Youth Housing Case Manager - Temporary

About the role

The Youth Housing Case Manager is essential in supporting and serving youth and young adults experiencing homelessness in Riverside County, specifically targeting former foster youth and unhoused youth ages 18-24. The role includes administering extended rental assistance based on individual needs and addressing the unique challenges faced by various subpopulations, including pregnant and parenting youth, LGBTQ+ youth, survivors of sexual trafficking and exploitation, youth with justice system involvement, and neurodivergent youth. Reporting to the Transitional Housing Manager, the Youth Housing Case Manager will provide comprehensive case management and tailored guidance to empower these young individuals in their journey toward independent living and adulthood. Collaboration with various stakeholders is crucial to create a supportive environment that promotes personal growth, independence, and successful outcomes for the youth served. The position requires a commitment to advocacy, support, and a nurturing approach to foster resilience and empowerment among the participants.

Responsibilities

• Provide case management and navigation services designed to assist participants and exit displacement and move into permanent housing.
• Coordinate and identify appropriate resources and mainstream benefits that lead to permanent housing options for participants, such as subsidized housing Section 8, Shelter Plus Care, VASH, permanent supportive housing, affordable and market rate housing, and if needed assisting in finding property management companies that are willing to accept housing programs.
• Provide onsite case management services in the areas of independent living skills, employment linkage, cooking groups, house meetings, social events, benefits establishment, and other services as needed to assist in reaching case plan and treatment plan goals.
• Provide guidance towards resources that help to increase participant income, including connecting them with employment services, Social Security resources, and other mainstream resources that may be available to them.
• Perform comprehensive case management assessments and develop a plan of intervention that addresses need for housing, services, crisis intervention, and continuity of care planning and coordination.
• Use of personal vehicle to travel to scattered sites throughout Riverside County and transport participants.
• Respond to referrals and participant requests for case management assessment and intervention within required response time.
• Encourage and promote an environment that is strength based to assist participants in meeting their individual goals.
• Assist with the participant(s) intake process and initial assessment.
• Collect and keep files of income certifications, calculations of subsidies and lease approvals for participants(s) direct lease contracts.
• Specific rental assistance compliance (rent contributions, lease agreements, NSPIRE inspections). Individual rent calculations based on sliding scale.
• Conduct regular home visits to participant(s) who are housed.
• Complete and submit your timesheets in a timely and accurate manner.
• Maintain confidential, professional boundaries with all program participant(s).
• Assist participants with housing applications, complete supportive and subsidized housing paperwork, survey rental market for affordable housing, and advocate for participants with prospective land