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About the Role
Reporting to the Social Services Supervisor, the Case Manager, Connect to Care provides outreach and case management services to people experiencing homelessness, some with mental illness and/or substance use disorders, in order to assist the individual in the transition to permanent housing. This position has a 35-hour work week.
Responsibilities
- Provide direct services to a caseload of clients, including conducting necessary assessments, benefits assistance, and other services necessary to support the client in achieving housing and recovery goals.
- Conduct psychosocial evaluations.
- Connect clients to psychiatric services.
- Connect clients to medical treatment and substance use treatment facilities when applicable.
- Obtain identification, public benefits, and other applicable income sources for clients.
- Meet weekly with clients to assess needs, encourage harm reduction, and develop service plans.
- Prepare all documentation for housing applications.
- Assist and counsel clients in the process of obtaining permanent housing.
- Maintain record keeping in compliance with agency standards as well as those of City and State agencies.
- Intervene in crisis situations.
- Escort clients to appointments when needed.
- Upon training, provide assistance with self-administration of medication consistent with Breaking Ground's policies and procedures.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent work experience.
- Two years of experience working with homeless adults.
- Experience with harm reduction and motivational interviewing techniques strongly preferred.
- Valid NY, NJ, CT, or PA driver’s license with a good driving record, as defined by Breaking Ground is preferred.
- Excellent computer skills, including proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel and the ability to learn new programs.
Skills
- Harm reduction
- Motivational interviewing
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Excel
Location
- New York City
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Two years of experience
Education Level
- Bachelor's Degree
About the Company
- We believe that everyone deserves a home!
- Breaking Ground operates nearly 4,000 units of housing across New York City, along with housing in upstate New York and Connecticut.
- Supportive housing - affordable housing paired with services designed to help people maintain their homes for the long-term - is widely recognized as a proven and cost-effective solution to chronic homelessness.
- But we didn't stop at providing housing. Breaking Ground's programs and services help people experiencing street homelessness - especially those who have been on the streets the longest - to come indoors. Through our Street to Home outreach program and transitional housing resources, we help people get, and stay, on the path to a permanent home.
Equal Opportunity
- EOE/M/F/Vet/Disabled