Housing Case Manager, Youth Flexible Housing Pool - The Night Ministry

The Night Ministry of Chicago, IL is looking to hire a Housing Case Manager to work with a new supportive housing program aimed at connecting youth who are experiencing homelessness with permanent housing within our Youth Programs team. Do you want to help a respected nonprofit organization accomplish its mission of serving people in your community who are struggling with poverty and homelessness? Do you want to work for an organization that truly values its employees? If so, please read on!

This Housing Case Manager is responsible for working collaboratively with other Chicago homeless service providers and supporters, the YFHP will provide 200 units of housing for youth ages 18-24 years old, approximately 95 of whom will be supported by The Night Ministry. The goals of the program are to provide permanent housing and the necessary support to young people who have accessed more than one emergency system to ensure that they can gain long-term stability and independence. If this sounds like the opportunity for you to build a career while fighting homelessness, apply today!

ABOUT THE NIGHT MINISTRY

With open hearts and minds, we provide housing, healthcare, spiritual care, social services, and human connection to members of the Chicago community who are struggling with poverty and homelessness. We accept people as they are and work to address their immediate physical, emotional, and social needs while affirming their sense of humanity. We were founded when a coalition of diverse North Side congregations hired Rev. Tom Behrens to reach out to people where they gathered at night due to isolation, despair, and homelessness. From those humble beginnings over 40 years ago when Tom's first office was the trunk of his car, we have grown to a financially sound nonprofit that provides numerous award-winning services to the most vulnerable in our community.

Although not all employees are involved in direct services, everyone is dedicated to the mission of The Night Ministry, believes in its core values, and knows that their work is highly valued. We strive to be the best employer possible, providing our employees with a mission-driven work atmosphere that is both focused and fun as well as a benefits package that we feel is one of the best in the industry.

A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A HOUSING CASE MANAGER

As a Housing Case Manager, you will promote and maintain The Night Ministry's mission to serve and empower young people who are experiencing housing instability and homelessness in programs designed for youth experiencing homelessness. Operating a Housing First model, utilize best practices, including harm reduction, trauma-informed care, positive youth development, and motivational interviewing. Ensure assessment, prevention, and intervention occurs in a timely and efficient manner. Help build and maintain program and community partnerships. Along with senior management, continually evaluate and develop programming to best serve youth.

QUALIFICATIONS FOR A HOUSING CASE MANAGER

• Experience providing home-based services, community outreach, and case management, particularly in a supportive housing setting.
• Demonstrated initiative and ability to work independently.
• Clinical experience in mental and behavioral health is a plus.
• Proven ability to complete documentation promptly.
• Must possess strong organizational skills, and excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Must be familiar with community-based resources.
• Must be at ease visiting individuals in their home setting across Chicago-area

READY TO JOIN IN OUR FIGHT AGAINST HOMELESSNESS?

If you feel that you would be right for this Case Manager position and you are passionate about our mission and think you have what it takes to be successful in this role even if you don't check all the boxes, please apply. We'd appreciate the opportunity to consider your application. The Case Manager has an hourly salary of $20-$23 an hour which equates to a Salary of $41,800-$47,840, please fill out our initial 3-minute, mobile-friendly application. We look forward to meeting you!

The Night Ministry is committed to racial equity in its services, its organizational structure, and its policies and procedures. Given that the majority of those whom The Night Ministry serves and the majority of our staff are people of color, we must center racial equity in our day-to-day operations as well as in our strategic planning and take deliberate and thoughtful action to become an anti-racist organization.

Through this work, we will identify and dismantle institutional racism that exists within our organization. We will empower staff, clients, and partners with the tools and support to disrupt white supremacy within the confines of the agency and within the spheres in which we operate. We commit to the ongoing, collective assessment of where we are as an organization and where we want to be while formulating and taking the necessary steps to get there. We call upon all members of our community, from staff, volunteers, and supporters to our clients, to engage with us on our commitment to anti-racism.