Heartland for Children
This is a professional position responsible for providing housing case management services to families who are homeless or at risk of homelessness with a focus on families involved in the child welfare system. This position will utilize Housing First approach to prevent homelessness, promote family reunification and secure sustainable housing solutions.
Essential Functions:
Establishes and maintains positive working relationship with HFC internal and external customers, to include the Homeless Coalition of Polk County, landlords, and other service providers Meets monthly and annual contract deliverables Screen potential housing clients to determine and document eligibility Performs intake, case management, and billing duties for housing clients Identify, develop, maintain, and facilitate relationships with landlords and providers of housing resources in the community with a goal of identifying physical housing locations for participants Provides assessment, monitoring, planning, linkage and advocacy for the most appropriate services for individuals and families Assess individual and family members of their strengths, needs, abilities and preferences to assist in the development of housing goals Will maximize the annual funding by maintaining an active case load up to 25 households at any time Utilize best practices with participant engagement to meet unique needs of the individuals Work from a housing focused, strengths based, trauma informed perspective Develop housing stability plan with client, address crisis intervention, potential barriers, housing identification, move-in, self-sufficiency and budget for individuals Monitor progress of client and maintain accurate documentation of progress towards goals and services provided Monitor participants housing stability and be available to resolve crisis Provide referrals and facilitate access to services and community resources as needed Conducts home visits as required Responsible for collecting all necessary documentation for client files according to established guidelines Process requests for rental assistance, utility assistance, application fees and other forms of assistance Process, submit, and track the monthly program billing and adjust spending as needed to maintain the established budget set forth in the contract Utilizes and inputs data in the housing management information system Participate in monthly, annual and audit reporting as needed Performs special projects as assigned Required Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree in Social work or related field. Minimum of two years of experience working with children, teens, young adults and/or families. Preferred Qualifications:
Housing experience preferred. Excellent benefits package with tuition assistance, domestic partner coverage, retirement andgenerous paid time off. Additional Information:
Drug free workplace. Drug testing required. EOE/M/F/D/V.
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Establishes and maintains positive working relationship with HFC internal and external customers, to include the Homeless Coalition of Polk County, landlords, and other service providers Meets monthly and annual contract deliverables Screen potential housing clients to determine and document eligibility Performs intake, case management, and billing duties for housing clients Identify, develop, maintain, and facilitate relationships with landlords and providers of housing resources in the community with a goal of identifying physical housing locations for participants Provides assessment, monitoring, planning, linkage and advocacy for the most appropriate services for individuals and families Assess individual and family members of their strengths, needs, abilities and preferences to assist in the development of housing goals Will maximize the annual funding by maintaining an active case load up to 25 households at any time Utilize best practices with participant engagement to meet unique needs of the individuals Work from a housing focused, strengths based, trauma informed perspective Develop housing stability plan with client, address crisis intervention, potential barriers, housing identification, move-in, self-sufficiency and budget for individuals Monitor progress of client and maintain accurate documentation of progress towards goals and services provided Monitor participants housing stability and be available to resolve crisis Provide referrals and facilitate access to services and community resources as needed Conducts home visits as required Responsible for collecting all necessary documentation for client files according to established guidelines Process requests for rental assistance, utility assistance, application fees and other forms of assistance Process, submit, and track the monthly program billing and adjust spending as needed to maintain the established budget set forth in the contract Utilizes and inputs data in the housing management information system Participate in monthly, annual and audit reporting as needed Performs special projects as assigned Required Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree in Social work or related field. Minimum of two years of experience working with children, teens, young adults and/or families. Preferred Qualifications:
Housing experience preferred. Excellent benefits package with tuition assistance, domestic partner coverage, retirement andgenerous paid time off. Additional Information:
Drug free workplace. Drug testing required. EOE/M/F/D/V.
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