Lead Case Manager- Family Advocacy

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Professional Baltimore, MD, US

2 days ago Requisition

Salary Range: $50,000.00 To $60,000.00 Annually

Job Title:

Case Manager
- Family Advocacy

Reports To:

Director of Family Advocacy Services

Standard

Hours:

8:30 AM - 5:30 PM

About the Green & Healthy Homes Initiative

The Green & Healthy Homes Initiative (GHHI) is a 501(c)(3) entity with the mission of breaking the link between unhealthy housing and unhealthy families. GHHI supports housing, environmental health, and energy efficiency services for families in communities around the country, as well as conducting direct services in Maryland. GHHI's delivery model is based on its data-driven philosophy that public and private social investments are optimized and social program outcomes are maximized when the energy, health and safety needs of an occupied home are addressed comprehensively, efficiently and simultaneously.

Green & Healthy Homes Initiative is a diverse, inclusive, and equitable workplace where all employees, whatever their gender, race, ethnicity, national origin, age, sexual orientation or identity, education, disability, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, and local laws feels valued and respected. GHHI's commitment to a nondiscriminatory approach provides equal opportunity for employment and advancement in all departments, programs, and locations.

The organization respects and values diverse life experiences and heritages and ensures that all voices are valued and heard.

Position Overview:

The Case Manager-Family Advocate works to ensure that tenants' rights are protected while lead hazards and other defects are remediated in client homes. This position provides tenant's rights assistance, case management, resource navigation, and lead poisoning prevention, asthma and healthy homes education statewide to reduce lead poisoning, asthma episodes and household injury. The Case Manager-Family Advocate conducts home visits with families in Baltimore City and throughout the Baltimore Metro region, as well as occasional visits elsewhere in the state.

The position serves on the Maryland Programs Department team and assists the Vice President of Maryland Programs and the Director , Family Advocacy Services in the effective implementation of the Family Advocacy Services Program by recommending and assisting in the implementation of initiatives, policies and processes to improve client outcomes, program operations, enhance the client experience and promote program partnerships.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Educate, assist, and advocate for families facing lead and other environmental health hazards in their homes in order to help those families achieve safe and stable housing including but not limited to: helping tenants to send written Notices of Defect to their rental property owner for the repair of hazards, coordinating enforcement actions with City and State agencies, and facilitating client resource referrals.
• Conduct in-home and virtual visits to educate tenants on tenant's rights, lead poisoning prevention, asthma, and other home-based environmental health hazards.
• Provide case management support to client families to increase housing stability and energy security, and improve health, educational and social outcomes.
• Where the best option for a lead-affected family is to relocate from the property, work with client families to help facilitate that move to lead safe housing and coordinate resources including possible relocation assistance grant applications where that funding exists.
• Serve as a liaison between lead-affected families and appropriate agencies when seeking services and assistance.
• Assist eligible Baltimore City resident families receive lead preference Housing Choice Vouchers to relocate from lead hazardous housing to lead certified housing.
• Track clients and provide resources and follow-up assistance to Baltimore City Housing Choice Voucher Program recipients receiving lead preference vouchers.
• Coordinate GHHI's CDBG funded Relocation Assistance Grant Program including application review, purchase order processing, case management and funds disbursement.
• Conduct Green & Healthy Homes trainings and presentations to health and housing professionals, parents, property owners, community residents, and community partners among others.
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