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The Doe Fund lists this Case Manager - Muller Residence opportunity in bronx, New York. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
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Join The Doe Fund in our mission to move New Yorkers from homelessness to stable housing, lasting employment, and economic opportunity.
Our flagship workforce development program, Ready, Willing & Able (RWA), operates across 660 transitional housing beds and combines housing and comprehensive supportive services with paid work training, career preparation, and occupational skills training. The Doe Fund's innovative social enterprise model creates additional opportunities for New Yorkers to gain paid, hands-on experience while delivering essential services across the city, including supplemental sanitation, graffiti removal, and rain garden maintenance. We are also one of New York City's largest nonprofit developers of permanent affordable and supportive housing, with more than 2,100 apartments in operation or development, creating safe, dignified homes with supportive services and spaces that foster community and connection. The Doe Fund has an annual operating budget of $88 million and a full-time staff of over 500, a significant portion of whom are graduates of our programs.
We are seeking a Case Manager for The Doe Fund's newest permanent supportive housing for homeless individuals, including veterans living with a severe mental illness and/or history of substance use. The housing program is designed to provide long-term residential care and twenty-four-hour support services in a community environment that maximizes residents' independence while ensuring their physical and emotional security and well-being. This 90-unit residence will provide housing for 54 individuals referred by the NYC Human Resources Administration (HRA), and the remaining 36 units will be apartments for affordable to low-income households.
The Case Manager is responsible for providing supportive case management services and counseling to the residents referred by HRA. The successful candidate will have strong clinical skills and experience working with individuals diagnosed with co-occurring disorders and/or trauma.
We offer a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package, including medical and dental coverage, paid retirement plan participation, paid sick, personal, and vacation time, paid holidays, discounted gym memberships, and more.
Key Responsibilities:
Maintain a caseload of individuals diagnosed with serious mental illness and/or substance use disorder and provide supportive case management services to them
Develop and facilitate therapeutic groups for residents
Maintain resident records in compliance with agency and funding standards
Conduct and review assessments
Develop and implement individual Service Plans and assist residents with achieving their goals geared toward self-sufficiency
Monitor and ensure residents are linked to appropriate treatment and services
Provide counseling and crisis intervention as necessary
Assist residents in securing and maintaining benefits
Maintain a liaison with community services, including hospitals, substance abuse treatment programs, HRA, and mental health programs
Monitor and assist residents with rent payments and budgeting
Conduct regular unit inspections
Educate residents about approaches to mental health and substance use
Compile resources on mental health information and treatment strategies
Attend ongoing training to enhance the services provided to the residents
Assist with the completion of reports as needed
Other duties as assigned
The Ideal Candidate: You have a Bachelor's degree in Social Work or a relevant field
You have at least 3 years of experience working with homeless individuals diagnosed with serious mental illness and/or substance abuse disorder and/or in trauma settings
You have expertise in Evidence-Based Practice, including Critical Time Intervention, Motivational Interviewing, and Harm Reduction techniques
You have excellent clinical and case management skill,s including knowledge of benefits in the NYC Metro area
You are sensitive to community issues and needs
You have outstanding interpersonal and communication skills, both oral and written
You have strong ethical standards, confidentiality, and personal integrity
You are computer proficient (i.e., email, Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint)
Bilingual preferred.
Interested?
Submit your application for review.
Before you go, we want to assure you that we are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace reflective of individuals who share our mission and who want to join us in working on the cutting-edge of important social issues.
We are an equal opportunity employer and we highly encourage applications from candidates regardless of race, color, citizenship, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, veteran or reservist status, or any other category protected by federal, state, or local law.
Worksite address
bronx, NY, 10400, US
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