Housing Case Manager-Transitional Housing

Housing Manager for Runaway, Homeless, & Street Youth

General Responsibilities: To provide culturally responsive, trauma-informed supportive services to youth and their family members. To prevent youth from running away from home whenever possible, determining if family reunification can be safely achieved with supportive services. Helping runaway, homeless, and street youth access emergency shelter and supportive services. Safely securing permanent, safe, alternative housing stability options for the youth and their family.

Qualifications:

• A minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree with a major in Social Work, Psychology, or another human behavioral science.
• A minimum of 2 years of experience providing direct services to at-risk youth and/or vulnerable families; prefer some experience in a residential facility.
• Able to demonstrate cultural humility (street youth, pregnant/parenting teens, LGBTQ youth, etc)
• Strong written and verbal communication skills. Demonstrated leadership skills. This position requires the ability to coordinate care with the internal work team at the shelter itself, as well as with a variety of external community partners.
• Working knowledge and effective use of community resources. Strong computer skills (Outlook, Word, Excel, databases)
• Valid driver’s license and personal vehicle available for use as needed
• Flexibility of work schedule to meet the needs of the youth.
• On call 24/7 one week per month which may occasionally require returning to the worksite.

Duties

• Provide professional, courteous, and confidential crisis intervention services to runaway, homeless, and street youth and their family members.
• Assist youth and families resolve immediate housing crises by connecting them to emergency shelters and other housing programs, and basic care needs (including intakes when appropriate.).
• Promote family reunification whenever safe, possible, and in the best interest of the youth and families. Make every attempt to actively engage all parties in family team meetings securing parent permissions for minor youth’s participation in services.
• Proficiently conduct a variety of evidence-based assessments (bio/psycho/social, health/mental health screening, life skills, and other specialized assessments- human trafficking, trauma screening, parenting skills, etc.).
• Obtaining identification documents, school records, health/mental health records, employment records or other income documents, etc. using proper releases of information.
• Transport youth to shelter and other important appointments as needed.
• Facilitate weekly life skill building groups. Help youth develop budgeting/money management skills, home care, personal care, employment, community resource access, and other life skills that promote greater self-sufficiency and housing stability.

To Apply: Submit cover letter and resume to:

Child and Family Charities

Human Resources Associate,

dena@childandfamily.org

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer In our agency and the communities we serve

we celebrate and value diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Posted: 08.02.24

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $40,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Experience:

• Case management: 1 year (Preferred)

Ability to Commute:

• Lansing, MI 48910 (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

• Lansing, MI 48910: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $40,000