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).

Housing Counseling Services, Inc., (HCS) offers the following benefits to employees. Compensation consists of both salary and fringe benefits that currently include:

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 & AD&D (no cost to the employee)

Flex-hours that must be pre-approved by your supervisor and meet the needs of our clients

Paid Holidays (following DC government holiday schedule)

Compensatory Time for professional staff that work excess hours during any pay period (must be approved by your immediate supervisor)

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 selected a Reference Health Plan that is the basis for the HCS contribution towards health insurance coverage for each employee. HCS will pay 100% of the employee’s coverage for this Reference Plan and this same dollar amount may be applied to any BCBS plan you select on the DC Health Exchange. As the cost of coverage is different for every employee (as it is based on age). The Rate for the HCS Reference Plan is listed below this is the amount of the HCS contribution which you will receive (based on this Reference Plan). 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 Deductions effective 11/1/2024

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Age Banded Rate

0-14 - $318.51

15 - $318.51

16 - $318.51

17 - $318.51

18 - $318.51

19 - $318.51

20 - $318.51

21 - $354.06

22 - $354.06

23 - $354.06

24 - $354.06

25 - $354.06

26 - $354.06

27 - $354.06

28 - $362.34

29 - $370.14

30 - $379.39

31 - $389.13

32 - $397.90

33 - $407.15

34 - $416.89

35 - $426.63

36 - $436.37

37 - $446.11

38 - $451.47

39 - $456.82

40 - $474.84

41 - $493.35

42 - $512.83

43 - $532.80

44 - $553.74

45 - $575.17

46 - $597.57

47 - $620.95

48 - $645.30

49 - $670.63

50 - $696.93

51 - $724.20

52 - $752.45

53 - $781.67

54 - $812.35

55 - $844.01

56 - $877.12

57 - $911.21

58 - $946.77

59 - $983.78

60 - $1,022.25

61 - $1,062.17

62 - $1,062.17

63 - $1,062.17

64+ $1,062.17

HCS CONTRIBUTION FOR DENTAL AND VISIONS: HCS offers dental and vision coverage . Dental and Vision selection will not happen through the web-based DC Health Exchange. HCS will contribute 100% of employee coverage for the dental plan ONLY.