The Center for Urban Community Services, a national leader in the development of effective housing and service initiatives for homeless people invites applications for a Case Manager position at 90 Sands.
Located in the DUMBO section of Brooklyn, 90 Sands, the newly renovated 30-story former Watchtower Society building, has 491 units of affordable and permanent supportive housing for low-income individuals, with 305 of these units available to people experiencing homelessness with histories of mental illness and/or substance use. CUCS provides comprehensive on-site social services using a person-centered and recovery-based orientation.
The Case Manager provides a full range of on-site, person-centered, strengths-based services to a caseload of approximately 15 individuals with the objective to help people live full and satisfying lives in the community. Services include case management, financial/entitlements assistance, counselling, advocacy, referrals and information, crisis intervention, engagement, monitoring, regular outreach, psycho-education, escort to various appointments within the community, and coordination of care with outside services providers. The Case Manager will collaborate with colleagues and team mates to meet the needs of their caseload, contractual obligations and achieve program success while fulfilling CUCS’s core purpose, values and vision.
Case Managers receive weekly supervision and will have access to all CUCS agency trainings.
Experience and Education Required:
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CM 1: High school diploma and 2 years experience
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CM 2: Bachelors degree or HS diploma or equivalent and 4 years of relevant work experience
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CM 3: BSW and 1 year relevant experience (excluding fieldwork) or Bachelors degree and 2 years relevant experience or HS diploma and 6 years relevant experience
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CM 4: 3 years as CM 3 (internal only)
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CM 5: 3 years as CM 4 (internal only)
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For applicants without college degrees, every 30 credits can be substituted for 1 year of experience
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Demonstrated ability to provide services to a specialized population, computer literacy and good written and verbal communication skills are required.
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Must be able to work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team
Benefits We Offer:
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Annual Time Off Benefits: 17 days of PTO for new hires, 20 days of PTO after 1 yr of service, 27 days of PTO after 5 yrs of service, 8 Sick days, 2 Mental Health days, 12 paid holidays
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Comprehensive medical, vision, and dental plans
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Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
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403(b) Retirement Plan, Employer contribution and match contribution after 2 years of service
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Pre-tax savings plan (including Flexible Spending Accounts and Commuter Benefit Plan)
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Transit Subsidy
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Paid Family Leave; Short-Term Disability insurance
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Health Savings account
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Life insurance
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Tuition reimbursement