Case Manager

Job Description

Job Description

Position Purpose : To assist in the administration of Freeman Houses Tier II Facility, with emphasis on the supervision of the Social Service Department.

Responsibilities & Functions :

Assist the Program Director in achieving social service project goals for clients in the facility, including performing initial screenings, evaluations, and physical and emotional services.

• Assist the Program Director with developing orientation and training material for Social Service staff.
• Back up for the Program Director, managing day-to-day services at the facility when he / she is not available as requested by the Executive Director.
• Represents the Program Director at City and State meetings.
• Conduct conference calls with the DHS Program Administrator and other DHS staff in the absence of the Program Director.
• Supervises 2 Case Managers (Case Manager #2 and Case Manager #3).
• Meets daily with the Program Director to report on ongoing progress with clients and their progress to transition into permanent housing.
• Update Program Director with weekly casework activity reports from Case Workers and Housing Specialists.
• Annotates in the logbook, all admissions and discharges for the facility as mandated by the Department of Homeless Services (DHS), and the City and State of New York regulations.
• Sign off on a weekly basis case records completed by case managers and housing specialists.
• Act as a liaison to the community-based services that assist in providing services with the transition to permanent housing for the clients.
• Performs intake and assessment of newly arrived Conditional and Eligible families referred from HERO (Housing Emergency Referral Office), Department of Homeless Services (DHS) within the 48 hour window as mandated.
• Complete an initial needs assessment and act upon critical needs appropriately.
• Gathers weekly casework activity reports submitted by Case Managers, and compiles a monthly casework activity report, submitting a report to the Program Director.
• Gathers information on Relocation Case Summary forms from case managers and stores in a logbook for review.
• Maintains a resident complaint / grievance log for review by the Program Director and Executive Director.
• Collects on a weekly basis, all daily school attendance sheets for monthly reports.
• Review daily incident reports, gathering responses, and filing them chronologically for review by the Program Director and Executive Director, when requested.
• Ensure that social service staff completes work on time.
• Orients clients to the shelter programs, requirements, rules and regulations, and consequences.
• Assure that specific DHS Program Goals are consistently being met.
• Provide information and referral services to clients as needed or as specified in the independent living plan.
• Conference non-compliant clients with the Program Director and Case Manager, as needed.
• Conduct case conferences with the Program Director, Case Managers, and families to ensure that they achieve goals on their Individual Living Plan, leading to permanent Housing.
• Ensure all records are available for review by the Program Director and Executive Director, as requested.
• Perform monthly reviews of all caseload records, reporting completed reviews to the Program Director.
• Bilingual English-Spanish a plus.
Benefits :
• 401(k)
• 401(k)
• Dental Insurance
• Health Insurance
• Paid Time Off
• Vision Insurance

Company Description

Thriving Bronx Based (CBO) Not For Profit Affordable Housing Developer has been in successful operation for over 50 years.

SEBCO developed one of the first Section 8 Projects in the United States right here in the South Bronx. SEBCO's basic mission is to develop and maintain affordable housing in the Bronx and provide supportive services and security to our residents and the entire neighborhood.

SEBCO has two new ground up construction projects in the pipeline as well as several refinancing of current developments that are in progress currently.

SEBCO also sponsors three (3) DHS homeless shelters and a DFTA lunch program for senior citizens as well as an NPP grant.

SEBCO and its staff are committed to improving the local community through development and investment not only in the properties but also in the people who work and live in our developments.

If you feel that you meet the qualifications for this position and wish to apply, you may email resumes to sebcodevelopment@yahoo.

com. Only Microsoft Word or PDF format will be accepted and be sure to include the job title in your subject line.

Company Description

Thriving Bronx Based (CBO) Not For Profit Affordable Housing Developer has been in successful operation for over 50 years.

SEBCO developed one of the first Section 8 Projects in the United States right here in the South Bronx. SEBCO's basic mission is to develop and maintain affordable housing in the Bronx and provide supportive services and security to our residents and the entire neighborhood.

r nSEBCO has two new ground up construction projects in the pipeline as well as several refinancing of current developments that are in progress currently.

SEBCO also sponsors three (3) DHS homeless shelters and a DFTA lunch program for senior citizens as well as an NPP grant.

SEBCO and its staff are committed to improving the local community through development and investment not only in the properties but also in the people who work and live in our developments.

If you feel that you meet the qualifications for this position and wish to apply, you may email resumes to sebcodevelopment@yahoo.

com. Only Microsoft Word or PDF format will be accepted and be sure to include the job title in your subject line.