PRAXIS Housing Initiatives - New York, NY
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About the position
The Case Manager for Scattered Site under the HASA Funded program is responsible for maintaining professional relationships with clients while ensuring client confidentiality. The role involves conducting monthly home visits, reviewing documentation to establish client eligibility for the program, and creating and maintaining client files. The Case Manager will conduct initial intakes or assessments of clients and their families, as well as periodic reassessments. Follow-up with clients and referral organizations is essential to monitor client contact and progress. The Case Manager will work with clients to help them overcome barriers to their goals and assist them in advocating for themselves towards self-sufficiency. Strategies will be recommended and implemented to encourage clients to participate more fully in the process. Regular monitoring of clients' progress will be conducted through scheduled telephone and face-to-face visits, along with documentation via progress notes. Additionally, the Case Manager will provide all required information for weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual reports.
Responsibilities
- Maintain professional relationships with clients and client confidentiality.
- Conduct monthly home visits.
- Review all documentation establishing client's eligibility for program and make file copies.
- Create and maintain client files.
- Conduct initial intake or assessment of clients and client's families and/or periodic reassessments.
- Follow-up with clients and with referral organizations regarding client contact and progress with referral organization.
- Work with clients to break through barriers to client goals and to assist clients in advocating for themselves and in moving toward self-sufficiency.
- Recommend and implement strategies to persuade clients to participate more fully in this process.
- Monitor clients' progress toward their goals via regularly scheduled telephone and/or face to face home and office visits, and documentation via progress notes.
- Provide all required information for weekly/monthly/quarterly/annual reports.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in a related field and two years of applicable experience and/or equivalent experience.
- Knowledge about understanding of, and ability to work closely with persons with HIV/Aids and related issues.
- Familiarity with AWARDS.
Nice-to-haves
- Fluency in Spanish.
Benefits
- Health Insurance, Dental and Vision
- 10 Paid Holidays
- Vacation time
- Sick Time
- 403B retirement plan
- Transit check program
