Housing Placement Case Manager (Housing Navigation) Co-Op presso PINE STREET INN INC

Description

SCHEDULE: 40 hours; Monday – Friday 

Pays $18.00 - $19.55 per hour (Salary ranges provided are based on relevant experience and skill set) 

LOCATION: 444 Harrison Ave/PSI Shelters & community-based work 

SUMMARY OF POSITION:

The Housing Navigation Case Manager (HNCM) Co-Op will work within a team of case managers to ensure that we develop and execute sustainable and expeditious housing plans for currently homeless guests. The Housing Navigation Case Manager Co-Op will engage with homeless guests to reduce barriers to housing and develop individual housing plans that will rapidly lead to safe, affordable housing with the supports necessary to sustain achieved housing. The HNCM Co-Op and their team will work under tight timeframes for accurately entering guest information into the Pine Street Inn’s approved Homeless Management Information System (HMIS). Attention to detail and accuracy is critical in this position, The Housing Navigation Case Manager Co-Op will provide exceptional customer service both internally and externally and will work in partnership with other PSI departments to provide integrated service delivery, which furthers our mission to eliminate homelessness. 

The Housing Navigation Case Manager Co-Op will work from the following principles:

• All people experiencing homelessness, regardless of their housing history and duration of homelessness, can achieve housing stability in permanent housing.
• Everyone is “housing ready.” Sobriety, compliance in treatment, or even a clean criminal history is not necessary to succeed in housing. Rather, homelessness programs and housing providers must be “consumer ready”.
• Leverage guests’ strengths, assets, and connections to move quickly out of shelters and to any other housing.
• Recognize the impact of violence and victimization on development and coping strategies 
• Employ an empowerment model 
• Maximize guest choices and control over her/his recovery based in a relational collaboration 
• Create an atmosphere that is respectful of the guests’ need for safety, respect, and acceptance 
• Emphasize the guests’ strengths, highlighting adaptations over symptoms and resilience over pathology 
• Minimize the possibilities of re-traumatization 
• Strive to be culturally competent and to understand each person in the context of his or her life experiences and cultural background 
• Solicit guest input and involve guests in designing and evaluating services

Requirements

EDUCATION/TRAINING:

REQUIRED: 

• High School Diploma or GED

PREFERRED: 

• Bilingual – Spanish/English and/or Haitian-Creole

KNOWLEDGE/EXPERIENCE:

REQUIRED: 

• Strong computer and math skills - including familiarity with MS Word and Excel Experience 
• Knowledge of the issues related to homelessness and housing
• Interest in human service field work

PREFERRED:

• Knowledge and experience utilizing Motivational Interviewing, Trauma-Informed Care, Harm Reduction, Housing First, and Change Theory in practice
• Volunteer or work experience related to human services, working with people from marginalized groups

PHYSICAL ABILITIES/SKILLS: 

REQUIRED: 

• Ability to stand for moderate periods of time, stretch, bend, lift and assist guests up and down stairs during difficult and/or emergency situations. 
• Ability to respond safely and quickly in case of emergency situations
• Ability to travel to and access multiple sites at PSI and within the community
• Ability to work independently, make sound judgments and respond appropriately in an emergency
• Ability to access public transportation
• Ability to sit for moderate periods of time at a desk in an office while interacting with clients and/or managing documentation and completing data entry
• Ability to independently travel around the community as needed for client meetings/work related responsibilities