Weekend Peer Case Manager, E6

Role: Peer E6 Case Manager
Reports To: Director
Schedule: Friday-Tuesday, 8:00am-4:30pm
Site Name: E3 Olympic
Location: Downtown Los Angeles, CA
1625 W. Olympic Blvd Ste #701 LA CA 90015
Status: Full time, Hourly (Non-exempt), Non-Management
Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, Retirement Planning, EAP

Summary

With the support and in partnership with the E6 team, the E6 Peer Case Manager will support the E6 team successfully engage with people currently living on the streets, for the purpose of getting them matched to permanent, affordable housing. Peer Case Managers will walk the streets of Metro LA (Service Area 4) in teams to identify, engage and assist in housing homeless residents. These teams are part of a new large-scale street-based engagement effort in the Metro Los Angeles Area (Service Area 4). This is a LA County approved strategy to combat homelessness. The goal of E6 is to create a countywide network of multidisciplinary, integrated street-based teams to identify, engage, and connect, or re-connect homeless individuals to interim and/or permanent housing and supportive services.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

1. Conducting outreach to people experiencing homelessness living in Metro LA (Service Area 4)
2. Assessing the housing needs of people living on the street
3. Assisting clients in the process of getting affordable housing
4. Advocating on behalf of client's needs
5. Document and account for time spent on client contacts and activities in client record in accordance with agency and funder standards
6. Attending team meetings and program-wide meetings daily
7. Providing support to nurses and social workers on the team with their client needs
8. Accompanying clients to appointments
9. Providing resource and referral information to clients
10. Maintain appropriate boundaries at all times

Qualifications

1. An eagerness to provide top-notch quality services to individuals experiencing homelessness.
2. Lived experience with homelessness, incarceration, or substance use.
3. An understanding of and familiarity with homeless services and affordable housing in LA county
4. Experience in the fields of social work, public health or other types of outreach
5. Training in harm reduction, "housing first" principles and street-based outreach preferred
6. High School diploma or GED preferred
7. Peer Counselor Training preferred
8. Valid CA Driver's license, reliable car, auto insurance, and an acceptable driving record preferred

The People Concern - OPCC and Lamp Community United -- have many service locations in downtown LA and Santa Monica, and we offer a competitive salary and excellent benefits. We conform to all the laws, statutes, and regulations concerning equal employment opportunities and affirmative action. We strongly encourage women, minorities, individuals with disabilities and veterans to apply to all of our job openings. We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin, age, disability status, Genetic Information & Testing, Family & Medical Leave, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law, except where a bona fide occupational qualification exists. We do not discriminate against any "qualified applicant with a disability" as defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act and will make reasonable accommodations, when they do not impose an undue hardship. If you require reasonable accommodation to complete the application and/or any other aspect of the employment application process, please contact the Human Resources Department at 310-264-6646. We prohibit Retaliation against individuals who bring forth any complaint, orally or in writing, to the employer or the government, or against any individuals who assist or participate in the investigation of any complaint or otherwise oppose discrimination.