Enhanced Rapid Re-Housing Case Manager

POSITION: Enhanced Rapid Re-Housing Case Manager

JOB CLASS/GRADE: Specialist1/Grade 8

WAGE: Starting at $48,600 per year based on experience

FLSA; EEO; WC: Non-Exempt;
Professional; 8864

LOCATIONS: Greater Middle East Center 4915 SW Griffith Drive, Beaverton, OR 97005

FTE; FT/PT; STATUS : 1.0 FTE;
Full-Time with Benefits;
Regular

NUMBER OF POSITIONS: (1)

APPLY AT: (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..org

STATUS: Full-Time with Benefits

PROGRAM(S): Washington County Supportive Housing Services Program

SECTOR: Asset & Opportunity Building

REQUIREMENTS: Fluency in English required; a second language preferred

Must possess a valid driver’s license and verification of current auto insurance and have full use of an automobile during work hours.

This job announcement is intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed in this job. This is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required.

Response program focused on quickly resolving the housing crisis of eligible households. ERRH Case Managers use Progressive Assistance to help program households rapidly resolve current barriers and/or obtain and retain permanent housing in either the private rental market or affordable housing market as available.

Enhanced Rapid Re-Housing programs design service provision based on the core components of:
Current housing barrier resolution; housing identification, rent & move-in assistance, and case management and supportive services. Enhanced Rapid Re-Housing Programs are expected to be aligned with National Alliance to End Homelessness Program Standards for RRH Rapid Re-Housing Tool Kit.

Enhanced Rapid Re-Housing Case Managers focus on case management and rental assistance, serving those people who are currently experiencing a housing crisis through focused efforts with an emphasis on services that assist households in finding new permanent housing and then meeting their responsibilities as tenants and in complying with a standard lease agreement.

Enhanced Rapid Re-Housing’s eligible population falls into the definitions provided by The Metro Regional Council and the Washington County SHS which includes households between 0 and 50% of the Area Median Income for Washington County, and are currently homeless, exiting an institution of care; are involuntarily doubled up; are staying in a motel utilizing their own or public funds; people who face imminent homelessness;

or those people who are within fourteen (14) days of losing their housing or have received an eviction order from a court.

• Follow the standards of best practices in ERRH with a person-centered approach that includes excellent customer service sensitive to the challenges that people experiencing homelessness face as they move into and maintain supportive housing.
• Ensure that services are flexible in intensity to meet the individual needs of each household. Intensity shall be regularly monitored and adjusted as needed following best practices in a modified Critical Time Intervention and Progressive Assistance model of services provision; employ a “whatever it takes” and “meet them where they are” approach to working with households in their transition from a housing crisis to permanent housing and longer-term retention;
  
  and will receive 100% of their referrals through the Community Connect system. Referral percentages will be monitored by DHS and can be adjusted to ensure equitable distribution of resources and system needs.
• Community Connect is the county-wide framework which links individuals experiencing homelessness to organizations providing housing resources in a systematic and efficient manner.
• All Supportive Housing Services (SHS) must also be structured to lead with lawful fairness in access and treatment, especially meeting the needs of Black, Indigenous, Latino/a/e, Asians, Pacific Islanders, immigrants and refugees.
• Specific services will also be designed to meet the distinct needs of seniors, children, persons with disabilities, individuals with mental health or substance use disorders, criminal justice involved individuals, households impacted by domestic violence, youth…