Broadway Support Coordinator Social WorkerCase Manager
Broadway Support Coordinator Social WorkerCase Manager
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USD 49000 - 49001
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Job Description
*Hiring Bonus: $750*
At Avalon housing is a human right. Our mission is to build healthy safe and inclusive supportive housing communities as a longterm solution to homelessness.
Avalon Housing is a nonprofit supportive housing provider. Supportive housing is a combination of affordable housing paired with services such as case management. We dont just help people find housing we help people stay and thrive in their homes.
If you are passionate about creating more diverse inclusive and equitable communities where all people are welcome Avalon may be a good fit for you.
Using a Housing First approach Avalons Support Coordinators provide outreach intensive case management and housing support services to Avalon tenants and clients. The individuals we serve face many challenges including mental illness substance use disorders and/or chronic medical conditions in addition to chronic homelessness. Our clients live in Avalon Housing units with private landlords or in public housing located within Washtenaw County.
Support Coordinators collaborate with community partners to coordinate delivery of a broad range of services that meet the mental physical psychosocial and housing needs of our clients either through direct service or connections to appropriate resources.
In addition to a competitive salary here are some of the key benefits that Avalon staff receive:
Paid Time Off
Paid time off includes three weeks of vacation time plus additional sick and personal time allowances. There is also an extra paid holiday every month!
Medical Benefits:
Fulltime employees can select from three comprehensive medical insurance plans including coverage options for your family. Plus Avalon covers dental and vision insurance with no perpayroll premium contribution!!
Life and Disability Plans:
Employees working 16 or more hours per week receive life insurance and shortterm disability coverageAvalon covers the full cost of the premiums.
403(b) Retirement Plan
Avalon sponsors a 403(b) retirement plan through Vanguard available to all employees.
Job Responsibilities:
- Provide direct case management and/or coordinate with case managers in the community to provide continuity of service for individuals and families we serve
- Transporting clients and being onsite is required per our contract with AAHC except on designated snow days or when actively transporting a client
- Ongoing active outreach to tenants/clients
- Comprehensive tenant assessments and action plans to achieve goals
- Ongoing case management for clients including maintenance of clinical records and progress notes
- Collaboration with property management to coordinate eviction prevention efforts
- Provide crisis intervention as needed
- Assist tenants with accessing needed medical mental health substance use and psychosocial supports
- Assist tenants in developing basic life skills including maintaining an apartment
- Provide budgeting/financial literacy support
- Link tenants to employment and skill development opportunities
- Build community and peer support among tenants including participation in community programming activities
- Meet documentation requirements as dictated by program need
- Effectively build relationships with local community and external agencies
- Provide support with pantry operations at State Cross
Supplemental Job Duties:
- Participate in oncall rotation and occasional evening and weekend work as necessary
- Attend staff meetings retreats and professional training sessions
- Assist tenants as needed with activities of daily living
Required Qualifications
- Bachelors or Masters degree in a social or behavioral science or relevant field or three years of relevant experience
- Experience working with people who are homeless people with mental illness chronic health issues and/or addiction disorders or similar populations
Desired Skills and Abilities
- Skilled in crisis response situations
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Positive and enthusiastic attitude and strong commitment toward helping those in need
- Strong organizational skills
- Interest and experience in working with individuals who are difficult to engage and refer to traditional programs ability to engage with individuals in their current stage of change. Experience with or acceptance of harm reduction principles
- Avalon Housing is dedicated to eliminating racial inequities. Successful candidates will demonstrate the ability to effectively work with diverse populations in a nonjudgmental way
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job the employee will be required to sit for long periods of time drive a vehicle with passengers communicate with other persons by talking and hearing required to lift and carry items weighing up to 25 pounds and to operate computer hardware systems.
A valid Michigan Chauffeurs license and reliable transportation is required. You will be required to transport clients in your personal vehicle.
Job Title: Broadway Support Coordinator
Reports to: Adult Team Lead
Location: This position and office are based in Ann Arbor MI.
Status: Fulltime position salaried exempt
Starting Wage: $49000
Benefits including excellent health insurance options dental & vision 403(b) generous vacation and additional holidays Life / AD&D / Short and longterm disability plans Employee Assistance & Wellness programs
Avalon Housing is an equal opportunity employer and actively seeks applicants from diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds as well as historically marginalized groups. This includes but is not limited to underrepresented gender identities sexual/romantic orientations and/or relationship structures people living with disabilities or mental health conditions and with lived experience with homelessness or recovery from a substance use disorder and people with underrepresented religious and/or socioeconomic backgrounds. Avalon also encourages those with criminal histories to apply. Avalon doesnt request information about criminal histories until an offer of employment is extended. Avalon will not exclude someone based on criminal history unless it is determined the criminal history is related to or directly conflicts with the responsibilities of the position. We are committed to transparency about our decision making process and will seek clarifying information from an applicant to help us make a determination in this regard.
Avalon also encourages those with criminal histories to apply. Avalon doesnt request information about criminal histories unless and until an offer of employment is extended. Avalon may exclude someone based on criminal history if it determines the criminal history is related to or directly conflicts with the responsibilities of the position.
Required Experience:
Manager
Employment Type
Full-Time
