WE ARE HIRING!

Bethany House Services (BHS) is the largest provider of emergency shelter and HUD-funded housing programs for families in the region. Our mission is to empower families who are at-risk of or who are experiencing homelessness with solutions to achieve housing stability and long-term self-sufficiency. We envision living in a community where all families have a place to call home, and no one spends the night without shelter. With strong community support, we continue to expand our services. BHS provides comprehensive family-centered services, all of which are provided by staff trained in trauma-informed care and focused on empowering families to reach self-sufficiency. Our holistic services address a family’s current needs and seek to assist families in achieving housing stability. Our services include prevention of homelessness, emergency shelter, housing programs, comprehensive case management, post shelter support, and permanent affordable rental housing.

If you have a passion for helping others and want to make a difference in the lives of families experiencing homelessness, Bethany House has an opportunity for you!

Housing Case Manager – Cincinnati, OH 45237

The Housing Case Manager is accountable for working one-on-one with families in the community at risk of experiencing homelessness and families experiencing homelessness who are participating in Bethany House Services Emergency Shelter program. Through a trauma-informed care lens, the Housing Case Manager provides assessment, advocacy, and ongoing case management. This position also provides follow-up services as required by RRH/ PSH for families who move to permanent housing.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Manages a caseload of 22-24 families. This includes:
• Assist program participants in developing and implementing an action plan for securing housing while they are involved in the RRH/ PSH program.
• Coordinate case management services and assist families in developing an agreed upon individual action case management plan to move toward family stabilization, gaining knowledge and accessibility to community resources, employment, income assistance, and relocation to permanent, affordable housing.
• Assess client’s work readiness, make referrals, and provide job search skills training.
• Assist PSH families with documented disability that effects ability to maintain permanent housing by referring to needed community agencies and resources.
• Maintain professional relationships with referral agencies
• Maintain confidentiality of all client and agency material
• Attentiveness to and timeliness of contacts and work with and on behalf of clients.
• Complete all case records with accuracy, confidentiality within established time frames
• Secure community resources including mental health services and a medical home; assist clients in establishing a pattern of self-sufficiency for themselves and their children, with the goal of stabilization over time
• Coordinate with BHS Family Services Department to create access to child/parent support, services and life skills families
• Work efficiently with BHS Finance Department to honor timelines and finance policies
• Attend team meetings and mandatory educational in-services.
• Other duties as assigned

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor degree in social work, sociology, psychology, education, or related field.
• One year of experience in a social service environment.
• LSW license to practice social work in Ohio is preferred.
• Reliable and regular attendance
• Requires valid driver’s license and ability to meet BHS’s vehicle insurance requirements.
• Successful completion of BHS criminal background check and drug test.

Physical Requirements:

• Physical mobility on a small agency campus and capacity to drive to appointments as scheduled.
• Essential physical requirements of the job: kneeling, standing, pulling, climbing, balancing, crouching, walking, lifting, stooping, tactile sense, hearing, reaching with hands and arms, grasping, pushing, fingering, repetitive movements, talking.
• Specific vision requirements: close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
• The position requires extended use of a computer.