Case Manager - Young Adult Housing Program

Responsibilities

• Provide services to program youth with a strengths-based approach and utilizing Trauma Informed Care and Motivational Interviewing techniques in both individual and group settings.
• Conduct outreach activities to potential program youth.
• Arrange and facilitate interviews for clients seeking enrollment into the program.
• Implement selection process to screen youth and select/enroll program youth.
• Enter program youth into the homeless client management information system, meeting all due dates and timelines.
• Develop relationships with local landlords and housing authorities in order to secure apartment opportunities for program youth.
• Plan, organize and facilitate regular group events for youth, including roommate facilitation meetings, budgeting/savings meetings, and community building events.
• Teach youth independent living skills in an individual setting to support self-sufficiency.
• Aid youth in reaching their personal goals.
• Support youth in maintaining their housing and monitor their housing status.
• Evaluate each program youth’s eligibility and compliance with program policies and procedures.
• Educate program youth on tenant/landlord rights and responsibilities.
• Provide rental assistance payments in a timely manner directly to vendors on behalf of youth.
• Cook up services with other foster youth program staff within Youth Services to ensure a coordinated delivery of service to clients.
• Participate in trainings and supervision appropriate to the position.
• Travel within the counties we serve to meet with youth.
• Work as part of a team with other Youth Services staff.
• Attend local homeless coalition meetings.
• Support program offerings in Youth Services such as Independent Youth Housing Program (IYHP), Consolidates Homeless Grant (CHG), Anchor Community Initiative (ACI), Young Adult Housing Program (YAHP), Foster Youth to Independence (FYI), and Youth Homelessness Demonstration Project (YHDP).
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Social Service, required.
• 1 to 3 years’ experience working with Adolescents.
• Special Skills: Understanding and ability to work with youth ages 18-24.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Organizational ability with an attention to detail.
• Ability to multi-task and provide structured guidance and follow through to help youth reach long-term goals.
• Conflict resolution and group facilitation skills.
• Interest in working both individually and as part of a larger team serving the same population.
• Basic computer skills in word processing, spreadsheets, and automated database.
• Knowledge of community resources.
• Valid Washington State driver’s license and minimum required liability insurance.
• Deemed insurable as determined by Catholic Charities’ insurance provider.
• First Aid/CPR Certification.