weeks after your 5th year, etc.; Personal Time; Bereavement; Paid Parental Leave
• Holiday Pay: 12 paid holidays plus your birthday.
• Health, Dental, Life, Short Term Disability, Long Term Disability, Wellness Program for reduced Health Insurance Premiums
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP): Confidential 24/7 phone support and referral for personal issues, including mental health, stress, legal and family problems. Option to meet with a counselor 3X per year for each presenting issue.
• Retirement Plan: 401(k)-retirement plan with a 2% match and a 3% safe harbor contribution.
• Holiday Bonus provided annually based on years of service
• Housing: Eligible for a 20% discount off the unit’s market rate at move-in after 6 months of employment and working a minimum of 20 hours per week.
• Paid trainings for career development
• Service Awards: Gift after 12 months of employment, with additional awards for increased tenure.

About the Company

• Multifamily housing community with significant challenges related to housing instability and socioeconomic stressors.
• Foundation Communities is an equal opportunity employer.

Equal Opportunity

• All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation & gender identity.