Assistant Program Manager - Family Housing
Posted on: October 9, 2012
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Inspirica is one of the largest organizations serving homeless people in Connecticut. We provide emergency, transitional and permanent housing, support services, youth services, education and employment training to 500-600 adults and children in lower Fairfield County each year. In addition to being homeless, the people we serve typically suffer from mental illness, substance abuse and/or HIV/AIDS. Many further have severe cognitive impairments, a history of incarceration, little or no work history, and little or no education. All of our participants live at or below poverty level.
Our mission is to break the cycle of homelessness by helping people achieve – and maintain – permanent housing and stability in their lives.
Our principles are to be a results oriented, cost-effective organization with a caring professional staff and dedicated volunteers who believe in individual human potential, personal accountability and mutual respect.
Position
The Family Housing Program is the flagship program of Inspirica. It is comprised of two components. The first is a 63-bed transitional housing program in which individuals can stay up to 24 months. Extensions can be granted based upon the physical condition of the individual and the availability of permanent housing. The second is a 21-bed emergency shelter for homeless families. The facility is the only shelter in the area keeping entire families. Participants live in dormitory-style rooms sharing common areas (bathrooms, TV/computer rooms, kitchen etc).
Inspirica is seeking an Assistant Program Manager for the Family Housing Program to provide residential case management services and assist the program manager at FHP which is located at 141 Franklin St. in Stamford, CT.
The goal of FHP is to successfully transition families with a history of chronic homelessness to permanent housing in the community and to help them sustain this housing indefinitely. We accomplish this by addressing not just the physical housing part of homelessness, but all of the reasons a participant is homeless. This includes providing education and employment training and collaborating with a vast array of external partners to provide medical/dental care, mental health care, substance abuse treatment as well as a range of other needs including, securing Social Security benefits, ADL’s, socialization skills, and employment.
Duties
The Assistant Program Manager will report directly to the Family Housing Program Manager. Duties include, but are not limited to:
- Maintaining a personal caseload of 10-16 families (in conjunction with Family Housing Program Manager), including all residential case management functions (weekly counseling sessions, preparing progress notes, service plans, incident reports, log books, etc.).
- Responding to emergency and security situations.
- Collection and documentation of program participant fees.
- Adherence to Inspirica and contract policies and procedures.
- Preparation of program reports.
- Serving as a back up to the Program Manager in his/her absence.
- Working with program and facilities staff to ensure the building and surrounding facilities are in compliance with health, safety and fire codes.
- Maintaining supplies inventory and distributing supplies to participants as needed.
- Coordinating and running counseling groups that focus on ADL’s, social skills, motivation and related needs.
- Leading participant suite meetings.
- Liaising with Inspirica’s external partners, including referring residents to services and participating in collaborative treatment team meetings.
- Coordination of services with other Inspirica programs, including the education, employment, housing coordination and retention programs.
Candidates should have: Masters in Mental Health field or MSW or related degree preferred, Bachelor’s degree with 5 years applicable experience required; three years of experience working with homeless and mental health consumers; strong computer skills (MS Windows, Outlook, Word, Excel); excellent clinical and organizational skills etc. Knowledge of Spanish and/or French/Creole a plus. Experience with Servicepoint/HMIS a plus.
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Candidates should submit resume, cover letter, and writing sample by e-mail with Assistant Program Manager in the subject line to:
Noel Kammermann
Chief Program Officer
Inspirica 141 Franklin Street
Stamford, Connecticut06901
search@InspiricaCT.org
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