Case Manager Grand Ave Studios

Senior Case Manager or Clinical CoordinatorFunction : Provides case management services in a single site supportive housing program.Hours : 35 hours per week, Monday through Friday.Program hours : Office is open from 9 : 00 AM to 5 : 00 PM; Mon. to Fri.Annual Salary : $53,000 with comprehensive benefits package.Revision Date : December 2024.Geel Community Services’ Mission : Our mission is to enable people with mental illness and co-occurring disorders to establish and maintain safety and stability in a supportive living environment. Geel’s housing and support services combine a coordinated, self-directed approach that is individually tailored, and trauma informed. Our model promotes increased self-sufficiency, self-worth, recovery, and the ability for those we serve to live independently within their communities.Program Description : Geel Grand Avenue Studios is a single site, supportive housing residence with 56 studio apartments. Forty-six (46) units will house chronically homeless individuals living with serious mental illness (SMI) or co-occurring disorders and referred from the New York City Human Resources Administration (HRA). The remaining ten (10) units are devoted to individuals or households who meet the regulatory bodies’ income and household size requirements / admission criteria.Supportive case management services are meant to assist individuals to deal with daily living skill concerns related to maintaining themselves and their apartments. The major goal areas are rehabilitation, mental health, physical health, and socialization. Objectives may include budgeting, medication management, crisis intervention, prevocational training, entitlements, supportive counseling, group dynamics, and referral to appropriate service providers.Essential Responsibilities and Role of a Case Manager : Provide case management with supportive counseling and social services.Coordinate and provide instructions and information, both individual and group modalities in the skills of daily living, including personal hygiene, maintenance of the apartment, and meeting nutritional needs.Coordinate and conduct socialization and recreational activities and groups that foster increased social skills, decrease isolation, and improve cohesion and the development of a social network.Serve as an advocate / confidante assisting tenants in obtaining services that they are required and entitled to, teaching effective interfacing with varied social service agencies, which may involve personally escorting tenants to service providers.Provide availability (on a rotating basis) for crisis intervention and cell phone responsibility during non-scheduled work hours.Qualifications and Requirements : Education and Experience : Bachelor’s degree or higher, and one (1) year’s work experience in the field of social services.Physical Requirements : Must be able to access apartments above the first floor with or without elevator access.Must be able to travel to different locations.Job Location : Bronx, NYDepartment : Geel Grand Avenue StudiosApply for this position To apply for this position, please fill out the application form.#J-18808-Ljbffr

Salary : $53,000