Job Description

Job Description

Job Description

Description:

Center for Hope and Safety in Bergen County, NJ, is founded in the belief that every person has the right to be safe, empowered and free from violence. In this pivotal role, you'll provide case management and assistance to our clients either seeking affordable temporary housing who are ready to move forward from the shelter or are ready to move into their own homes. Ideal candidate must be able to work three (3) 9am-5pm shifts and two (2) 12pm-8pm shifts from Tuesday to Saturday.

Responsibilities:

• Complete psychosocial intake with new clients, work with clients to establish goal plans and monitor goals.
• Provide de-escalation to clients during crisis and provide on-call crisis support as needed to the clients and team.
• Work with clients one-on-one to provide coaching in the areas of independent living/self-sufficiency skills including but not limited to: budgeting, financial planning, shopping, meal planning, personal organization, etc. Facilitate or co-facilitate groups with supervisor or other team members.
• Meet with residents weekly and/or bi-weekly in-person, in the community or office, via Zoom or phone, as deemed appropriate by the needs of the clients and approval of supervisor.
• Perform advocacy work as needed (i.e. legal, police, medical, etc.) in correlation with the prescribed goal plan. Encourage clients to sign up for services available in the community such as Housing Authority, Emergency Welfare, etc. Responsible for becoming knowledgeable about laws relating to domestic violence, restraining orders and police procedures.
• Accompany clients to court, welfare, and/or apartment search field visits as needed.
• Make referrals to community service agencies as appropriate. Provide outreach activities in the community to assist the supervisor or director as needed.

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Services required
• Minimum four (4) year of professional experience in case management or a related field required
• Must be a motivated self-starter capable of working independently
• Strong initiative, good communication skills essential
• Bilingual English, Spanish a must
• Must have a car and valid driver’s license
• Availability to work Tuesday to Saturday with two evening shifts.

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