SSVF Housing Case Manager

Are you passionate about making a meaningful impact in the lives of veterans and their families? Consider joining our Tulsa team!

Who We Are: Oklahoma Veterans United is built on an 80 year legacy of bringing our community together to research, plan, coordinate action, and assess progress to address some of Oklahoma’s most critical social service, health, education, and civic challenges. Over the past year, our organization has made strategic decisions to adapt to evolving needs and ensure our continued impact. With a fast and ever-changing landscape of nonprofits and funders, we strategically shifted our focus to solely concentrate on the Veteran community in the state of Oklahoma.

In 2024, we officially transitioned from Community Service Council to Oklahoma Veterans United (OKVU). Our organizational focal points are housing services, suicide prevention resources, and employment opportunities for Veterans through key initiatives such as Supportive Services for Veteran Families (SSVF), Staff Sergeant Parker Fox Suicide Prevention Grant Program (SSG FOX SPGP), Veteran Employer Network, Right Face, and more.

As the SSVF Housing Case Manager, you are primarily responsible for performing both case management and housing navigation. This position plays a critical role by working with veterans and their families to obtain services and resources to assist with housing stabilization by offering support in obtaining permanent and affordable housing. This includes providing comprehensive care and support to participants including needs assessments, monitoring, providing case management services for each participant and continually advocating for participants with other service providers.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

Housing Navigator

• Conduct housing-related client intake and assessment, connecting clients to needed services and advocating for clients with providers as required.
• Research private market landlord availability and supportive housing options, developing relationships with area landlords.
• Advocate for clients with landlords and assist with paperwork, as needed.

Case Manager

• Provide case management and on-going support through the housing assessment phase, as well as after housing is established.
• Provide follow-up and aftercare services.
• Submit completed documentation requests in order to obtain financial assistance for veterans needing help with rent, utilities, deposits and other services related to obtaining housing.
• Attend mandatory weekly team meetings and training as directed.

Education & Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in education, social services/human services, and/or criminal justice degree. Or, an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Minimum of 2 years professional related experience.

Required Skills/Abilities:

• Extensive knowledge of housing market for area served along with a working knowledge of housing discrimination laws, landlord and tenant responsibilities, housing rights, and immigration law.
• Knowledge of community referral sources.
• Understanding of available substance abuse and mental health treatment options in the community serviced.
• Ability to work independently as well as with a core team.
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively, both verbally and in writing.
• Must possess excellent computer skills.

Oklahoma Veterans United provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $45,000.00 - $50,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 403(b)
• 403(b) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Employee discount
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

People with a criminal record are encouraged to apply

Work Location: In person

Salary : $45,000 - $50,000