Job Description

Job Description

Job Description

Description:

City Care exists to do the work few others are willing to do. We believe in the intrinsic value of every person. It is with love and compassion we advocate for the overlooked in our community. We provide food for the hungry, relief for the hurting, and hold space for complete restoration of lives that have gotten off course. And with enough endurance, we witness, firsthand, remarkable stories of transformation.

We believe in the power of unity. Poverty, homelessness, mental illness, and substance use disorder are community issues and deserve a community response of support for those working to create a better life for themselves and their loved ones. We are better, together.

Still reading? Great! Now more about the position.

The City Care Housing Navigator’s primary role is to work on a collaborative team of Housing Navigators

embedded at the Diversion Hub in OKC to provide resources, assistance, and support to justice involved

individuals who are experiencing homelessness. The Housing Navigator will help clients meet their goals and

objectives within a psychosocial rehabilitation framework that allows for successful linkage to housing

resources in Oklahoma City and successful housing stabilization.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Carry out the mission, vision, and values of City Care
• Know the resources available in the community and develop a network of contacts
• Improve resident outcomes by collaborating to develop, monitor, and evaluate treatment plans
• Support residents in the work of recovery by developing housing plans and relapse prevention plans
• Promote housing stability for each resident by documenting progress, referrals, and contacts in the electronic record
• Exceed the minimum expectation of once-a-month, face-to-face meeting with residents
• Facilitate in-house group meetings and social activities in the community
• Attend weekly Treatment Team and community meetings as designated
• Uphold professional confidentiality among residents, interns, externs, volunteers, and staff
• Develop individualized plans with residents by working to identify their self-directed goals

Eligibility, knowledge, skills, abilities:

• Embodiment of City Care culture
• Understand the complexity of the intersection of poverty, homelessness, mental illness, substance use, and recovery
• Ability to reflect recovery principles with a minimum of three years of sobriety
• Skilled verbal and written communication
• Excellent driving record
• Ability to multi-task and handle stressful and complex situations
• Ability to work as a member of a team to accomplish shared goals
• If you have ever lived in a transitional or permanent-supportive housing program you must have a minimum of three years in independent living

Requirements:

• Previous case management, recovery, or justice experience
• Previous experience working with adults and children living with disabilities
• Ability to use a computer and accurately enter data into a database. HMIS experience preferred
• Pre-employment background check, driving record, and drug test
• Must have a current Oklahoma driver’s license and reliable transportation

Preferred:

• Professional experience navigating mental and physical health systems, benefits and resources
• Previous shelter experience Behavioral Health Case Manager II, Peer Recovery Support Specialist or previous work and lived experience in a recovery environment

Starting rate: $20.50/hour

Days / Hours: Full-time, M-F, Flexible schedule, 9am-5p.

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