Description
The Center for Urban Community Services, (CUCS), is an acclaimed human services organization and one of the nation's largest providers of housing and social services. CUCS is a leader in implementing new practices, sharing knowledge and assisting in shaping local, state and national strategies, so that persons who are homeless, low-income, living with mental illness, or have other special needs can live successfully in the community. CUCS invites applications for Per Diem Case Manager at 105 Washington Safe Haven.
CUCS' 105 Washington Street Safe Haven is a new Safe Haven located in Manhattan's Financial District. The program will serve as temporary living space for 84 individuals experiencing street homelessness. The program will provide onsite psychiatric, primary care and intensive case management to participants, the majority of whom have psychiatric and substance use needs. All participants will receive assistance with placement into housing. Program operations will be 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Projected Opening Date:
The projected opening date for the site is approximately May 2024. Case Managers will start no later than one to two weeks before opening. These dates will be adjusted if there are changes to the projected opening date.
Per Diem Case Manager works on the evening, overnight, or weekend shifts at a program site and does not carry a specific recipient caseload. Rather, this position is usually responsible for ensuring the comfort and well-being of the entire recipient census of a site by carrying out program activities and providing direct clinical services, complete intakes, report incidents and assist with self administration of medication.
The Per Diem Case Manager is expected to actively support and work to accomplish the agency's mission and the program's specific goals and objectives.
Shifts available:
Weekends and Holidays, 12am-8am, 8am-4pm and 4pm-12am
Requirements
Experience and Education Required:
High school diploma and 2 years experience or BA.
Experience working with mental health population preferred.
For applicants without college degrees, every 30 credits can be substituted for 1 year of experience
Computer literacy and good written and verbal communication skills
Must be able to work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team
Experience working overnights, working with homeless population a plus.
Demonstrated ability to provide services to clients with psychiatric and medical disabilities and with issues of substance abuse.
Computer literacy, excellent writing and verbal communication skills are required.
Bilingual English/Spanish preferred