Overview
Case Manager, Van Dyke Supportive Housing Jobs in New York, New York, USA at CAMBA
Location: New York
Who We Are:CAMBA is a community of staff, volunteers, clients, donors, neighbors and partners who work together to build aninclusiveNew 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 73,000 individuals and families, including almost 13,000 youth.
CAMBA serves adiversecross 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 Housing Ventureshas developed and will operate Supportive Family Housing atVan Dyke,a 101 unit supportive/affordable housing development for individuals and families. Van Dyke will be located on the campus of Van Dyke Houses, a NYCHA-owned public housing development in the Brownsville neighborhood in Brooklyn.
Position:
Case Manager
Reports To:
Program Manager
Location: 603 Mother Gaston Blvd. Brooklyn NY 11212
What The Case Manager Does:
Review all documentation establishing tenants’ eligibility for program and make file copies.
Create and maintain tenant files.
Conduct initial intake and assessment of tenants and tenants’ families’ needs and periodic re-assessments.
Incollaborationwith tenants, prepare initial and periodic revisions of independent living plans including short-term and long-term tenant goals.
Assist tenants in attaining their goals by identifying and locating community resources for tenants and by making referrals to appropriate services both within and outside CAMBA.
Work with tenants to break through barriers to tenant goals and to assist tenants in advocating for themselves and in moving toward self-sufficiency.
Recommend and implement strategies to persuade tenants to participate more fully in this process.
Monitor tenants’ 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 tenants and with referral organizations regarding tenant contact and progress with referral organization.
Provide all required information for weekly/monthly/quarterly/annual reports.
May recommend closing of cases in which tenants 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).
Act as tenant liaison/tenant advocate with outside organizations regarding such matters aseducation, healthcare, housing, legal issues, etc.
Schedule appointments for tenant with referral organizations.
Escort tenants to appointments (educational, medical, social service, etc.)
Assist tenants in completing applications for benefits and entitlements and may process applications on tenants’ behalf.
Follow-up with tenants for a period of time after successful completion of their primary goals to assure tenant stability.
Evaluate actual living conditions of tenants through home visits.
May prepare marketing materials for the …
Title: Case Manager, Van Dyke Supportive Housing
Company: CAMBA
Location: New York, New York, USA
Category: Non-Profit & Social Impact, Social Work
