Supportive Housing Case Manager

ABOUT MIRIAMS KITCHEN

Miriams Kitchen works to end chronic homelessness in Washington DC. We advocate for permanent supportive housing as a long-term solution while meeting short-term needs by providing healthy meals and high-quality social services to individuals who are chronically homeless.

ABOUT THE POSITION

PSH Case Managers provide community-based support services to a primary caseload of up to 20 residents who were formerly chronically homeless. PSH Case Managers work together as a team to help individuals from homelessness to housing through the housing identification process and to provide support services to chronically homeless individuals in permanent supportive housing to help residents maintain stable housing and achieve the highest level of self-sufficiency and quality of life possible.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Develop trusting relationships with Permanent Supportive Housing residents. Engage residents to collaboratively develop goals and service plans for housing mental health substance abuse health education income employment and other goal areas. Support residents work toward goals through individually tailored services and by facilitating effective connections to community services and resources. Examples of support services include successful tenancy problem-solving independent living skill-building connection to public benefits and employment assistance money management support and connection to medical mental health and substance abuse services.
• Provide outreach case management crisis support advocacy and other needed services to residents primarily in the community and residents homes but in any setting necessary including streets shelters jails hospitals program office etc.
• Meet or exceed the monthly client contact requirements of two times per month including one home visit per month. (Note: DHS requirements may at times be altered in response to the COVID public health emergency).
• Support residents wellness and independence.
• Monitor residents medical and mental health needs including monitoring medication management.
• Act as a liaison with landlords and other community stakeholders to promote the success of residents and the PSH program.
• Collaborate with other service providers in the community to ensure that residents are receiving high-quality effective services to meet their needs.
• Maintain written and computerized records compile reports and complete other program documentation (e.g. case notes incident reports home visit reports monthly and quarterly reports). Maintain appropriate confidentiality of residents information and records.
• Actively look for ways for Miriams Kitchen to expand or change PSH program to better meet residents needs.
• Perform all other duties as assigned.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities

• Bachelors degree in social work psychology sociology counseling or other related social service/science disciplines AND one year of experience providing case management services or a masters degree in these fields. (Note: Internships for Human Services Degrees are considered as experience in the field.)
• Enthusiastic about Housing First approach.
• Proficiency in Spanish is preferred.
• Ability to work as a member of a culturally diverse team. We are actively recruiting diverse applicants.
• Strong communication skills.
• Strong sense of boundaries.
• Valid drivers license and ownership of a motor vehicle.
• Strong interest in and commitment to ending chronic homelessness in DC
• An understanding of the structural and systemic causes of homelessness
• Ability to pass background checks as required by government contract
• Comfort working with a diverse population with a variety of backgrounds and lived experiences

Experience

• A bachelors degree in a human service field PLUS one years of experience providing case management services or a masters degree in a human services field is required per our contract for services.

Benefits

Miriams Kitchen is proud to offer comprehensive benefits that support the continued health and well-being of our team including 100% employer-paid medical dental and vision insurance; generous medical coverage for dependents; 100% employer-paid short-term disability long-term disability and life insurance; employer retirement contributions; generous annual paid leave and annual professional development funds for all full and part-time team members.

Miriams Kitchen guests come from all walks of life and so do our employees. We are committed to hiring employees who bring a diversity of lived experience education thought and engagement to help achieve our mission of ending chronic and veteran homelessness in Washington DC. We encourage candidates to apply with the confidence that at Miriams Kitchen we believe in our commitment to diversity and leading with our core values to build a strong equitable and inclusive workforce.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race color sex age national origin religion sexual orientation gender identity and/or expression status as a veteran and basis of disability or any other federal state or local protected class.