NY1522594

1

High School Diploma/GED

1 year

Full Time Regular

Not Specified

Utilizing the Department of Homeless Services (DHS) - Client Assistance and Re-housing Enterprise System (CARES) complete family intake assessment, service plan/independent living plan, housing, next step conferences/transfers, incident reports, progress notes, etc. 2. Ensure all relevant housing applications are completed in an appropriate manner within 90 days of a family becoming eligible for shelter services and forwarded to their designated destination and that a copy is maintained in the case record. 3. Must ensure that within 10 days of arriving at Icahn House all clients sign the Permanent Housing Agreement Form. Revised April 2021 4. Utilizing the CARES, review accessible information from Human Resource Administration, Administration for Children Services, Department of Probation, Department of Homeless Services, etc. 5. Providing a client with a list of suitable available apartments in a location consistent with a clients Domestic Violence status, if applicable, and advising a client of its responsibility for seeking additional apartments on its own. 6. Utilizing the DHS CARES to ensure that all information is updated in the system in a timely fashion as required by DHS. 7. Initiate, develop and maintain relationships with housing resources and advocacy groups such as NYCHA, HPD, Section 8, Supportive Housing, and other organizations to share information on current and future housing resources and to assure that clients transition to permanent housing and reduce the length of time families are homeless. 8. In collaboration with Relocation Support Program staff, coordinate, and conduct Housing Empowerment Workshops to empower residents in their search for permanent housing and to provide information on housing. 9. Monitor the submission and processing of clients housing applications to ensure clients timely access to all appropriate housing options. 10. Research housing resources to increase clients housing options. Assess clients housing history and other relevant factors to assist caseworkers in the development of individual service plans. 11. Ensure the timely collection, preparation, and analysis of re-housing information to generate routine and as-needed reports, to evaluate program performance and to facilitate short and long-term planning for both individual clients and for re-housing services. 12. Guide and prepare clients for interviews with landlords, building managers and tenant groups to ensure that they can represent their interests in the search for permanent housing. Assist clients in viewing and inspecting available housing, both public and private, to ensure they are relocated to appropriate and code-compliant housing. 13. Advocate for and assist clients to obtain rent monies, leases and furniture grants, link with Lend-A-Hand, and to monitor apartment repairs in process to expedite clients move to permanent housing. 14. Facilitate additional groups, as designated, to address family issues, enhance life skill