Temporary DV Rapid Rehousing Case Manager

The Temporary Rapid Rehousing Case Manager serves families experiencing domestic violence and homelessness in the greater Seattle area. This position works with DV Survivors fleeing intimate partner abuse, to rapidly obtain and stabilize housing for their families. The primary duties of this position will include, working with clients in the community, safety planning with survivors, assist survivors with obtaining protection orders, and supporting survivors with goal planning and budgeting, and providing tenant advocacy with landlords, to reduce housing barriers. The DV RRH case manager provides information and referrals to services with the eventual goal of helping the families establish and maintain a permanent home.

Case Management: Provide case management, resource referral and follow-up assistance to survivors in King County who are fleeing DV due to intimate partner abuse with their children, and addressing a variety of barriers to obtaining permanent housing. Travel throughout King County to meet with survivors where they are residing; Work with survivors to create a survivor centered plan to address their family's needs, which may include safety planning, refers to DV legal services, counseling, education, employment, and job training. The case manager will assist survivors with accessing resources such as, public benefits, healthcare access, childcare funding, and parenting resources. The DV RRH Case manager acts as a liaison between families and community agencies to support the individual family's needs.

Housing Support: Assist families with housing search efforts, develop relationships with prospective landlords and property managers, secure permanent housing for families with stability and resources to maintain housing, providing financial assistance where necessary. Work with survivors to remove any previous housing debts, and advocate with creditors to remove barriers to renting properties. Provide on-going case management for the term of rental subsidy until it expires.

Records: Maintain accurate and confidential client case records. Maintain accurate and timely statistics and documentation to meet program goals and contractual requirements; Complete monthly check requests for survivors' rents, submit financial hardship requests on the survivor's behalf.

Planning: Conduct a needs assessment with the family, and work with families to create an individualized service plan based on goals and ability to achieve those goals. Review and actively monitor and assist clients in making progress toward meeting goals.

Teamwork: Participate in program, Department and agency meetings and relevant trainings as required, as well as inter-agency groups

The duties listed above are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to the position