Overview
Case Manager, Community Housing Jobs in Lake Simcoe North Shore (Coldwater) – Ontario at Blue Door
Title: Case Manager, Community Housing
Company: Blue Door
Location: Lake Simcoe North Shore (Coldwater) – Ontario
Category: Social Work, Non-Profit
Location: Lake Simcoe North Shore (Coldwater)
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* The job location is Beaverton
* _*Blue Door
* Blue Door is a not-for-profit registered charitable agency governed by a volunteer Board of Directors. We have been an integral part of our community providing essential emergency housing services since 1982.
* Reasons to Join Blue Door!
**
Comprehensive Benefits
& RRSP
*
Work-life Balance
*
Paid Time off
such as personal needs days and generous vacation time
*
Wellness
Committee events such as yoga, luncheons, and holiday activities
* Case Manager, Community Housing
* Reporting to the Program Manager, the Case Manager, Community Housing is a social worker, or equivalent, which assists individuals to find and retain housing. The Case Manager, Community Housing will assist individuals with community reintegration and housing stability.
* What does a Case Manager do?
** Coordinate housing search efforts including accompaniment to housing appointments.
* Schedule and facilitate community based independent life skill sessions to promote independent living.
* Conduct goal planning and regular check-ins with individuals including but not limited to home check-ins.
* On-going check-in and
advocacy
with landlords and orient individuals to landlord and tenant rights.
* Support individuals with career planning, employment searches, and employment
skill development
.
* Facilitate meetings with family (where the need is identified), with a focus on building self-esteem and supports with establishing healthy relationships.
* Provide individual supports to identify gaps in health and independent living skills including but not limited to landlord tenant negotiation, self-
advocacy
, and budgeting and life skills and providing referrals as necessary.
* Facilitate informal counselling to promote independence and building healthy partnerships for success and facilitate food security.
* Build connections to community resources and help maintain positive partnerships and supporting to improve
financial security
through various forms, including ODSP and other subsidies.
* Record keeping, preparing reports and report on monthly and quarterly statistics. Administering Naloxone in the event of an emergency and distributing Naloxone kits accordingly.
* What you bring to the table
** Minimum Bachelor of Social Work Degree or equivalent.
* Knowledge of Landlord Tenant Act and Knowledge of Housing First Practices.
* An understanding of homelessness, mental health and addiction issues.
* Understanding and delivery of anti-oppressive practices.
* Experience with harm reduction practices.
* Salary information: $25.22 per hour
* _Blue Door is committed to the development of a staff and
leadership
team that reflects the incredible
diversity
of the communities we serve. We promote the principles of intersectional anti-racism and anti-oppression and adhere to the tenets of the Ontario Human Rights Code. We both welcome and encourage applications from members of groups with historical and/or current barriers to access and equity, including Indigenous, Black and racialized people, members of 2
SLGBTQIA+ communities, people with disabilities, and people with lived experience of homelessness. Blue Door is a …
