Upward Bound House (UBH) is dedicated to ending the cycle of intergenerational family homelessness. We compassionately provide a continuum of services ranging from crisis housing to permanent housing and homelessness prevention. With over 30 years of experience in family homelessness, UBH is a leading services provider, contributing to and advocating for lasting solutions to end family homelessness. Our diverse team is passionate about our mission. UBH provides a fast-paced environment that values empowerment, collaboration, diversity, relationships, efficiency, and communication. UBH provides a supportive, caring, and merit-based environment for team members and is vested in their growth and development. We seek employees who are passionate about serving and making a difference in the lives of others.

 
Summary:

The Bringing Families Home Subsidy program (BFH) provides rapid re-housing and case management services to families in the child welfare system, whose service component may include, but is not limited to; Family Reunification, Family Maintenance, or families in receipt of voluntary supervision to prevent the need for the child or children’s removal. The goal is to significantly reduce the number of families in the child welfare system experiencing homelessness.

The ideal BFH Housing Case Manager will work in collaboration with the Housing Locator/Matcher to network with owners, landlords, and property managers to identify housing opportunities for homeless families and to educate them on UBH rental assistance programs. The BFH Housing Case Manager will also help educate on housing rights laws and responsibilities, to mitigate any potential tenant-related matters, including deterrence of evictions. Additionally, the BFH Case Manager will provide support and guidance to participants and landlords when housing issues occur i.e. late rent, neighbor issues, etc.

 
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

 
PHYSICAL DEMANDS, ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS, EQUIPMENT:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions. Employees may be in contact with individuals and families in crisis who may be ill, using substances, and/or not attentive to personal health and safety for themselves. The employee may experience several unpleasant sensory demands associated with the client’s use of alcohol and drugs, and the lack of personal care. The employee must be ready to respond quickly and effectively to many types of situations, including crises and potentially hostile situations. 

The employee is required to: Walk and climb stairs; Handle, finger, grasp, and feel objects and equipment; Reach with hands and arms; Communicate, receive, and exchange ideas, and information using the spoken and written word; Be mobile by moving oneself from place to place quickly and easily; Repeat various motions with the wrists, hands, and fingers; Be able to have visual activity for (including, but not limited to) administrative and clerical tasks; Drive personal vehicle in and around Los Angeles County and periodically transport clients; Be able to enter various buildings that may require climbing stairs. Be subjected to outside environmental conditions.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. If you require accommodation, please make sure to inform the Human Resources Department by the first week of employment. If accommodation is not required at the time of employment but is later required, you must inform the Human Resources Department of the need for accommodation at the time it is needed.

 
TO APPLY:

To be considered for a position, email your resume to hr@upwardboundhouse.org Please be sure to reference the Job Title in the subject line of your email. Due to the volume of resumes received, no calls or faxes regarding submission will be returned. Your resume will only be routed correctly and considered if all the qualifications are met.