BH/DS Clinician II

City of Virginia Beach, VA • Virginia Beach, VA

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About The Position

The City of Virginia Beach Department of Human Services is seeking to hire three Clinician II's who are highly ambitious and motivated with a passion to help others. The ideal candidate will have experience working with individuals with serious mental health and co-occurring disorders who may be experiencing or at risk of homelessness to include community outreach and or case management for the Permanent Supportive Housing program. These positions will provide a variety of office and field activities to manage and monitor Permanent Supportive housing program (PSH) for individuals with serious mental illness and co-occurring disorders, performs direct client services that provide stability, increase their level of self-sufficiency and improves the overall quality of their lives.

Responsibilities

• Assess housing barriers of individuals and families experiencing homelessness to determine housing and service needs.
• Develop a housing procurement, financial, and self-sufficiency case management plan with clients.
• Provide mediation and advocacy with landlords on the client's behalf to develop a workable plan to obtain and or maintain housing.
• Assist participants in locating and securing housing of their choice.
• Create and maintain consistent communication channels, both verbal and written, between several parties (i.e. tenant, landlord, referral source, collaborating agencies, debtors, and creditors).
• Serve as an ongoing liaison between property managers and participants as well as Behavioral Health Treatment team.
• Provide information and referral assistance regarding available support from appropriate social service agencies and/or community programs.
• Assist participants in development of a strength-based/solution-focused individualized goal and action plan that promotes permanent housing and self-sufficiency.
• Develop an effective, timely referral network to ensure ongoing direction and support as needed.
• Perform administrative tasks involved in the review and maintenance of a caseload of program participants.
• Provide pro-active follow-up home visits to ensure stability and further progress towards self-sufficiency.
• Apply knowledge of residential lease contracts to educate clients of their rights and responsibilities.

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Life insurance
• Retirement and savings plans
• Maternity/paternity and parental leave
• Holidays
• Paid-Time-Off

What This Job Offers

• Industry: Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support