FamilyAid
Housing and Prevention Case Manager, OHS
FamilyAid, Boston, Massachusetts, us, 02298
Description:FamilyAid is one of America's leading providers of solutions to family homelessness. Our mission is to empower parents and caregivers facing homelessness to secure and sustain housing and build solid foundations for their children's futures.
We prevent family homelessness whenever possible, reduce harm if homelessness can't be avoided by housing families as quickly as possible, mitigate trauma, especially for children, and provide wraparound supports that foster long-term stability.
We provide children and parents with a path to self-sufficiency via two-generation educational programs, housing search and placement support, and connections to vital resources they need to return to their own homes.
Our strategic vision and bold strategies to reduce two-generation homelessness successfully served 5,000 children and parents in Greater Boston last year. New funding powers our plans to serve more families more deeply.
Our supportive, collaborative, diverse workplace of more than 150 professionals is ideal for a skilled, result-oriented professional who is driven to help children and families thrive. FamilyAid has been recognized as a Top Massachusetts Workplace by The Boston Globe and by Charity Navigator as one of the nation's top organizations working to end homelessness.
Position Summary:
Reporting to the Program Manager the Case Manager works with homeless or precariously housed families referred to FamilyAid by Boston’s Office of Housing Stability (OHS), to quickly and effectively stabilize and/or transition families to permanent housing.
Utilizing the agency's approved two-generation (2Gen), trauma-informed care model and service plan, the Case Manager ensures that each family member accesses support and resources for daily and the longer-term supports that will allow them to maintain housing stability and break the cycle of multigenerational poverty.
Success in this role requires demonstrated success in working with complex families, effective trauma-informed care, service planning, critical time intervention, motivational interviewing, data collection and a commitment to address multigenerational homelessness.
Duties and Responsibilities:
The Case Manager ensures that families are supported with services that result in their rapid stabilization and/or placement into permanent, stable housing and the cumulation of resources and support that advances the well-being of each family member.Requirements:
Bachelor's degree required. BSW/MSW degree preferred.
Professional experience in social services in a case management or social worker capacity required.
Professional experience working with homeless, or housing insecure families preferred.
Bilingual/Bicultural in English and Haitian Creole or Spanish preferred.
Ability to work in office and field-based settings with a diverse homeless population.
Supervisory Line:
Program Manager, Director Housing and Prevention Services, Vice President Programs, COO, and President and CEO.
Work Schedule and Location:
The position is a non-exempt, full-time role. This position is hybrid. Some work onsite at headquarters, at programs or to meet with families will be required. FamilyAid’s headquarters is located at 3815 Washington Street, Boston, MA 02130. FamilyAid’s normal business hours are Monday - Friday, 8:30 AM-5 PM, 40 hours/week, with flexibility to support clients beyond business hours, as needed.
FamilyAid is committed to a policy of equal employment opportunity
without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, disability, veteran status, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, or age.
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We prevent family homelessness whenever possible, reduce harm if homelessness can't be avoided by housing families as quickly as possible, mitigate trauma, especially for children, and provide wraparound supports that foster long-term stability.
We provide children and parents with a path to self-sufficiency via two-generation educational programs, housing search and placement support, and connections to vital resources they need to return to their own homes.
Our strategic vision and bold strategies to reduce two-generation homelessness successfully served 5,000 children and parents in Greater Boston last year. New funding powers our plans to serve more families more deeply.
Our supportive, collaborative, diverse workplace of more than 150 professionals is ideal for a skilled, result-oriented professional who is driven to help children and families thrive. FamilyAid has been recognized as a Top Massachusetts Workplace by The Boston Globe and by Charity Navigator as one of the nation's top organizations working to end homelessness.
Position Summary:
Reporting to the Program Manager the Case Manager works with homeless or precariously housed families referred to FamilyAid by Boston’s Office of Housing Stability (OHS), to quickly and effectively stabilize and/or transition families to permanent housing.
Utilizing the agency's approved two-generation (2Gen), trauma-informed care model and service plan, the Case Manager ensures that each family member accesses support and resources for daily and the longer-term supports that will allow them to maintain housing stability and break the cycle of multigenerational poverty.
Success in this role requires demonstrated success in working with complex families, effective trauma-informed care, service planning, critical time intervention, motivational interviewing, data collection and a commitment to address multigenerational homelessness.
Duties and Responsibilities:
The Case Manager ensures that families are supported with services that result in their rapid stabilization and/or placement into permanent, stable housing and the cumulation of resources and support that advances the well-being of each family member.Requirements:
Bachelor's degree required. BSW/MSW degree preferred.
Professional experience in social services in a case management or social worker capacity required.
Professional experience working with homeless, or housing insecure families preferred.
Bilingual/Bicultural in English and Haitian Creole or Spanish preferred.
Ability to work in office and field-based settings with a diverse homeless population.
Supervisory Line:
Program Manager, Director Housing and Prevention Services, Vice President Programs, COO, and President and CEO.
Work Schedule and Location:
The position is a non-exempt, full-time role. This position is hybrid. Some work onsite at headquarters, at programs or to meet with families will be required. FamilyAid’s headquarters is located at 3815 Washington Street, Boston, MA 02130. FamilyAid’s normal business hours are Monday - Friday, 8:30 AM-5 PM, 40 hours/week, with flexibility to support clients beyond business hours, as needed.
FamilyAid is committed to a policy of equal employment opportunity
without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, disability, veteran status, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, or age.
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