Case Manager

Step Up Nashville Supportive Services

JOB TITLE:

Housing Case Manager

REPORTS TO:

Program Manager

HOURS:

Full-Time CLASSIFICATION:
Hourly Non-Exempt SUMMARY

The Housing Case Manager will provide support, engagement, and on-going stabilization services to members who are placed in scattered site housing in the community. The CM will be a member of a new Housing First team forming to expand Step Up’s successful permanent housing model in the Nashville area. The team will provide services to adults experiencing chronic homelessness and co-occurring disabilities that leads to permanent supported housing.

This position fully promotes the use of Housing First, Harm Reduction, Trauma-Informed Care and the Motivational Interviewing evidenced-based models of Recovery Oriented service delivery.

Direct Service and Support

• Provide intensive case management Housing First services to chronically homeless persons to support them in maintaining permanent, stable housing. Services include: case management, engagement, screening, intake and assessment, document acquisition, service plan development, re-certifications, linkages and referrals to clinical and appropriate community resources, housing search, voucher renewal, and moving into housing.
• Meet with assigned residents individually through regular home visits to review progress toward goals and provide case management and skill building interventions to improve vocational skills and ensure housing stability.
• Comprehensive coordination of care including developing/maintaining relationships with community resources for successful transition to and maintenance of independent living.
• Monitor for warning signs of de-compensation and crisis, and collaborate with the team accordingly.
• Provide linkage to life skills groups and community-based recreational opportunities.

Documentation and Data Collection

• Using the BIRP note format, document all services provided to and on behalf of members as required by Step Up in Welligent and in the Homeless Management Information Systems (HMIS).
• Responsible for tracking productivity, charting and documentation for all services, and file maintenance.
• Process all paperwork in a timely and accurate manner.
• Team Engagement and Support
• Work collaboratively with members of the SU team to support and effectively perform their assigned job duties and contribute to the achievement of the program's goals and objectives of client’s housing stability.
• Attend staff meetings, supervision and training as required.

A minimum of 2 years related housing/case management experience working with chronically homeless adults struggling with a mental illness. Knowledge of housing vouchers and providing services in the field. Experience documenting services provided using the BIRP note format

Required license or certification:

Tennessee Driver’s License with a good driving record

Work with people experiencing homelessness whether on the streets, in shelters or other places of habitation or services, may present inherent challenges and difficulties such as: exposure to bed bugs or other infestations, unpleasant smells or odors, individuals who may have poor hygiene or unclean homes due to homelessness, mental health symptoms, or poverty. Additionally, in working with our members, employees may encounter instances of profanity, sexually explicit or derogatory language, or verbal or physical expressions of anger and trauma.

Very rarely do these situations ever elevate to physical contact, and negative or derogatory communication patterns can often be negotiated successfully. All direct care staff are provided adequate training to develop skills to deescalate crisis situations that may arise and Step Up has established…