Case Manager Broadway House Womens Shelter
Case Manager Broadway House Womens Shelter
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Who We Are:CAMBA is a community of staff volunteers clients donors neighbors and partners who work together to build an inclusive New York City. CAMBA serves more than 65000 individuals and families each year citywide including almost 13000 youth. Our 180 programs in over 100 locations improve the lives of a diverse cross section of New Yorkers. From homelessness prevention in Staten Island to supportive housing in the Bronx; from employment training in Manhattan to after school programs and college access in Brooklyn; from family shelter and support in Queens to increasing affordable housing across the city CAMBA provides holistic services to help struggling New Yorkers stabilize their lives and become selfsufficient.
CAMBA operates 6 single adult shelters and 6 family shelters and one drop in center. Each shelter offers clients a supportive structured therapeutic safe and drugfree facility. Homeless (often mentallyill and substanceabusing) men and women are provided with comprehensive services to stabilize their condition in order to successfully transition into to permanent and/or supported housing.
TheBroadway House Womens Shelterin Bushwick serves 200 women approximately 100 of whom are mentally ill and chemically addicted
Position: Case Manager
Reports To: Clinical Supervisor
Location: 1245 Broadway Brooklyn NY 11221
What The Case Manager Does:
- Conduct initial intake and assessment of clients needs and periodic reassessments.
- Prepare initial psychosocial evaluation and update according to regulations.
- Obtain and maintain relevant documentation and release forms from clients (i.e. birth certificate proof of income medical documents release of Personal Health Information etc..
- In collaboration with clients conduct periodic revisions of independent living plans including shortterm and longterm client goals.
- Assist clients in attaining their goals by identifying community resources and by referring clients to appropriate services both within and outside CAMBA (i.e. Onsite medical services and psychiatric services etc..
- Work with clients to break through barriers to their goal(s) attainment.
- Provide support training and coordination with the other social services staff.
- Recommend and implement strategies to persuade clients to participate fully in the process in order to transition into permanent housing.
- Monitor clients progress toward their goals via regularly scheduled facetoface contacts/sessions.
- Ensure CARES Database is updated to reflect client request for services (i.e. car fare appointments passes referrals etc..
- May act as client liaison/client advocate with outside organizations regarding such matters as education healthcare housing legal issues etc.
- May escort clients to appointments (educational medical social service etc.
- May assist clients in completing applications for benefits and entitlements and may process applications on clients behalf.
- May followup with clients for a period of time after successful completion of their primary goals to assure client stability.
Minimum Education/Experience Required:
- Bachelors degree (e. g. B.A. B.S.W. and/or equivalent experience.
Other Requirements:
- May be required to become First Aid/CPR certified.
- May be required to become certified in prevention.
- Bilingual preferred.
Compensation: $45800$50000 annually
When salary ranges are listed the range would represent the low and high end for the applicable position & program. The salary offered would be based on various factors unique to each program and candidate.This includes but is not limited to experience education budget and/or program size internal equity skills and other factors that may be required for the position and organization.
Status: Fulltime 35 hours per week)
Benefits: CAMBA offers a comprehensive benefits package including health insurance dental insurance 403(b) retirement plan with employer match paid time off (vacation personal and sick time) and paid holidays.
CAMBA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We value a diverse workforce and inclusive workplace. People of color people with disabilities and lesbian gay bisexual and transgender people are encouraged to apply. We consider all applicants without regard to race color religion creed gender gender identity gender expression national origin age disability socioeconomic status marital or veteran status pregnancy status or sexual orientation.
Required Experience:
Junior IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
