Description
Housing Works requires employees working in our Health Services division to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, unless approved for a legal accommodation. If you need an accommodation for any reason, including related to this job requirement, please contact Human Resources.
Job candidates should be aware that scammers may pose as employers and create fake job postings in order to extract personal information from individuals for financial gain. Housing Works will never ask job candidates for personal information, such as social security numbers or bank account details, over the phone. If you suspect that a job posting may be fake or wish to confirm that a job posting from Housing Works is genuine, please contact us at [email protected]
Housing Works was founded in 1990; With a long-term commitment to AIDS advocacy. Housing Works established New York State’s first harm reduction-based, OASAS-licensed outpatient drug treatment program. Other services include Health Home care management, behavioral health, and syringe exchange programs. A pioneer in the social entrepreneurship movement, Housing Works operates 10 high-end thrift shops in Manhattan and Brooklyn and a much-loved Bookstore Cafe in Soho. For more information, visit www.housingworks.org
Housing Works fights for funding and legislation to ensure that all people living with HIV/AIDS have access to quality housing, healthcare, HIV prevention, and treatment, among other lifesaving services.
Benefits
We have three comprehensive healthcare plans to choose from based on your priorities and budget. Housing Works covers most of the plan; you pay a portion, based on your salary. Staff begins accruing PTO immediately for a total of up to 30 days earned in the first year. We offer employees an educational benefit. This money is available for tuition loan reimbursement, tuition costs, and text books.
Housing Works provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements. Housing Works complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. Housing Works also does not request prior salary information during the hiring process. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.
This position is included in a bargaining unit of Housing Works’ New York City employees represented by a labor union known as the Retail Wholesale and Department Store Union (“RWDSU”). Accordingly, the RWDSU has the exclusive right to bargain over the terms and conditions of employment related to this position and this position may become covered by the terms of a collective bargaining agreement (a “CBA”) between Housing Works and the RWDSU
Compensation Range: $23/hr - $26/hr commensurate with experience
Overview
The Housing Works Inc. Reentry Services Program is a collaboration between Housing Works Inc. and The Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice (MOCJ) to provide comprehensive, holistic reentry services to individuals with criminal justice involvement reintegrating into the five borough communities. Reporting to the Community Program Manager, the will be responsible for providing in-custody pre-release discharge planning to individuals in New York City Department of Correction custody, community-based case management upon release, and community-based case management services to client walk-ins who meet the program eligibility criteria. These case management services include conducting psychosocial assessments, co-developing treatment plans, facilitate therapeutic soft skills groups, connections to health and wellness services, assistance with benefits and entitlements enrollment and ongoing outreach for the duration of program engagement. The Community Navigator will be solution-focused, experienced in providing clients with wraparound case management services and knowledgeable of NYC resources and benefits available for justice-involved clients.
Primary
Responsibilities:
Housing Works requires employees working in our Health Services division to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, unless approved for a legal accommodation. If you need an accommodation for any reason, including related to this job requirement, please contact Human Resources.
Job candidates should be aware that scammers may pose as employers and create fake job postings in order to extract personal information from individuals for financial gain. Housing Works will never ask job candidates for personal information, such as social security numbers or bank account details, over the phone. If you suspect that a job posting may be fake or wish to confirm that a job posting from Housing Works is genuine, please contact us at [email protected]
Housing Works was founded in 1990; With a long-term commitment to AIDS advocacy. Housing Works established New York State’s first harm reduction-based, OASAS-licensed outpatient drug treatment program. Other services include Health Home care management, behavioral health, and syringe exchange programs. A pioneer in the social entrepreneurship movement, Housing Works operates 10 high-end thrift shops in Manhattan and Brooklyn and a much-loved Bookstore Cafe in Soho. For more information, visit www.housingworks.org
Housing Works fights for funding and legislation to ensure that all people living with HIV/AIDS have access to quality housing, healthcare, HIV prevention, and treatment, among other lifesaving services.
Benefits
We have three comprehensive healthcare plans to choose from based on your priorities and budget. Housing Works covers most of the plan; you pay a portion, based on your salary. Staff begins accruing PTO immediately for a total of up to 30 days earned in the first year. We offer employees an educational benefit. This money is available for tuition loan reimbursement, tuition costs, and text books.
Housing Works provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements. Housing Works complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. Housing Works also does not request prior salary information during the hiring process. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.
This position is included in a bargaining unit of Housing Works’ New York City employees represented by a labor union known as the Retail Wholesale and Department Store Union (“RWDSU”). Accordingly, the RWDSU has the exclusive right to bargain over the terms and conditions of employment related to this position and this position may become covered by the terms of a collective bargaining agreement (a “CBA”) between Housing Works and the RWDSU
Compensation Range: $23/hr - $26/hr commensurate with experience
Overview
The Housing Works Inc. Reentry Services Program is a collaboration between Housing Works Inc. and The Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice (MOCJ) to provide comprehensive, holistic reentry services to individuals with criminal justice involvement reintegrating into the five borough communities. Reporting to the Community Program Manager, the will be responsible for providing in-custody pre-release discharge planning to individuals in New York City Department of Correction custody, community-based case management upon release, and community-based case management services to client walk-ins who meet the program eligibility criteria. These case management services include conducting psychosocial assessments, co-developing treatment plans, facilitate therapeutic soft skills groups, connections to health and wellness services, assistance with benefits and entitlements enrollment and ongoing outreach for the duration of program engagement. The Community Navigator will be solution-focused, experienced in providing clients with wraparound case management services and knowledgeable of NYC resources and benefits available for justice-involved clients.
Primary
Responsibilities:
- Complete in-custody intake assessments and pre-release discharge plans with clients on assigned housing units.
- Conduct outreach to connect with participants who did not arrive post-release for services.
- Refer clients to internal healthcare services and other external referral partners as needed.
- Maintains essential data for reporting and program evaluation in EiCare and SalesForce including program enrollment, progress notes, treatment plans, referral activities and updating contact information.
- Promptly complete daily, weekly, monthly and ad hoc reports.
- Maintain hybrid caseload of clients recently released from DOC custody and community-based walk-ins and provide wraparound case management services.
- Facilitates community-based therapeutic groups
- Participates in in-custody and community-based case conference meetings.
- Works collaboratively with team members, agency colleagues and DOC personnel.
- All other tasks, or projects, as assigned by supervisor.
- Display Housing Works core values in all functions of the position.
- Provide culturally competent services in accordance to Housing Works policies and practices
- Promotes Housing Works core values consistently.
- Ability to work with clients with diverse clients with varying levels of service needs.
- Works collaboratively with other team members within the Justice Initiatives Department and cross-agency.
- Attend and participate staff meetings and trainings as scheduled.
- Responsiveness to emails, texts and phone calls.
- Ability to adapt and successfully uphold job functions in a full remote workforce or hybrid in-person remote workforce environment.
- Adhere to remote workforce policies, procedures and protocols.