Job Description
Job Description
Description :
SCHEDULE : 25 hours, Monday-Friday 3 : 00pm-8 : 00pm
Pays $23.48 per hour DOE
This position carries a retention payment of $3,000.00, $1,000.00 payable at 12 months, and $2,000.00 at 24 months
LOCATION : 7 Locksley St. Jamaica Plain, 02130 MA & Other Supportive Housing Sites
The Supportive Housing Case Manager is a non-essential position and will work 100% on site
SUMMARY OF POSITION :
Supportive Housing provides comprehensive, intensive case management support to homeless and chronically homeless individuals in housing using the Housing First Model promoting long-term stability in housing and the end of homelessness in Boston.
The Supportive Housing Case Manager works as part of an intensive case management team serving tenants who may be experiencing untreated mental illness, active drug and alcohol addiction, and other major health challenges. The Case Manager uses a Harm Reduction, Trauma Informed approach to working with participants, including the utilization of Stages of Change Theory and Motivational Interviewing techniques. The Case Manager is responsible for a specific caseload of tenants, and also for collaborating with other Congregate Housing staff on program-wide efforts to stabilize and promote the individual growth of all Congregate Housing tenants. Additional case management responsibilities include but are not limited to : assisting tenants with all required program documentation; assisting tenants with obtaining benefits, health care, educational opportunities, employment opportunities, and legal aid; supporting the development of tenants’ activities of daily living skills and creating individual service plans with tenants and maintaining all necessary documentation.
QUALIFICATIONS :
The Supportive Housing Case Manager must have a clear commitment to the population we serve and be able to work as part of a team.
Requirements :
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Case Manager • Boston, MA, US