Case Manager

St. Patrick Center provides opportunities for self-sufficiency and dignity to people who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless. Individuals and families build permanent, positive change in their lives through safe and affordable housing, sound mental and physical health, and employment and financial stability.

Working collaboratively with individuals, businesses, government and other service providers, St. Patrick Center will end chronic homelessness in the St. Louis region through Housing First, an evidence-based practice that tells us to remove barriers, do intake and assessment early, move people into housing and offer them support to achieve their goals.

Position Summary

St. Patrick Center, a ministry of Catholic Charities, is hiring a part-time Prevention Case Manager to play a vital role in helping individuals and families at risk of eviction and homelessness find stability and a place to call home. In this position, you will utilize grant resources, work hand-in-hand with clients to uncover their personal support networks, and connect them with a range of wraparound services offered at St. Patrick Center. Through collaboration with clients and community partners, you will empower them to achieve permanent housing solutions. This is a part-time, no-benefits position, working a maximum of 19 hours a week.

Overview and Responsibilites

• Complete program intakes / assessments on all households
• Maintain up to date client files.
• Develop service / needs assessment plans to identify and address barriers to maintaining housing.
• Connect households with prevention funding that best fits each family’s needs.
• Assist households in creating budgets.
• Help households increase income through employment and / or benefits.
• Assist clients in accessing assistance offered by community programs including assistance with security deposits, moving expenses, etc.
• Establish and maintain excellent working relationships with area housing resource providers, landlords, and related services / agencies.
• Ensure all paperwork is completely properly by client and uploaded into HMIS.
• Track and report outcomes to Program Manager
• Other duties as assigned.

Knowledge and Experience Requirements

Skills and Competencies Required

Resources for Which Accountable

St. Patrick Center does not discriminate on the basis of handicapped status in the admission or access to, or treatment or employment in, its federally assisted programs and activities. St. Patrick Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, or disability.

Pre-Employment Screening

All candidates receiving an employment offer must submit a pre-employment screening. The screenings will include criminal background check and other background checks (as needed), Family Care Safety Registration, drug screen, and an employment and education or licensure / certification verification. Various positions will require physical examination, Tuberculosis screening and Hepatitis A. All offers are contingent upon successful completion of required screening.