What are the responsibilities and job description for the Case Manager, Permanent Supportive Housing position at St Vincent De Paul Society District Council Of Mar?
Job Description
Job Description
Description :
We are looking to fill two (2) Case Manager, PSH open positions.
About St. Vincent de Paul Society of Marin (SVdP) :
Hunger, poverty, and homelessness hurt everyone. As a charitable social services organization, St. Vincent de Paul Society of Marin County’s mission is to work daily to help individuals and families with food, housing, and crisis assistance to restore dignity and a chance for a better life. We are affiliated with one of the oldest and most effective charitable organizations in the world, the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, a Catholic lay organization of nearly 700,000 people headquartered in Paris, France that helps people living in poverty in 142 countries on five continents. In the US, membership totals 172,000 in 4,600 local communities. However, we are an independent, nonprofit organization that is governed by its own Board of Directors and is solely responsible for its own fundraising and program operations. All of the donations we receive serve the people of Marin.
We believe that everyone needs food, housing, dignity and a chance for a better life – no one can do it alone. Our goal is to provide compassionate care and critical services to residents of Marin County who are struggling to make ends meet, but are not receiving the help they need. Here in Marin, since 1946, our key crisis assistance programs support over 8,000 people annually and have grown to include a free dining room, a homeless outreach team, and housing and crisis assistance.
If you seek work that is more than just a job but the opportunity to give back to your community, then SVdP may be the place for you. We are looking for staff who are ready for a career with a mission-driven organization, want to be valued, have diverse experience and skills, and want to join a committed and excited community. If this sounds like you, we would love to have you join our team!
The Case Manager, Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) helps chronically homeless individuals engage in Intensive Case Management in a meaningful way, whether currently or formerly living in an encampment. This role works with clients to reduce the impact of homelessness, assisting them in meeting their goals to achieve sustainable housing. This role focuses on working with these residents in an ongoing manner to ensure they are linked to mental health and other services, whether housed or not.
We are looking to fill two (2) Case Manager, PSH open positions.
These are full-time, non-exempt positions reporting to the Homelessness Outreach Team Manager, and working onsite in downtown San Rafael and in the field throughout Marin County, CA. The Case Manager, PSH must be an energetic self-starter, passionate about helping homeless individuals, have excellent communication skills, be attentive to detail and relentless in driving towards outcomes. This role requires being familiar and comfortable with homeless individuals, street culture, and community resources. The position also must demonstrate an ability to establish trusting, hopeful relationships with the clients they serve, using a client-centered, trauma-informed approach.
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES :
- Assess (using the VI-SPIDAT or other assessment tool) clients along the following metrics : client strengths and resources, housing needs, cultural identify, behavioral health, medical, social, family support, education and employment history.
- Work in partnership with clients to create an individualized plan that articulates the client’s goals for housing, treatment, and documents (in case notes and HMIS / WZRD systems) the specific interventions planned to assist the client to achieve these goals.
- Develop and provide (or connect to) high quality interventions and services in support of wellness and recovery.
- Provide strength-based case management, skills development, assistance with medical care services and support, therapy, crisis intervention, and peer and family support.
- Document clear and concise case notes and client-related expenses in one or more database systems as required.
- Identify and then provide the type and intensity of service that the client needs to ensure the best opportunity for achieving success in exiting homelessness. This can mean frequent check-ins, transportation to services, addressing issues related to mental illness and / or substance use, enlisting stabilization and / or crisis services.
- Provide housing location services, including but not limited to, determining the characteristics of a unit appropriate for a client (geographic location, community ties, safety, unit accessibility, etc.); locating potential units near public transportation and other amenities; networking and maintaining relationships with landlords; and accompanying client to open houses and housing application appointments.
- Assist clients in securing necessary personal documentation and completing required paperwork, including “reasonable accommodation” to qualify for a MHA, or other, rental subsidy or housing voucher.
- Directly assist and work in partnership with clients to help them move into housing. This may include arranging for or directly helping the client move their items to the unit and ensuring the client is set up with basic household personal items.
- Provide housing stabilization services, such as ensuring the client can maintain a space clean enough to pass inspection, can manage their finances or is connected to a representative payee, and can navigate transportation if necessary to reach appointments related to health and benefits; and intervening with landlords if needed.
- Work collaboratively with the client to mitigate tenancy issues early to help retain housing (e.g., resolving roommate or community disputes, setting boundaries around guest behavior, submitting timely rental payments, maintaining cleanliness in and around the unit, avoiding lease violations, etc.).
- At move-in, make attempts to meet with the client weekly. After move-in, continue to meet with the client frequently as determined by their needs for clinical and housing support. Once housed, the case manager is responsible for visiting clients at / in their home (if the client permits) at least once per month to discuss client successes and any challenges.
- Maintain contact at least once per month with the client’s housing property manager to provide an opportunity to be informed of any housing challenges. Provide each client with skills training to understand their tenancy rights and fulfill their tenancy responsibilities as articulated in their lease.
BENEFITS PACKAGE :
SVdP is committed to providing a robust benefits package to complement compensation.
In general, benefit eligibility begins at 30 hours weekly. Eligibility begins at the first of the month following date of hire.
Our package includes :
Very competitive compensation package commensurate with equivalent positions in Marin County and the Bay Area. The hiring range for this role is $31-33 per hour.
15 annual full day and 3 annual half day paid holidays for FT roles.
Very generous vacation accruals that increase with tenure. Equates to 15 days of vacation accrual in first year, increasing to 25 days accrual by the 10th year of employment.
12 Paid Sick days accrued each year, as well as 3 mental health days.
75% employer-paid medical insurance for employees and dependents with choice of plans, some buy-up options for a small fee
75% employer-paid Dental insurance for employees and dependents
75% employer-paid Vision insurance for employees and dependents
75% employer-paid Chiropractic and Acupuncture coverage for employees and dependents
100% employer-paid Life and Accidental Death and Dismemberment (AD&D) insurance for employees
Pre-tax flexible spending accounts – medical and dependent care
A 403B retirement savings account with annual employer contribution
Commuter Programs – pre-tax parking and transit coverage
An Employee Assistance Program
Employer paid onsite parking
Free breakfast and lunch in our dining hall
Requirements :
QUALIFICATIONS & REQUIRED SKILLS :
Preferred Qualifications : Two (2) years of experience in mental health treatment or substance abuse treatment, or related social service environments.
Salary : $31 - $33