What are the responsibilities and job description for the Case Manager position at Project Renewal?
Title: Case Manager
Program: PRI Transitions
Salary: $40,000-$46,000 per year
Program Overview
Project Renewal Transitions provides supportive scatter site housing to 26 chronically street homeless men and women with serious and persistent mental illness/dual diagnoses. The multidisciplinary team includes a Program Director, Occupational Therapist, and two case managers who work with clients to directly deliver and/or facilitate access to a broad range of services geared towards clients’ stabilization, and community integration.
Overall Responsibilities
Under the general direction of the Program Director, the Case Manager is responsible for providing the required assessment and case management services to address barriers for housing stability for a caseload of 13 clients.
Specific Duties And Responsibilities
Program: PRI Transitions
Salary: $40,000-$46,000 per year
Program Overview
Project Renewal Transitions provides supportive scatter site housing to 26 chronically street homeless men and women with serious and persistent mental illness/dual diagnoses. The multidisciplinary team includes a Program Director, Occupational Therapist, and two case managers who work with clients to directly deliver and/or facilitate access to a broad range of services geared towards clients’ stabilization, and community integration.
Overall Responsibilities
Under the general direction of the Program Director, the Case Manager is responsible for providing the required assessment and case management services to address barriers for housing stability for a caseload of 13 clients.
Specific Duties And Responsibilities
- Conducts intakes, assessments and psychosocial evaluation as per agency standards for assigned caseload.
- Conducts a minimum of two home visits per month in apartments scattered through the Bronx.
- Efficiently utilize digital case management database, AWARDS, to input and update all client information in a timely matter.
- Provides case management services to assist in the creation of and adherence to Independent Services Plans, identifying short term and term goals and objectives to be achieved.
- Maintains contact with internal and external service providers on behalf of the client.
- Identifies service needs and makes referrals as needed, for medical, mental health, psychiatric, substance abuse and other services as needed. Escort as needed.
- Works closely with Occupational Therapist to enhance clients functional / ADL skills.
- Participate in clinical team meetings.
- Performs other duties as assigned by Program Director.
- Candidates must have a minimum bachelor’s degree in social work, counseling, psychology, human services, or another related field.
- Direct experience working with homeless mentally ill adults and providing case management/care coordination.
- Excellent oral, writing and listening skills.
- The ability to work well with various deadlines and meet documentation requirements.
- An ability to interface with clients as well as all levels of staff.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office and familiarity with case management software AWARDS.
Salary : $40,000 - $46,000