Case Manager, Housing Ventures - Anna Gonzalez Apartments

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 almost 80000 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 living in poverty reflecting the challenges faced by nearly 1.7 million New Yorkers today.

PROGRAM: CAMBAs Housing Ventures (CHV)- Anna Gonzalez Apartments is an initiative to develop affordable housing for persons with low income and/or with special needs living in Brooklyn and New York City. CHV has been incorporated with the goal of developing 1000 units of permanent housing affordable to a broad cross section of this community over the next ten years while offering lower-income individuals and families a comprehensive range of housing and other supportive services. CHV and Central Brooklyn Community Services Corp. are collaborating to startup lease-up and operate a 100-unit supportive housing apartment building in the Bushwick area of Brooklyn. These units will support and house a mixed tenant population consisting of low-income working individuals persons living with severe and persistent mental illness the formerly chronically homeless and persons living with HIV/AIDS in the Bushwick section of Brooklyn.

Position: Case Manager

Reports To: Program Manager

Location: 880 Willoughby Street Brooklyn New York 11221

What The Case Manager Does:

• Recommend and implement strategies to persuade clients to participate more fully in this process.
• Monitor clients progress toward their goals via regularly scheduled telephone contact and/or face-to-face visits and document via progress notes.
• Participate in case conferences.
• Follow-up with clients and with referral organizations regarding client contact and progress with referral organization.
• 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 (lost-to-service); or (c) have become ineligible for services (e.g. moved out of building).
• May act as client liaison/client advocate with outside organizations regarding such matters as education healthcare housing legal issues etc.
• May schedule appointments for client with referral organizations.
• 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 follow-up with clients for a period of time after successful completion of their primary goals to assure client stability.
• May evaluate actual living conditions of clients through home visits.
• May prepare marketing materials for the program.
• May prescreen clients over the telephone for eligibility and may schedule intake appointments.
• May input client data and client progress information into automated database.
• Tasks may be modified expanded and/or assigned over time.

Minimum Education/Experience Required:

• Bachelors degree (e. g. B.A. B.S.W.).

Other Requirements:

• Flexible hours may be needed occasionally to provide shift coverage until 8 pm.

Compensation: $ 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: Full-time (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 socio-economic status marital or veteran status pregnancy status or sexual orientation.