Case Manager - Housing Counseling Services, Inc. seeks an energetic self-starter to conduct eligibility determination activities & provide support & referral services to households seeking housing services in the D.C. Metropolitan region.

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provides comprehensive housing case management to low-income households identified as homeless or at risk for homelessness towards stabilizing their housing circumstances.

• Complete comprehensive assessments and develop housing plans to identify barriers to housing and specific housing tasks.

• Assist households rapidly respond to housing instability through identifying viable permanent and temporary housing options.

• Connect households to services to support long term self-sufficiency as well as advocate on their behalf with landlords, social service agencies, and other service providers.

• Conduct follow-up with households to ensure their housing situation remains stable.

• Maintain accurate written and computer-based client files.

• All other duties as assigned and/or requested

POSITION QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree with specialized professional experience in case management/social work;

• Strong ability to work independently and as a team player exercising mature judgment;

• Highly motivated self-starter with an ability to complete multiple tasks in timely manner;

• Must have excellent problem solving skills and able to develop innovate solutions;

• Experience providing supportive services to at-risk populations;

• Ability to respond to multiple emergency needs with patience and diligence;

• Must demonstrate the ability to communicate with a variety of professionals including bankers, realtors, contractors, landlords;

• Must maintain and execute confidential information;

• Strong oral and written communication skills as well as excellent computer skills;

• Ability to translate technical information into layman’s terms;

• Sensitivity to the needs within the community and to individual clients;

• Bilingual candidates encouraged to apply (not required).

Sick and Annual Leave which both initially accrue at 4.5 hours per pay period (annual leave accrual increases after some time at HCS)

Birthday Holiday (taken on the day of your birthday OR must be used within 30 days of your birthday)

4% (of salary) contribution to a 403(b) tax deferred annuity after 6 months of service

Long-Term Disability and Life Insurance Policies with UNUM (no cost to the employee)

Paid Holidays (following DC government holiday schedule)

HCS CONTRIBUTION FOR DENTAL AND VISIONS: HCS offers dental and vision coverage through BCBS, HCS will contribute 100% of employee coverage for the BCBS dental plan only. If you waive the dental coverage, this dollar amount can also be applied to your portion of your health insurance coverage. If you choose not to use our health insurance, you may apply the full amount of the HCS health insurance contribution towards family coverage for the dental plan only. Staff who elect to waive the BCBS Dental Plan and/or Vision Plans must complete a BCBS Waiver of Enrollment form. 

HCS offers and makes contributions towards employee health and dental.  Employee’s may include eligible family members on these plans, but will be responsible to cover the full cost of these family member’s insurance coverages. Vision is paid 100% by the employee

HCS CONTRIBUTION FOR HEALTH INSURANCE: HCS has Reference Health Plan – CareFirst Blue Cross/Blue Shield - Blue Choice HMO HDHP Silver $1,900 that is the basis for the HCS contribution towards health insurance coverage for each employee. HCS will pay 100% of the employee coverage for this Reference Plan and this same dollar amount may be applied to any of the 60+ BCBS health plans you may select on the DC Health Exchange. As the cost of coverage is different for every employee (as it is based on age), attached for your information is the age grid sheet with the amounts. You may select individual coverage as well as coverage for your eligible family members. The HCS contribution remains the same whether you select individual or family coverage. HCS cannot contribute to the cost of employee health insurance that is not part of the HCS account through the DC Health Exchange.

CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Blue Choice HMO HRA Silver Plan - $1,900 as of 11/1/2023

Age Banded Rate

0-14 $284.25

15     $284.25

16    $284.25

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20     $284.25

21     $315.98

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28    $323.36

29    $330.32

30    $338.58

31    $347.27

32    $355.09

33   $363.35

34    $372.04

35    $380.74

36    $389.43

37    $398.12

38    $402.90

39    $407.68

40    $423.76

41    $440.28

42    $457.67

43    $475.49

44    $494.17

45    $513.30

46    $533.29

47    $554.15

48    $575.88

49    $598.49

50    $621.96

51    $646.29

52    $671.50

53    $697.58

54    $724.96

55    $753.21

56    $782.77

57    $813.19

58    $844.92

59    $877.95

60    $912.29

61    $947.91

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63    $947.91

64+ $947.91