HOME ARP Case Manager

Personal Skills & Personal Characteristics:

· A genuine concern and empathy for unsheltered individuals and persons living in poverty

· A willingness and ability to work cooperatively and communicate effectively with co-workers and supervisors

· The ability to demonstrate emotional maturity with decision making in the middle of challenging or difficult events and/or situations.

Education/Experience:

An associate or bachelor’s degree in psychology, sociology, human services, social work or a related field is desirable. Experience working with unsheltered individuals for housing preferred. Previous experience in working with individuals for skill building, life skill training, job seeking preferred.

Position Requirements:

· A genuine concern for unsheltered/sheltered individuals

· Empathy for and understanding of problems, limitations, and needs of both sheltered and unsheltered individuals.

· An ability to effectively communicate, network, and partner with other agencies and the public.

· An ability to analyze socioeconomic conditions and identify unmet needs of those served on both micro and macro basis.

· An ability to support clients with job hunting or job seeking due to unemployment, underemployment, or to increase a client’s economic stability through improved employment.

· A willingness and ability to work cooperatively with co-workers and supervisors

· An awareness of various assistance programs and entitlements available to the unsheltered, people in poverty, and individuals with disabilities.

· The ability to demonstrate emotional maturity with decision making in the middle of challenging or difficult events and/or situations.

· Covid immunization

General Tasks:

· Develop a plan of outreach into the community that will provide for consistent contact with unsheltered individuals through social service programs, the Continuum of Care (CoC) or their places of habitation.

· Develop a network of unsheltered assistance and social service providers. Partnering with agencies to bring skill building services to the clients.

· Identify individuals that are unsheltered that may be appropriate for ASC Home ARP program from the COC admission referrals committee.

· Identify apartment, or housing opportunities to be leased for individuals coming into the programs, as well as conducting necessary assessments.

· Develop and monitor individual service plans and housing plans.

· Assess needs and resources of other unsheltered individuals during outreach work and assist them in accessing other forms of aid for which they may qualify.

· Work in cooperation with other caseworkers on staff at ASC to provide case conferencing, assistance, and resources.

· Enter demographic information, assessments, complete contact log information, and upload supporting documentation to the Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) with efficiency and timeliness following a client contact.

· Maintain timely and detailed statistics and client case records as required by ASC and HUD and generate program reports as requested including necessary quarterly and annual reports.

· Attending Continuum of Care (CoC) meetings at Southeast Homeless Coalition.

· Other tasks as assigned by supervisor.

ASC is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $14.00 - $15.38 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week

Benefits:

• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

People with a criminal record are encouraged to apply

Work Location: In person

Salary : $14 - $15