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Job description
Breaking Ground’s Street to Home program makes regular contact with more than 2,000 street homeless individuals and connects more than 500 individuals to housing, medical and mental health services, substance abuse counseling, and other essential supports each year. The caring, individually tailored attention clients receive at each stage of their journey from street to home ensures that more than 95% of people who Breaking Ground places remain stably housed.
Reporting to the Director, Programs the Assistant Director, Programs, Case Management is responsible for supporting case management and housing placement work in Queens. With the goal of moving people off the street and into transitional and permanent housing, the Assistant Director supports the Director with collaborations with other outreach providers, city agencies, and a broad array of community stakeholders to help reduce street homelessness. The Assistant Director supervises Clinical Coordinators, Street Medicine Coordinators, Housing Specialists, and Housing and Reporting Specialists and ensures Harm Reduction and Housing First strategies and other best practice clinical interventions are utilized.
The Assistant Director works primarily during business hours Monday-Friday, with off hours availability in case of emergency or for special projects/initiatives. The position requires oversight of 24/7 operations and flexibility in work schedule as needed.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Supervise Clinical Coordinators, Housing Specialists, Housing and Reporting Specialists, and Street Medicine Coordinators
Provide regular, structured supervision meetings for direct reports
Ensure high quality service delivery by supporting best practice interventions with street homeless populations, collaborating with on-site psychiatric/street medicine team, and providing crisis intervention, including 958 removals and risk assessments
Promote effective strategies for effective outreach, case management, and placement of clients following Housing First, Harm Reduction, Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI), Motivational Interviewing and trauma-informed care models of practice
Liaison with external stakeholders including service partners, government representatives, community stakeholders, hospital personnel, and other agencies to ensure responsive and effective service planning and program operations
Provide clinical and operational direction and leadership to the program; help troubleshoot, problem solve, and strategize solutions around client engagement and challenging behaviors
Oversee development and implementation of individual service plans; ensure documentation of client contact and progress is comprehensive and timely
Assess and evaluate client functioning
Supervise and conduct case conferences
Coordinate delivery of care with multiple service providers, particularly transitional housing teams
Provide support and guidance to front line staff in managing difficult situations and successfully de-escalating conflict
Perform other duties as assigned
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
NYS Licensed Masters Social Worker (LMSW) required
Minimum 2 years of supervisory experience
Thorough clinical understanding of relevant service delivery concepts and structures including Housing First, client centered motivational interviewing, Harm Reduction models, behavioral and medical health systems, and the ability to access and negotiate the full range of services for recipients
Experience with crisis intervention, including, risk assessments and incident management
Ability to work successfully with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders
Demonstrated success in working in a fast-paced environment with multiple priorities
Ability to delegate and motivate staff to achieve deliverables
Ability to communicate (verbally and written) with diverse populations and stakeholders
Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite programs including Word, Excel, Outlook, and Microsoft Teams; familiarity with Access-based databases and the ability to learn new programs are required
Valid NY, NJ, CT, or PA driver’s license with a good driving record, as defined by Breaking Ground is preferred
Bilingual Spanish/English preferred
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