Job description

About Jericho Project

Jericho Project is a nationally acclaimed nonprofit ending homelessness at its roots by enabling homeless individuals and families to attain quality housing, employment, and mental and physical health services. The 39-year-old nonprofit serves over 2,500 individuals, including 700 veterans, annually. Jericho has been a key partner in New York City’s initiative to end veterans’ homelessness, and is leading bold, innovative strategies to do the same for families and young adults.

Our programs touch four cornerstones of a person’s life: housing, employment, wellness, and family stability. We create a culture of “moving on” through a foundation of housing and supportive services provided by expert program specialists and case managers.

We have over 550 units of supportive housing including 9 residences in the Bronx, Harlem, and

Astoria, as well as scatter-site apartments throughout NYC.

About the Position

The Case Manager will be responsible for providing rapid re-housing and homelessness prevention services to low-income veteran families. The Case Manager will be required to have frequent contact, but not limited to, weekly or monthly face-to-face meetings, telephone conversations, aftercare contacts and survey distribution, email and other electronic exchange with each veteran on his/her caseload, depending on the need for services and post-placement support.

Responsibilities:

Ø Utilize Critical Time Intervention, Motivational Interviewing, and Harm Reduction techniques to assist low-income veteran families who are either homeless or at imminent risk of homelessness to resolve their housing crises.

Ø Conduct assessments and program intakes for veteran families seeking SSVF services. Ensure data is accurate and complete and that all required accompanying documentation is collected.

Ø Participate in the intake and orientation process of new program participants.

Ø Provide direct case management services in the office and at field/home visits.

Ø Develop and update housing stability plans to assist veteran families to obtain or maintain permanent housing.

Ø Identify household's strengths, needs, abilities, and preferences. Utilize a variety of interventions to assist veterans with overcoming barriers to housing stability.

Ø Serve as a liaison between veteran families and community providers. Maintain a network of resources and contacts.

Ø Identify and make referrals to community resources including but not limited to preventive services, long-term case management programs, benefits assistance, mental and physical healthcare, pantries, hospitals, and Homebase to maintain stable housing.

Ø Provide referrals, advocacy, and linkages to public and VA benefits including but not limited to healthcare, SNAP, SSl/SSDI, VA benefits, and public assistance.

Ø Assist with household budgeting and provide referrals for financial counseling as needed.

Ø Assess veteran family's legal needs and make referrals as needed.

Ø Coordinate with Employment Specialists to link veteran families to employment and educational assistance.

Ø Mediate household and/or landlord-tenant disputes that threaten housing stability.

Ø Work collaboratively with SSVF and community housing specialists to identify veteran family's housing needs and preferences. Assist with coordinating housing search and placement.

Ø Assess veteran family's need for Temporary Financial Assistance and submit

Ø completed requests as needed.

Ø Complete 2010e applications for supportive housing.

Ø Conduct outreach and engagement to veteran families.

Ø Provide crisis intervention as needed.

Ø Provide post-placement support and follow-up contacts.

Ø Utilize electronic case management system. Maintain accurate and up-to-date client files.

Ø Participate in community initiatives to fulfill SSVF's mission of ending veteran homelessness.

Ø Participate in case conferences, staff meetings, and training.

Ø Carry out other duties as assigned by Assistant Director and/or Managing Program Director.

This is a hybrid position.

Requirements:

Ø Bachelor’s degree in social services, human services or a closely related field.

Ø 0-6 months plus experience working in homelessness, substance abuse, mental health and/or trauma settings (preferred).

Ø 0-6 months plus experience working with veterans/military, young adults, or LGBTQ populations (preferred).

Ø Knowledge of NYC resources preferred.

Ø Candidate must possess superior organizational, written and verbal skills.

Ø Self-starter with the skills and energy to work with high-need veterans in the community.

Ø Must be computer literate.

Ø Strong engagement and interpersonal skills.

Compensation:
The salary range for this position is $48,000.00 annualized. Jericho Project offers a comprehensive benefits package.

Covid Guidelines:

The Jericho Project is committed to ensuring the safety of its staff, interns, vendors and clients. As per the CDC guidelines' full compliance, all new/incoming staff are required to be fully vaccinated and possess the ability to provide documentation upon their 1st day of hire.

To be fully vaccinated means:

1. 2 weeks after their second dose in a 2-dose series such as: Pfizer or Moderna.

2. 2 weeks after a single-dose vaccine, such as: Johnson & Johnson’s

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/fully-vaccinated.html

We make accommodations according to the law.

How to Apply:

Interested applicants must submit a resume and cover letter with salary requirements to:

Human Resources Department

Jericho Project

Job Code: Case Manager- SSVF

245 W. 29th Street, Suite 902 New York, NY 10001

Fax 646.624.2301

No Phone Calls Please.

Jericho Project is an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate in its hiring practices and, in order to build the strongest possible workforce, actively seeks a diverse applicant pool.

www.jerichoproject.org

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $48,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Employee discount
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Referral program

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

COVID-19 considerations:
As per the CDC Guidelines: Staff are now required to be fully vaccinated upon 1st date of hire and possess the ability to provide documentation.

Education:

• Bachelor's (Required)

Experience:

• Case management: 2 years (Preferred)
• working with veteran populations: 2 years (Preferred)
• homelessness, substance abuse, mental health and/or trauma: 2 years (Preferred)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in New York, NY 10006

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