Advocate MoCo RRH

Description

At Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Washington, your knowledge and service in areas such as immigrants and refugees, mental health, social work, employment and adult education, legal and financial services, health care, food assistance, shelter and housing, developmental disabilities and prison outreach can make a profound difference in the lives of many. Through more than 50 programs across the district and five surrounding counties, Catholic Charities is opening doors to help and hope.

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The RRH Housing Advocate connects individuals and families experiencing homelessness with supportive services and short term rental subsidy in partnership with Montgomery County Services to End and Prevent Homelessness (SEPH). Housing Advocates aid referred clients through the housing search, application and lease up process. Provides short-term supportive case management services to ensure clients remain stably housed while the program provides subsidy support.

Housing Advocates work primarily in the community, in client’s homes, and in collaboration with other community providers to help client’s access resources, remain stably housed, promote greater self-sufficiency, and increase life skills. Case management frequency and intensity is determined by ongoing needs assessment, observed necessity and request of client within the program length of stay.

• Coordinates with Montgomery County Housing Locators, administrators and interagency case management teams to receive and process client referrals for program intake, orientation and screening.
• Assists referred clients with the identification, application and leasing of permanent housing options provided through the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Housing Location Program within 30 days of referral.
• Assists clients with the application and acquisition of all eligible entitlements and required identifying documentation.
• Documents all client interactions and services in the Homeless Management Information System (HMIS).
• Establishes and maintains positive working rapport with client landlords, housing providers and other case management teams to support clients in ongoing and continued stability in their identified housing unit.
• Makes appropriate referrals for substance abuse, mental health, legal, medical, dental, educational, recreational, vocational, employment, and other housing needs.
• Assists clients in developing long-term housing and self-sufficiency goals, and re-evaluating goals in three-month intervals or more frequently as needed.
• Regularly assesses client’s acuity, financial stability and general progress.
• Supports clients in developing a working financial plan that promotes increased budgeting skills, maintenance of housing, timely rental payments and improved credit.
• Creates and maintains case records in accordance with timeliness expectations of contract and program. These records include, but are not limited to, legal documentation, assessments, case notes, case plans, service updates, court reports, medical reports, referrals, discharge summaries, visitation records and educational information.
• Provides crisis response as needed to link clients to treatment…