Essential Duties and Responsibilities - Assist residents with coordination of supports and
resources:
- Provide initial support, orientation, and engagement
to new residents to assist them in transitioning from homelessness
and establish a sense of trust and well-being.
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Understand, anticipate, and respond to the issues,
expectations, and special needs that each resident may have,
becoming familiar with resident's needs, desires, and the barriers they
may be facing.
- Work with residents to
design and implement recovery plans that encompass short and
long-term goals, action plans and means for evaluation and
revision.
- Work with team, residents
and peer supports to assess and address crises.
- Assist residents with
coordination of supports including referrals, linkage meetings and
advocacy in the following areas: recovery, housing, benefits,
employment/income, education, medical, behavioral health, wellness,
budgeting, natural supports, and accessing supportive services. Assist
residents with medical and psychiatric referrals.
- Plan and facilitate groups,
house meetings and recreational activities for residents to support
community building and develop recovery capital. Assist residents
on-site with increasing their self-esteem and sense of self-efficacy,
including ADLS, life skills curriculum, and involvement in site-based
and Project HOME resources and programming.
- Assist residents with maintaining lease/program
obligations as well as completing applications for other housing,
including transfers, vouchers, permanent supportive housing
applications, and gather required documentation for the application.
Collaborate with resident and other supports to create appropriate
discharge or moving plans.
- Maintain
resident records as required in a timely and thorough manner, including
case notes, goal plans, and assessments as required. Utilize electronic
records system for all documentation.
- Attend meetings and training,
including supervision, staff meetings, community meetings, team
meetings.
- Work closely with Property
Management, Street Outreach and other departments within Project HOME as
needed and all other tasks as assigned.
- Serves
as point person on site in the absence of the Program Manager/Assistant
Program Manager.
SITE SPECIFIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES AS
APPLICABLE
- Assist
and support meal preparation with residents - at sites with kitchens or
meal services.
- Medication
monitoring and support the organization of the medication room - at
sites with medication-monitoring duties.
The information contained herein is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of the duties and responsibilities of the job. Management may, at its sole discretion, assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.
Project HOME offers a competitive compensation package which includes health, prescription, dental, and vision coverage at minimum cost to our employees, company funded life and disability insurances, paid parental leave, spending accounts, and 401Kplan with 100% matching contributions up to 5% of compensation. Additionally, we offer generous PTO accruals which includes paid sabbatical leave.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE MINIMUM
REQUIREMENTS
Minimum Experience - High School Diploma or GED and 4 years' experience working with the population; or an Associate's Degree and 2 years' experience; or Bachelor's Degree
- Experience working with recovering persons (homelessness, mental illness, drug/alcohol, dually diagnosed persons).
- Availability for evening and weekend hours.
- Valid Driver's License.
Preferred Experience
Core Skills - Good verbal and written communication, organizational and
interpersonal skills
- Strong computer skills and ability to learn computerized case
management system.
Physical
requirements - Sedentary work that primarily involves sitting/standing.
Project HOME provides
equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for
employment, without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual
orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected
veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by
federal, state, or local laws. Project HOME prohibits discrimination and
harassment of any type.
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