Case Manager - ICMS/Housing Navigation

Role: Case Manager - ICMS/Housing Navigation
Reports to: Program Manager - ICMS/Housing Navigation
Program: 1603- Housing Retention
Department: Permanent Housing
Location: The Nest - 222 South Hill St. 7th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90012
Setting: Not 100% Onsite
Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm
Status: Full-time/Non-Exempt/Non-Management
Benefits: Medical, Vision, Dental, Life Insurance, 403(b) Retirement plan, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), etc.
Openings: 4

Job Description Summary:
As part of a multi-disciplinary team, the Intensive Case Management Services (ICMS) Case Manager/Housing Navigator will engage with high acuity clients in the Skid Row Community and work with clients to attain and sustain permanent housing in partnership with the County Department of Health Services (DHS). The ICMS Case Manager/Housing Navigator will work with clients to assess housing stability, provide stabilization services, and coordinate multiple services to meet each client’s specific needs related to housing, health, mental health, and income.

Job Description Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Ensure enrollment in CES and have a VISPDAT score.
• Remove barriers to permanent housing; e.g., acquisition of identification, legal aid, benefits/income assistance, transportation to appointments.
• Provide a needs assessment on most appropriate type of housing.
• Assist with housing applications.
• Identify permanent housing units to move individuals into housing as quickly as possible once linked to a rental subsidy (TBV, PBV, EHV, TLS).
• Document activities in HMIS.
• Work with a diverse and marginalized client caseload of 20 clients experiencing many barriers including homelessness, complex trauma, medical, mental health and substance use.
• Ensure that case management services to clients are reflective of the “Whatever It Takes” model, which emphasizes customer choice, harm reduction, trauma-informed care and psycho-social rehabilitation.
• Ensure that each client on caseload has an up-to-date and comprehensive biopsychosocial assessment, and that this assessment is used in collaboration with the client to create individualized case management plans designed to improve quality of life and improved health outcomes.
• Collaborate with each client to develop creative goal plans aimed at improving overall well-being and housing stability; review and update quarterly and upon completion of goals.
• Develop and maintain a complete, accurate, and current client file with all required documents and data in agency records and electronic databases.
• Document all client contacts in PIP format (Purpose, Intervention, Plan) and in accordance with Housing Department productivity expectations.
• Coordinate with DHS and community partners to ensure clients are connected to primary health care and insurance to reduce need for emergency health care services.
• Maintain confidentiality of client files per HIPAA and all applicable guidelines.
• Responsible for coordinating appointments, transportation, and follow-up services for clients accessing primary health care, mental health care, recovery services, and other community resources.
• Transport clients in your vehicle to various agencies and healthcare providers in the greater Los Angeles area to increase community support services and community reintegration.
• Develop effective, trusting relationships with clients, with a focus on facilitating independence and maintenance of improved physical and mental health.
• Assist in the screening, assessment, and enrollment of clients, including orientation to program policies, resources and goals.
• Maintain a current, thorough knowledge of community resources and utilize them to provide comprehensive, wrap-around services to clients.
• Assist clients with becoming involved in daily activities, scheduling and attending appointments, budgeting, socialization, health maintenance, sense of community, and progress in recovery.
• Work cooperatively and cohesively with other clients of the staff team, including participation in weekly staff meetings and staff trainings.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Job Description Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or GED or Equivalent
• Valid CA Driver’s license, reliable car, auto insurance, and an acceptable driving record
• Able to transport clients in your vehicle
• Bachelor’s degree preferred; or a minimum two years’ case management experience working with individuals experiencing homelessness, preferably those living with mental illness and/or substance addictions, or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• Demonstrated knowledge of case management
• Able to work in a high tolerance Harm Reduction model with clients who have multiple barriers

Job Description Work Environment:

• Combination of field and office environment
• Regularly required to sit, stand, bend; occasionally lift or carry up to 35 lbs.
• On occasion walk or drive to different local sites.
• Will necessitate working in busy and loud environments.
• Will be exposed to elements like cold, heat, dust, noise and odor.
• May need to bend, stoop, twist, and sit throughout the day.

EXPECTED BEHAVIORS OF ALL STAFF
1. Act as a role model
2. Demonstrate a sense of responsibility
3. Continuously learn and improve
4. Acknowledge your own areas of improvement
5. Hear and provide honest, specific and direct feedback
6. Create an environment where everyone is welcomed valued and respected
7. Collaborate

Equal Opportunity Employer
The People Concern is an equal opportunity employer dedicated to non-discrimination in employment. We select the most qualified individual for the job based on job-related qualifications regardless of race, color, age, sex, religion, national origin, disability, ancestry, marital status, credit history, sexual orientation, arrest and court record, genetic information, veteran status or any other status protected by federal, state or other applicable laws.
About the People Concern
The People Concern empowers the most vulnerable among us to rebuild their lives. One of Los Angeles County’s largest social services agencies, The People Concern was formed in 2016 in a merger of two trusted social service organizations based in Los Angeles County, OPCC and Lamp Community. Informed by more than fifty-eight years of work in the community, The People Concern is a leading provider of, and advocate for, evidence-based solutions to the multi-faceted challenges inherent in homelessness and domestic violence.

With compassion and profound respect for those we serve, we provide a fully integrated system of care – including outreach, interim housing, mental and medical health care, substance abuse services, domestic violence services, life skills & wellness programs, and permanent supportive housing – tailored to the unique needs of homeless individuals, survivors of domestic violence, challenged youth, and others who have nowhere else to turn.

The People Concern’s model of integrated and comprehensive care empowers our participants to navigate the multi-faceted obstacles in their lives, become their best selves, and ultimately, connect with and contribute to their communities.
Benefits & Perks

• Medical Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Retirement Planning (403b) & Matching
• Paid Holidays
• Paid Vacation Days
• Paid Sick Days
• Employee Assistance Plans (EAP)
• TELUS Health
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Basic Life / Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D)
• Voluntary Short- and Long-Term Disability
• Voluntary Pet Insurance
• Discounts on Hotels, Theme Parks, Concerts, Movies, Restaurants & More
• The People Concern University & Certificates
• Corporate Discounts

Salary : $24 - $26