Description
SCHEDULE: 40 hours per week; Monday-Friday, 12:00pm - 8:30pm.
PAYS: $23.48 - $26.30, DOE - (salary will be determined by one's experience and skill set.)
LOCATION: 140 Clarendon Street, Boston
Requirements
SUMMARY OF THE POSITION:
PSI’s Permanent Supportive Housing Department provides comprehensive, intensive case management support to homeless and chronically homeless individuals in housing using the Housing First Model promoting long-term stability in housing and the end of homelessness in Boston.
The Case Manager works as part of an intensive case management team serving tenants who may be experiencing untreated mental illness, active drug and alcohol addiction, and other major health challenges. The Case Manager uses a Harm Reduction, Trauma Informed approach to working with participants, including the utilization of Stages of Change Theory and Motivational Interviewing techniques. The Case Manager is responsible for a specific caseload of tenants, and also for collaborating with other housing staff on program wide efforts to stabilize and promote the individual growth of all PSI supported tenants. Additional case management responsibilities include but are not limited to assisting tenants with all required program documentation; assisting tenants with obtaining benefits, health care, educational opportunities, employment opportunities, and legal aid; supporting the development of tenants’ activities of daily living skills and creating individual service plans with tenants and maintaining all necessary documentation.
Skills Required
- Experience providing intensive case management to homeless or chronically homeless individuals.
- Familiarity with the Housing First model.
- Knowledge of Harm Reduction and Trauma-Informed approaches.
- Experience with Motivational Interviewing and Stages of Change theory.
- Ability to manage a caseload and maintain required program documentation and individual service plans.
- Ability to assist tenants with benefits, healthcare access, employment, education, and legal aid referrals.
- Availability to work the posted schedule (Mon-Fri, 12:00pm - 8:30pm) and be on-site in Boston.
What We Do
With a mission to end homelessness, Pine Street Inn is New England's leading provider of housing, shelter, street outreach and job training to homeless men and women in Greater Boston. Pine Street Inn welcomes nearly 2,000 homeless individuals daily to provide short- and long-term solutions so that they can begin the journey out of homelessness and on to permanent housing. Our vision is to help individuals gain stability and their highest level of independence by offering a wide range of services for every person who turns to Pine Street for help.
