• Program Social Worker Lafayette

    Catholic Charities Family Community Services (Rochester, NY)


    Program Social Worker Lafayette

    Job Details

    Job Location

     

    Lafayette - Rochester, NY

    Position Type

    Full Time

    Education Level

    Bachelors Degree

     

    Salary Range

     

    $22.00 - $23.00 Hourly

     

    Job Shift

     

    Day

     

    Program Social Worker Lafayette

     

    The Program Social Worker Lafayette shall be responsible for the daily case management of individuals or families who are clients in this 27 unit Permanent Supportive Housing Program. The Program Social Worker will collaborate, couch and advocate for formally homeless and disabled clients with the goal of long term housing stability.

     

    Essential Duties and Responsibilities

    Support intake and assessments for Clients

    + Completes assessment of individuals and family needs and care to include but not limited to financial, medical, food, domestic violence, abuse, etc.

    + Determine clients rent contributions and ensure their timely payment to assist in their skill building for eventual independence. Work with clients to resolve owed rent or charges to the unit.

    + Develop, review, and revise comprehensive care plans that is inclusive of all family members. Ensuring client(s) plans are holistic and include asset building through life skills.

    + Assists Clients in securing necessary resources.

    + Makes appropriate referrals, advocacy, benefit and entitlement counseling.

    + Conduct at a minimum quarterly home visits.

    + Work collaboratively with appropriate agencies (local, state, placement) to initiate and facilitate on-going client service delivery.

    + Provide transportation as required.

    + Develop relationships with various landlords and act as liaison between clients and landlords.

    + Locate new units when needed.

    + Maintain accurate funder and agency required data, reports, renewal applications and documentation (i.e. APR & NOFA).

    + Coordinate eviction procedures if needed and work with client(s) on a relocation plan for permanent housing.

    + Timely entry into HMIS and maintain comprehensive files on clients, ensure files have required eligibility documentation.

     

    Participate as a member of departmental team.

     

    + Participate in staff and department meetings and trainings.

    + Participate in development of Program strategy, goals and objectives, evaluation, quality assurance activities, and utilization reviews.

    + Ensure data collection, documentation, and submission is complete, accurate, and timely.

     

    Represent CFC on various committees, coalitions, and task forces as appropriate, both within the Agency and in the community-at-large.

     

    + Maintains up-to-date professional knowledge of: community resources, skills and competencies thorough reading, workshops, in-service training, and conferences.

    + Actively pursues development of professional competencies related to job role performance through reading, supervision, in-service training and attendance at conferences and workshops.

    Qualifications

    Education:** Bachelors degree in Human Services or a related field is preferred. _Equivalent combination of education and experience will be considered for those without a degree._

     

    **Credentials:** A clean and current drivers License is required.

    **Experience:** At least 3 5 years of social work experience that includes working with working with the vulnerable population. Specified work with the homeless population is a plus. Experience working with HUD funded income-based programs is a plus.