Facets

Bilingual (English/Spanish) PSH Case Manager

Fairfax, VA, United States · Director · Full-time

Sponsorship not specified$10k-$20kDetected 3604 days ago

Communication

About the role

FACETS opens doors by helping parents, their children, and individuals who suffer the effects of poverty in Fairfax County.
FACETS envisions a day when everyone in Fairfax County has access to adequate and affordable housing and nobody is homeless.
FACETS is hiring a full-time bilingual (English/Spanish) PSH Case Manager for FACETS' growing Supportive Housing Team.

Coordinates and manages volunteers and mentors assigned to each program participant to ensure their successful transition into the program.
Provides mediation and advocacy with landlords on the participant's behalf to develop a workable plan to maintain housing.
Creates and maintains consistent communication channels, both verbal and written, between several parties (i.e. tenant, landlord, referral source, collaborating agencies)
Documents all services identified and provided, referrals made, and transportation provided. Enters all data into HMIS.
Performs other duties as assigned.
Informally engages participants through the provision of emergency supports such as food, clothing, hygiene supplies, and similar supports.

Knowledge of current social service, homeless, and housing issues and methods/approaches to address issues.
Ability to communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing.
Candidate must be able to lift items weighing 10-20 pounds.
Candidate must be able to drive 15 passenger van.
Candidate will be required to pass criminal background and Child Protective Services background checks.
The successful candidate must be bi-lingual in English/Spanish.
Significant independence of judgment and exceptional interpersonal skills are required in this position.

Master's Degree plus two years of professional social work/case management experience with homeless and/or at-risk populations.
MSW with two years post-masters experience a plus.

Provides transportation to medical services sites and dental services as well as information on other resources the individual may access to improve their health and/or level of self-sufficiency.
Assesses safety issues and assists participants to access emergency services as needed (e.g., mental health services, adult protective services, medical services).
Represents FACETS in the community, in accord with Agency Mission, Vision, and Code of Ethics.

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