Spanish Bilingual Case Manager The Kensington Family Shelter
Spanish Bilingual Case Manager The Kensington Family Shelter
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$ 44800 - 48925
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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 where all children and adults have access to the resources and supports they need to thrive. We take a comprehensive approach by offering more than 180 integrated programs in: Education & Youth Development Family Support Job Training & Employment Support Services Health Housing and Legal Services. We reach more than 73000 individuals and families including almost 13000 serves a diverse cross section of New Yorkers from new mothers in Brownsville to job seekers in the Rockaways. More than half of our clients are immigrants and refugees from around the globe. Over 85 of our families are in living in poverty reflecting the challenges faced by nearly 1.7 million New Yorkers today.
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.
CAMBAs The Kensington Family Shelter is funded by New York City Department of Homeless Services and offers families a supportive structured therapeutic safe and drugfree facility. It provides comprehensive case management services to 64 families who are in a transitional residence program for homeless families with the goal of moving them to permanent housing. Each shelter offers clients a supportive structured therapeutic safe and drugfree facility. Homeless families are provided with comprehensive services to stabilize their condition in order to successfully transition into permanent and/or supported housing. The five story facility has 4 floors plus a basement with rooms of various sizes common areas and provides onsite security and social services.
Position: Spanish Bilingual Case Manager
Reports To: Assistant Program Manager
Location: 385 McDonald Avenue Brooklyn NY 11218
What The Spanish Bilingual Case Manager Does:
- Establish and maintain professional relationships with clients and client confidentiality in order to engage them in case management services.
- Review all documentation establishing clients eligibility for program and make file copies.
- Create and maintain client files.
- Input client data and client progress information into CARES database.
- Conduct initial intake and psychosocial assessment of clients and clients families needs and periodic reassessments.
- In collaboration with clients prepare initial and periodic revisions of independent living plans including shortterm and longterm client goals.
- Assist clients in attaining their goals by identifying and locating community resources for clients.
- Refer clients to permanent housing opportunities and appropriate services both within and outside CAMBA.
- Schedule appointments for clients with referral organizations.
- Escort clients to appointments ( entitlements educational medical social service etc..
- Assist clients in completing applications for benefits and entitlements and/or process applications on clients behalf.
- Work with clients to break through barriers to client goals and to assist clients in advocating for themselves and in moving toward selfsufficiency.
- Recommend and implement strategies to persuade clients to participate more fully in this process.
- Monitor clients progress toward their goals (dates achieved) via regularly scheduled telephone contact and/or facetoface home and office visits and document via progress notes.
- Followup with clients and with referral organizations regarding client contact and progress with referral organization.
- Act as client liaison/client advocate with outside organizations regarding such matters as education healthcare housing legal issues etc.
- Provide all required information for weekly/monthly/quarterly/annual reports.
- May recommend closing of cases in which clients have: (a) achieved primary goals and have maintained stability for a period of months; or (b) have not demonstrated a willingness to participate in the process (losttoservice); or (c) have become ineligible for services (e.g. moved out of area).
- May followup with clients for a period of time after successful completion of their primary goals to assure client stability.
- May complete Relocation Case Review (RCS) for referral for aftercare services.
- May prepare marketing materials for the program.
- May prescreen clients over the telephone for eligibility and may schedule intake appointments.
Minimum Education/Experience Required:
- Bachelors degree (e. g. B.A. B.S.W. and/or equivalent experience.
Other Requirements:
- Spanish Bilingual Required
- Must obtain State Central Registry (SCR) clearance The Register of Substantiated Category One Cases of Abuse or Neglect aka Staff Exclusion List (SEL) clearance and Criminal history information checks via fingerprinting with New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services prior to start of employment.
- Ability to maintain clearances throughout the duration of employment.
- May be required to become First Aid/CPR certified.
- May be required to become certified in prevention.
Compensation: $44800$48925 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 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
