BVH-Case Manager

A full-time non-exempt position providing case management services and eligibility screening to veterans in the Bringing Veterans Home (BVH) Program. Flexible hours, including evenings and weekends and an ability to travel within the service delivery areas are required. We encourage people of all backgrounds and identities to apply including Native American, people of color, women, LGBTQ+, people living with disabilities, and veterans. 

 Catchment areas: Morris, Sussex, Warren, Hunterdon, Somerset

•  Provides case management and supportive services including intake, assessment, housing identification and stabilization, rent and move-in assistance (financial), budgeting, financial entitlements/benefits, case conferences, referrals for adjunctive services, family meetings, advocacy, and liaison with other community and governmental agencies, landlords, real estate agents, and real estate brokers.
• Provides linkage and referral for mental health, substance abuse, legal, and other service needs.
• Provides eligibility screening to applicants and collects and maintains accurate and detailed records.
• Meets with participants in community settings such as motels, shelters, meal sites, libraries, transit hubs, jails, hospitals, vehicles, private residences and other outdoor or unsafe locations.
• Enters intake, contact, housing stability plans, temporary financial assistance, and other information in the electronic health record in a timely and accurate manner.
• Accurately and consistently follows Agency fiscal and billing procedures.
• Transports veterans in agency vehicles in a safe, cautious, and responsible manner.
• Attends and organizes outreach events in the community including outreach in encampments, under bridges, outdoors, in shelters, stand downs, soup kitchens, houses of worship, or other places where the homeless congregate.
• Documents service delivery accurately and timely while ensuring veteran confidentiality.
• Participates in all appropriate team, supervision, and training meetings.
• Functions as a team member by covering shifts, communicating all relevant information to other team members, and covering co-workers’ duties as needed.
• Assumes additional responsibilities as assigned by the Regional Coordinator, Program Director, or Leadership team.

 Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work, Psychology, or a related field.
• One (1) year of case management experience, preferably in working with veterans or the homeless.
• Must have knowledge of clinical issues, skill in community resource development, be well organized, a self-starter, able to work autonomously in the community, and able to work as a member of a team.
• Must possess a valid driver’s license, with a good driving record.
•  Must reside locally to the assigned service catchment area. 

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