Housing Support Coordinator; West Team - Dekalb​/Clayton​/Fulton

Housing Support Coordinator (West Team) - Dekalb/Clayton/Fulton Co. (Education)

View Point Health

Job Title:

Housing Support Coordinator
Job Code: HCP
101/Behavior Health Counselor 2

Shift: Full-Time (40 hours per week on average) with rotating on call schedule
Job

Hours:

Day
Base

Location:

Norcross, Ga.
Division/Department/Program:
Housing Support Program-GHVP

Under general supervision, counsel with emphasis on prevention and/or behavior modification. Works with individuals and groups to promote optimum mental health. May help individuals deal with addictions and substance abuse, family, parenting, and marital problems, suicide, stress management, problems with self-esteem, and issues associated with aging and mental and emotional health.

The Housing Support program is comprised of multiple supports designed to assist individuals living in GHVP-subsidized permanent supportive housing to promote ongoing housing stability. All individuals enrolled in the Housing Support program must receive the following types of support:

• Assistance with housing search, leasing, and move-in processes.
• Purchase of initial household furnishing, deposits, household goods for the one-time move-in needs.
• Safety and wellness checks and housing safety inspections.
• Developing a Housing Stability Support Plan as an adjunct to an individual's IRP.
• Early intervention to mitigate factors impacting housing stability (e.g., late rent payment, lease violations, tenant/landlord or property owner conflicts).
• Education on the roles, responsibilities, and rights of tenant(s) and the landlord/property owner.
• Assistance with the annual housing recertification and inspection process.

This program is provided to adults enrolled in GHVP to promote housing stability, wellness, independence, recovery, and community integration. Housing stability is measured by ongoing housing and by decreased number of hospitalizations/ER visits/incarcerations, by decreased frequency and duration of crisis episodes, and by increased and/or stable participation in maintenance of personal housing stability and wellness. Support based on the individuals' needs is used to promote resiliency while understanding the effects of SPMI and lived trauma.

The Housing Support staff will serve as the first point of contact for landlords/property owners for any issues arising with a supportive housing individual and will provide linkage to community; general entitlements; and psychiatric, substance use disorder, medical services, crisis prevention, and intervention services.

• Conduct a minimum of 1 home visit per week/per client within their community setting or within client's current residence for the first three months of enrollment. After three months, individuals are required to be seen twice per month.
• Provide care coordination to ensure stability of housing and independent living skills.
• Interview client, family members, and/or support system(s) to assess level of functioning, current strengths, needs, abilities, and preferences and secure information relative to program requirements for receiving services and recommending appropriate level of care.
• Participate in weekly treatment team meetings to assist in the development of treatment plans with appropriate therapeutic interventions, notify professionals of any unusual observations or incidents, client progress, and follow up.
• Develop and maintain a network of community contacts. Facilitate referrals and linkages to community services and communication among client's service providers with VPH to assure a continuum of services.
• Provide linkage, transport clients, and assist/coach clients in accessing & obtaining community resources.
• Write precise, accurate, and clear progress notes in our electronic Care Logic system in a timely manner. Maintain required records and information in each client's file. Prepare accurate, complete timely documentation (within 24 hours) of case notes and billing information to meet agency and state standards and provide effective service delivery across a broad range of services.
• Provide individual skills training as indicated in the client's treatment plan including but not limited…