Housing Stabilization Case Manager

The VA GPD Housing Stabilization Case Manager provides case management services to enhance housing stability and self-sufficiency in Veterans who are at risk of homelessness or who have recently transitioned out of homelessness and into permanent housing.

Requirements

• Act periodically as a liaison and support between external stakeholders and community professionals on case situations, ISPs, issues, and problems.
• Provide trauma informed case management services to include, budgeting, guidance/training on life skills, and landlord engagement.
• Connect Veteran clients with community resources such as employment services, mental and physical health providers, and various VA service providers.
• Plan and conduct outreach efforts to identify Veterans who are at risk of homelessness in order to prevent those Veterans from falling into homelessness.
• Network with community service providers to identify potential resources for Veteran clients.
• Provide housing stabilization support for Veterans after they exit GPD transitional housing into permanent housing.
• Conduct “warm handoffs” with GPD Case Managers for Veterans who are exiting GPD transitional housing and into permanent housing.
• Monitors clients' progress and ensures that needed services are being provided, that Individualized Service Plans (ISPs) are being followed through in a timely manner and determines the appropriateness of services provided.
• Meet with Veterans assigned as needed on a case-by-case basis (weekly, biweekly, monthly) for updates and guidance.
• Prepare for and participate in training as required by the Social Services Director and VA Program Manager.
• Provide transportation to Veterans for medical appointments, meeting with landlords, VA appointments, and/or other services on a case-by-case basis.
• Serves as Mandatory Reporter.
• Complete Incident Reports; Protect the Mission (PTM) reports; and all other necessary reports that are required.
• Ensures compliance with Federal, State and County laws, outcome measures, rules, and regulations; reviews cases to ensure case plans are developed and implemented.
• Documents all contacts and ensure that all paperwork and documentation are accurately completed and filed; completes necessary case information reports, inputs updates into HMIS/Wellsky.
• Help lead and/or plan Veteran support meetings.
• Actively support the mission and goals of The Salvation Army.
• Performs other duties as required.

Benefits

• Health, vision, dental, life as well as voluntary life and disability insurance
• Sick leave benefit – 1 day per month, 12 sick days per year (accrual and availability begins at hire)
• Vacation benefit – 10 vacation days per year, accrued at the rate of.0385 hours for each hour worked, excluding overtime (accrual begins at hire but may not be used until the completion of six months of employment)
• One floating day off for use (accrued immediately, and again annually, but may not be used until the completion of the initial three-month introductory period of employment)
• Pension Plan (after one year of continuous service)
• Voluntary Tax-Deferred Annuity Plan (403(b)plan)