Case Manager - Arena PT (Tuesday - Friday) 3 pm - 8:30 pm (78291)

POSITION: Case Manager, Arena

PROGRAM/LOCATION: Santa Clara County, EIH-Arena

SUPERVISOR: Program Manager     

JOB TYPE: Full Time, Non-Exempt

COMPENSATION: $30.96/Hourly

AGENCY SUMMARY:

Established in 1980, with 40+ years of experience, we are the premier Silicon Valley provider of homelessness services.  We believe that everyone has the potential to get housed and stay housed. We relentlessly focus on eliminating barriers to housing and creating stability for everyone we serve.HomeFirst Services serves more than 6,000 adults, veterans, families, and young adults each year at multiple locations from Gilroy to Menlo Park – all of Santa Clara County as well as southern San Mateo County. 

 Services include:

• Homelessness prevention
• Emergency and cold-weather shelters
• Comprehensive Veterans’ services
• Rapid Re-Housing programs
• Bridge Housing Communities
• Emergency Interim Housing
• Affordable permanent housing
• Permanent Supportive Housing
• Street-based outreach
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Benefits of joining the HomeFirst Team:

• Professional growth opportunities within the organization
• 100% medical coverage for employees with an opportunity to add dependents for a shared cost
• 401k match up to 5%
• 12 observed holidays
• PTO accrual begins with 120 hours annually and increases with tenure
• 4 hours of Community Engagement PTO provided annually
• Access to our Emergency Assistance Program (EAP) services
• Pet insurance options available

ROLE SUMMARY:

Emergency Interim Housing (EIH) Arena Program  

The EIH Arena is a housing-focused, low-barrier and harm reduction program designed to serve adults  experiencing homelessness within the City of San Jose. Our EIH Arena program is a referral-based program that provides each program participant with access to a private unit with restroom, shower, and furnishings. The EIH Arena provides onsite comprehensive support services with the goal of assisting all program participants transition from EIH into permanent housing.

The Case Manager will work in partnership with program participants to develop individualized housing plans that include personal goals the participant may have in their journey to obtaining permanent housing. Case managers will offer on-going, regularly scheduled case management sessions as well as convenient drop-in options. Case management sessions include assisting the participant in identifying and obtaining the resources and services required to meet their housing goals. For those individuals already assigned a