Key Facts

Remote From:

Full time

English

Hard Skills

Care Coordination Care Management Service Planning Supportive Housing Case Management Systems Electronic Referrals School Counseling Mental Health Assessments Addiction Counseling Patient Referral +4 more

Other Skills

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Budgeting
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Communication
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Supervision
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Time Management
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Teamwork
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Empathy
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Social Skills

Roles & Responsibilities

Bachelor's degree in social work, psychology, sociology, or a related field (or equivalent professional experience).
Experience providing case management or supportive services, preferably in housing, behavioral health, or substance use treatment settings.
Knowledge of public benefits, entitlements, housing resources, and coordination with healthcare, mental health, and addiction treatment providers.
Strong communication, documentation, and confidentiality skills; ability to work in a team and conduct home visits.

Requirements:

Design and implement individual service plans reflecting mutually agreed-upon short- and long-term goals for each client.
Assist clients in acquiring and maintaining housing skills, including budgeting, money management, apartment upkeep, maintenance, and employment support.
Make appropriate referrals to medical care, mental health services, vocational services, recreational activities and substance abuse treatment.
Conduct monthly home visits, accompany clients to appointments, and coordinate care with outside providers (addiction treatment, mental health, child welfare, benefits, etc.).

Project Hospitality

Health Care

About Project Hospitality

Project Hospitality, a private not-for-profit organization based in Staten Island, New York, provides comprehensive services for hungry and homeless and inadequately housed people, especially those who are living with multiple diagnoses such as HIV, substance use, and/or mental illness. As the only comprehensive homeless service provider in the borough of Staten Island, Project Hospitality serves more than 5,000 Staten Island residents each year. Project Hospitality operates with more than 300 staff and a corps of more than 600 student, community, religious, and corporate volunteers. For a copy of Project Hospitality's Annual Report, contact the office of the Executive Director, Reverend Terry Troia at tetroia@projecthospitality.org It is the mission of Project Hospitality, Inc. to reach out to community members who are hungry, homeless or otherwise in need in order to work with them to achieve their self-sufficiency — thereby enhancing the quality of life for our community. Project Hospitality seeks to realize its mission both by advocating for those in need and by establishing a comprehensive continuum of care that begins with the provision of food, clothing and shelter and extends to other services which include health care, mental health, alcohol and substance abuse treatment, HIV care, education, vocational training, legal assistance, and transitional and permanent housing.

Company type: SME

Industry: Health Care

Founded: 2018

Company size: 201 - 500

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Job description

Summary:

The OASAS Housing Program provides individuals and families who have a history of substance use with supportive case management services enabling them to work towards a less supported housing environment.

The Case Manager will be responsible for case managing clients in our OASAS funded Housing Programs.

Responsibilities:

Assist clients in working towards securing more independent housing.
Assist clients in the design and implementation of individual service plans that reflect mutually agreed upon short and long-term goals.
Assist clients in learning or refining the skills necessary to maintain their own housing which may including budgeting and money management, apartment upkeep and maintenance, employment, etc.
Assist clients in obtaining and maintaining all government benefits/entitlements and services when necessary.
Make appropriate referrals, such as medical care, mental health services, vocational services, recreational activities and substance abuse.
Conduct at least once a month home visits.
Accompany clients to appointments (medical, mental health, housing interviews, etc).
Coordinate care with outside providers (addiction treatment, mental health, child welfare, benefits, etc).
Maintain an accurate, confidential and current chart on all clients on caseload.
Attend regularly scheduled supervision meetings with Program Director.
Participate in Team Meetings and other Division meetings as scheduled.