Case Manager, Van Dyke III

CAMBA•New York, NY

1d•$50,192 - $55,000•Onsite

About The Position

CAMBA is a community organization that offers over 180 integrated programs in Education & Youth Development, Family Support, Job Training & Employment Support Services, Health, Housing, and Legal Services. Trinity Financial has developed and CAMBA will provide on-site support services at Van Dyke III, a 180 unit supportive/affordable housing development for individuals and families. Van Dyke III will be located on the campus of Van Dyke Houses, a NYCHA-owned public housing development in the Brownsville neighborhood in Brooklyn. The Van Dyke facility will provide 54 units for New York/New York III formerly homeless families under NYC 15/15. The remaining 126 units will provide housing for low-income households, including a live-in superintendent. CAMBA will have a full on-site office suite and offer case management to promote healthy living, connection to medical, mental health and substance treatment, and assisting tenants to access and maintain public benefits; computer trainings and resume workshops within the on-site computer library; financial literacy programs; access and referral services to other CAMBA programs and local organizations and service providers; community-building activities to help integrate the tenants; and additional supports as needed to help tenants succeed and remain stably housed.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree (e.g., B.A., B.S.W.)
Experience working with the Seriously and Persistently Mentally Ill (SPMI) population, and/or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

Review all documentation establishing tenants' eligibility for program and make file copies.
Create and maintain tenant files.
Conduct initial intake and assessment of tenants and tenants' families' needs and periodic re-assessments.
In collaboration with tenants, prepare initial and periodic revisions of independent living plans including short-term and long-term tenant goals.
Assist tenants in attaining their goals by identifying and locating community resources for tenants and by making referrals to appropriate services both within and outside CAMBA.
Work with tenants to break through barriers to tenant goals and to assist tenants in advocating for themselves and in moving toward self-sufficiency.
Recommend and implement strategies to persuade tenants to participate more fully in this process.
Monitor tenants' progress toward their goals via regularly scheduled telephone contact and/or face-to-face visits, and document via progress notes.
Participate in case conferences.
Follow-up with tenants and with referral organizations regarding tenant contact and progress with referral organization.
Provide all required information for weekly/monthly/quarterly/annual reports.
May recommend closing of cases in which tenants have: (a) achieved primary goals and have maintained stability for a period of months; or, (b) have not demonstrated a willingness to participate in the process (lost-to-service); or, (c) have become ineligible for services (e.g. moved out of building).
Act as tenant liaison/tenant advocate with outside organizations regarding such matters as education, healthcare, housing, legal issues, etc.
Schedule appointments for tenant with referral organizations.
Escort tenants to appointments (educational, medical, social service, etc.)
Assist tenants in completing applications for benefits and entitlements and may process applications on tenants' behalf.
Follow-up with tenants for a period of time after successful completion of their primary goals to assure tenant stability.
Evaluate actual living conditions of tenants through home visits.
May prepare marketing materials for the program.
May prescreen tenants over the telephone for eligibility and may schedule intake appointments.
Input tenant data and tenant progress information into automated database