Supportive Case Manager

Position: Permanent Supportive Housing Case Manager
Are you passionate about helping people maintain stable housing while building independence and community connection? The AIM Center is seeking a Permanent Supportive Housing Case Manager who believes in person-centered, trauma-informed support and understands that recovery happens through relationships, structure, and opportunity. This role goes beyond traditional case management - you'll work alongside residents in their homes and community, helping them strengthen life skills, access resources, and stay successfully housed.

If you thrive in a collaborative environment, value dignity and empowerment, and want to make a meaningful impact in supportive housing, we encourage you to apply.

About The AIM Center Inc.

AIM Center offers employment, education, housing, socialization, and wellness opportunities for adults living with serious mental illness. We are non-medical and non-clinical; however, we work with other mental health professionals to provide comprehensive mental health services.

Using the Clubhouse model of psychosocial rehabilitation, AIM Center empowers participants, our members, to develop relationships and create individualized plans for recovery while working side-by-side with other members and staff to accomplish the work of the Clubhouse.

AIM Center has been helping adults in the Chattanooga community lead fulfilling and productive lives while successfully managing their mental health since 1989. Membership is open to people ages 18 and older diagnosed with serious mental illness. Recovery is a lifelong process and the philosophy of our Clubhouse is "Once a Member, Always a Member."We are a private, non-profit organization supported through foundations, public and private grants and donations.

Our Clubhouse is also a Tenn Care provider. AIM Center is the only psychosocial rehabilitation facility accredited by Clubhouse International and licensed by the State of Tennessee.

Description

AIM CENTER, INC.

Job Description

Position Title:

Permanent Supportive Housing Case Manager

Reports To:

Director of Housing Stability

Job Classification:
Full-Time, Non-Exempt

Supervises: N/A

Position Purpose:
In support of the AIM Center's mission, this position is responsible for promoting community integration and providing on-site support for housing residents to meet the obligations of their lease. Using a person-centered, culturally responsive, and evidence-based trauma-informed approach, the supportive housing case manager will promote independence, community belonging, social capital, and well-being. This position supports residents in accessing community resources and developing skills to re-integrate into the community through a supportive, professional relationship.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Case Management Duties

• Support residents through assessment, planning, implementation, coordination, monitoring and evaluation
• Collaborate with AIM Center program staff and housing residents to develop a service plan addressing housing needs for applicants, with evaluation and updating every six months
• Monitor progress or lack of progress toward housing goals set forth in individual service plans and assist in revisions as necessary
• Complete all required documentation that accurately and fully describes the resident's progress toward their goals and support activities
• Notify AIM Center clubhouse support staff, case managers, and other identified support persons of resident issues as appropriate
• Serve as liaison between residents and housing management regarding complaints and grievances

Promoting Stable Housing and Independent Living

• Teaching appropriate social behavior, and other skills to help promote a person's independence while in the community.
• Assist people in advocating for themselves and learning more about their rights.
• Determine the need for and provide or arrange for life skills instruction either on or off-site.
• Assist in scheduling and facilitating meetings for potential roommates.
• Assist with move-in processes
• Plan and attend monthly residential socials
• Create and distribute monthly calendar working side by side with a resident member
• Distribute/inform residents of specific AIM Center unit opportunities including classes, socials, and wellness & recovery programs
• Serve as liaison between residents and housing management regarding complaints and grievances

Relationship and Community Building

• Our case management approach is centered on empowering our tenants. We focus on tenant goals, preferences, and strengths to guide our work. The services we provide are collaborative, not prescriptive. Cultural humility and respect must guide all our interactions with tenants.
• Promote and support residents' participation in educational, employment, support, recreational, and enrichment opportunities available through the AIM Center and the broader community, including Clubhouse social events.
• Facilitate meaningful community engagement opportunities and support residents in identifying and exploring their interests to promote sustained…