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16 people are interested
Case Management Intern
ORGANIZATION: FACETS
Please visit the new page to apply.
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16 people are interested
This rewarding position provides an intern with case management experience and case coordination for individuals in a Permanent Supportive Housing program. Interns assist individuals with the tools needed to maintain safe and stable housing, medical resources income and more.
Key Responsibilities:
- Establish contact and build rapport with individuals recently housed
- Provide case management, information, and referral to supportive services.
- Advocate for and actively assists participants in obtaining services (e.g. benefits, medical, dental, mental health, substance abuse, housing referrals, financial assistance, employment, training, mentoring and socialization).
- Develop housing stability, financial, and self-sufficiency case management plan with participants. This will include intake interview to determine household needs, goals, and eligibility.
- Provide mediation and advocacy with landlords on the household’s behalf to develop a workable plan to obtain and/or maintain housing.
- Apply knowledge of residential lease contracts to educate participants of their rights and responsibilities.
- Credit counseling and other services necessary to assist program participants with critical skills related to budgeting, managing money, accessing a free personal credit report, and resolving personal credit problems.
- Connects participants to services designed to increase their skills and income so that they can maintain stable housing.
- Documents all services identified and provided, referrals made, and transportation provided.
- Represents FACETS in the community, in accord with Agency Mission, Vision, Values, and Code of Ethics.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
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About FACETS
Location:
10700 Page Avenue, Building B, Fairfax, VA 22030, US
Mission Statement
FACETS opens doors by helping parents, their children, and individuals who suffer the effects of poverty - so often unnoticed - in Fairfax County. We meet their emergency shelter, food, and medical needs, help them gain safe, sustainable, and permanent housing, and work with them to end the cycle of homelessness and poverty through educational, life skills, and career counseling programs.
Description
FACETS envisions a day when everyone in Fairfax County has access to adequate and affordable housing and nobody is homeless. We seek to engage and educate our community in providing long-term solutions and resources to break the cycle of poverty for our neighbors in need.
Please contact the volunteer manager if you are interested in volunteering, at volunteer@facetscares.org, or 703-865-4251!
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
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10640 Page AvenueSuite 300Fairfax, VA 22030
DATE POSTED
September 27, 2016
SKILLS
- Financial Literacy
- Case Work / Management
GOOD FOR
N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- Driver's License Needed
- Background Check
- Must be at least 21
- Orientation or Training
- 16 hours a week for 6 months or longer