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Case Manager Jobs in Toronto, ON at LOFT Community Services
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DATE:April 3rd, 2024
LOCATION:Toronto, ON – MATCH 877 Yonge
COMPENSATION:$54,853 – $65,578 Annually Prorated
LOFT Community Services is a unique and dynamic charitable organization that supports people living with complicated issues such as mental and physical health challenges, substance use challenges, poverty and homelessness. Serving approximately 19,633 annually and providing 1,861 units of supportive housing last year, LOFT is one of Ontario’s largest mental health service providers of its kind. LOFT is also recognized as a Nonprofit Employer of Choice™ Award (NEOC) recipient.
To help fulfill its mission, LOFT is hiring a
Case Manager
.
Job Summary
The Case Manager serves individuals with serious and persistent mental illness, health and addictions issues who are homeless or recently housed. The position provides hands on case management services to assist individuals to make the changes in their lives that they desire in order to increase their quality of life. The position works within a Recovery and Housing First philosophy, to assess needs, develop a housing and service plan, secure desired housing, teach life skills, access community resources and supports, link to appropriate services and develop a crisis prevention/intervention plan. The position provides access to a range of team members including a psychiatrist who will work cooperatively to assess, plan, treat and support clients.
As part of the MATCH Team the 877 Yonge Project is a specialized team of providers from LOFT and Inner City Health Associates (ICHA), that works in collaboration with St. Clare’s Multi-Faith. In addition to our MATCH Team the 877 Yonge Project adds an additional 3 Case Managers (LOFT) and 1 Peer Support Worker (LOFT) to the larger MATCH Team. MATCH delivers services to the most vulnerable individuals to assist in maintaining housing at 877 Yonge and connecting to health and other supports in the community. MATCH provides clinical hands-on support to those with complex healthcare needs through case management and peer support services with access to psychiatric and medical assessment, consultation, access to treatment, service planning and advocacy. MATCH works with individuals who have previously experienced homelessness, who have recently moved into housing. MATCH provides long term multi-disciplinary wrap around case management and health services in their (often new) communities. The aim of MATCH is to improve transitions of care for individuals and works with them to identify and meet their goals toward recovery, while gaining stability and building community.
What You Will Do
Engages effectively with individuals experiencing serious mental health issues and/ or addictions, cognitive difficulties, brain injury or primary health care issues, primarily living at 877 Yonge St. housing program.
Works in partnership with St. Clare’s Multi-Faith Housing Society and the City of Toronto to support MATCH residents.
Provides regular contact in the community with all assigned clients at a frequency determined through negotiation with each client
Engages clients to assess their desires, needs and strengths
Develops, implements and monitors housing and service plans in partnership with clients
Supports housing placement through the development of life skills (i.e. shopping, budgeting, household management, use of public transit …
Title: Case Manager
Company: LOFT Community Services
Location: Toronto, ON
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