Case Manager

Project Renewal is a leading non-profit organization with the mission of building supportive communities where people achieve dignity and independence, renewing their lives with health, homes, and jobs. Our comprehensive and integrated 24/7 programs are designed to offer the holistic care our clients need. With a staff of 950+ and an annual budget of $140 million, Project Renewal is one of the larger social service nonprofits in New York City.

Title: Case Manager
Program: Willow Tree Residence
Salary Range: $42,290-$46,290 per year

Program Description:
Willow Tree Residence is a 130-unit congregate care supportive housing program located in East Midtown Manhattan. The facility is unique in that it is co-located with a women’s shelter that occupies the first 6 floors of a 21-story building and offers a street facing Article 28 clinic on the first floor dedicated to providing primary and behavioral health care services. Willow Tree provides 79 permanent, supportive housing units for chronically homeless single adults with a serious mental illness [SMI], a substance use disorder [SUD], or those who may have a co-occurring SMI and SUD. Candidates are referred through the Department of Homeless services [DHS]; however, the facility is funded by DOHMH. The remaining 51 units are “fair market” and reserved for low-income tenants, referred from the local community.

Overall Responsibilities:
Under the supervision of the Clinical Director and the Program Director, the Case Manager conducts required assessments, general case management and direct care services to clients. In this role, the Case Manager supports clients in addressing identified needs, building the skills and stability necessary to regulate their lives, achieve greater independence, and transition to permanent housing or other appropriate community-based housing options. The Case Manager also provides referrals and links clients to appropriate internal and external resources, assists with other cases as needed, and ensures all required protocols are followed. The Case Manager maintains client charts in accordance with program standards and ensures documentation remains complete, accurate, and audit-ready at all times, and performs other related duties as assigned.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
The essential duties of the Case Manager include, but are not limited to, the following activities:

Provides case management services and assists clients in the creation of and adherence to their Service Plans by identifying short and long-term objectives that can be achieved.
Conducts intake and assessments, makes necessary referrals for services, and completes/updates psycho-social assessments of tenants.
Provides direct services, linkage to services and coordination of services for Willow Tree residents.
Counsel residents on money management, medication management, daily living activities and housing maintenance.
Accompany and advocate on behalf of the residents with community-based services, as needed.
Create and lead groups addressing functional and psychosocial needs of residents.
Participate in weekly clinical team meetings and receive individual supervision.
Inputs all client information and updates in a timely fashion into the AWARDS system as well as the client’s physical chart
Maintains accurate and up-to-date written client documentation as required and in accordance with City/State oversight agency guidelines.
Maintains liaison with representatives from community organizations
Performs other duties as assigned by the Team Leader, Director of Social Services, and/or Program Director
While performing the duties of this position, the Clinical Director must stand to talk to clients and staff, sit for extended periods of time at the computer, and reach or squat to get records from the files.

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university.
An Associate’s degree with three (2) years of experience working with homeless, mentally ill and chemically addicted individuals or other special needs populations.
Ability to work cooperatively with peers and other staff to serve the needs of the clients as effectively and efficiently as possible.
Excellent oral, writing, and listening skills are a must.
The ability to work well within a highly pressurized, deadline environment, while meeting the short-term and long-term mandates of the program.
An ability to interface with clients as well as all levels of staff.
Knowledge of case management software as well as proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite
Bilingual or multilingual a plus.

Project Renewal is an equal opportunity employer. Its long-standing policy has been to embrace the equality of opportunity for all employees and applicants without regard to actual or perceived race, color, national origin, alienage or citizenship status, religion or creed, gender (see separately issued Gender Discrimination policy for more detail), physical or mental disability, age (18 and over), military status, arrest record, marital status, domestic partnership status, genetic information or predisposing genetic characteristic, sexual orientation, status as a victim or witness of domestic violence, sex offenses or stalking, unemployment status or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state and local laws.