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Assisting clients by providing a family social worker, clinical social worker, school social worker, or healthcare social worker. Bachelor's degree in social work, psychology, sociology, healthcare or medical and related fields; Master's degree in social work preferred; supervised practicum or internship preferred.

Benefits: <ul><li>Flexible schedule</li><li>Health insurance</li><li>Opportunity for advancement</li></ul> Job Title: Housing Advocate Organization: My Place Home for the Homeless, Inc. Location: Buffalo, NY About Us: My Place Home for the Homeless, Inc. is a dedicated non-profit organization focused on providing comprehensive support to individuals experiencing homelessness. We offer both temporary/emergency housing and permanent supportive housing, along with essential resources such as job training, mental health and medical services, and access to transportation. Our mission is to empower individuals to regain stability and self-sufficiency through compassionate care and community-based solutions. Job Overview: We are seeking a diligent Housing Advocate focused in supporting unhoused/homeless clients in maintaining consistent living conditions. This role conducts housing search assistance, provides referrals, and safety plans. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of homelessness and housing policy. Responsibilities: <ul><li>Assessing client needs, and developing strategies to help the client</li><li>Providing support and resources for clients; good working relationship with support networks, government resources, and community resources</li><li>Researching and referring client resources such as health and childcare</li><li>Assigning social workers to respond to crisis situations that affect vulnerable or mentally unstable adults</li><li>Evaluating and studying programs, services, and resources for quality and client needs</li><li>Determining the correct course of action when helping clients, whether it be with a social worker, psychologist, or medical doctor</li><li>Creating programs and services to benefit clients and community</li><li>Listening and providing help and advice for impacted adults</li><li>Caring for the well-being of clients and helping a wide range of clients, including people with serious illnesses, addictions, disabilities or who have been neglected</li><li>Organizing and influencing community and policymakers to develop programs, policies, and services to assist in social work</li><li>Advocating and raising awareness on behalf of clients and the needs of the community and local services</li><li>Assisting clients by providing a family social worker, clinical social worker, school social worker, or healthcare social worker</li></ul>Requirements: <ul><li>Bachelor's degree in social work, psychology, sociology, healthcare or medical and related fields; Master's degree in social work preferred; supervised practicum or internship preferred</li><li>Licensed or certified by state board according to regulatory is a plus</li><li>Possesses superb written and spoken communication skills</li><li>Excellent interpersonal skills with colleagues, community leaders, policymakers and others</li><li>Excellent time management skills; organized and able to prioritize</li><li>Motivated to take on additional community involvement projects and solve problems</li><li>Comfortable in a fast-paced environment with multiple cases</li><li>Able to organize and manage large amounts of files, schedules, dates, and information</li><li>Self-directed and able to work without supervision</li><li>Comfortable with building personal relationships and dedicated to helping others</li><li>Empathetic and supportive with mentorship and leadership skills</li><li>Proficient computer skills, including Microsoft Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, and Excel)</li><li>Able to work nights and weekends (when required)</li><li>Able to travel to meet with clients or partners in care (locally primarily but possible to attend trainings or seminars outside city limits)</li></ul>Salary is subject to level of education and or experience. This position works 40 hours a week. We offer employer-sponsored health insurance (employee only) and paid holidays. My Place Home for the Homeless, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds, including individuals who have experienced homelessness, to apply. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

My Place Home For The Homeless

Housing Advocate

Childcare

Communication Skills

Computer Skills

Customer Support/Service

Customer/Client Research

Establish Priorities

Family Social Work

Government

Health Insurance

Healthcare

Homeless Services

Interpersonal Skills

Leadership

Mentoring

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Office

Microsoft PowerPoint

Microsoft Word

Nonprofit

Organizational Skills

Policy Development

Presentation/Verbal Skills

Problem Solving Skills

Program Evaluation

Psychiatry and Mental Health

Psychology

Regulations

Social Work

Sociology

Strategic Planning

Time Management

Willing to Travel

In addition to helping clients with health conditions, disabilities, or aging in daily tasks to maintain a comfortable living experience by providing essential services to the residents of our 8-unit apartment building. Assisting clients by providing a family social worker, clinical social worker, school social worker, or healthcare social worker.

Benefits: <ul><li>Training & development</li></ul> Job Title: Part-Time Housing Advocate Organization: My Place Home for the Homeless, Inc. Location: Buffalo, NY About Us: My Place Home for the Homeless, Inc. is a dedicated not-for-profit organization focused on providing comprehensive support to individuals experiencing homelessness. We offer both temporary/emergency housing and permanent supportive housing, along with essential resources such as job training, mental health and medical services, and access to transportation. Our mission is to empower individuals to regain stability and self-sufficiency through compassionate care and community-based solutions.     Job Overview: We are seeking a diligent and compassionate Part-TimeHousing Advocate focused on supporting unhoused/homeless clients in maintaining consistent living conditions. This role conducts housing search assistance, provides referrals, and safety plans. In addition to helping clients with health conditions, disabilities, or aging in daily tasks to maintain a comfortable living experience by providing essential services to the residents of our 8-unit apartment building.     Responsibilities: <ul><li>Assessing client needs and developing strategies to help the client</li><li>Monitor residents’ activities to ensure safety and compliance with facility rules.</li><li>Providing support and resources for clients; good working relationship with support networks, government resources, and community resources</li><li>Researching and referring client resources such as health and childcare</li><li>Assisting residents with daily personal routines, including bathing, dressing, grooming, eating, and using the bathroom.</li><li>Caring for the well-being of clients and helping a wide range of clients, including people with serious illnesses, addictions, disabilities or who have been neglected</li><li>Providing companionship with residents and establishing a trusting relationship with them.</li><li>Organizing and influencing the community and policymakers to develop programs, policies, and services to assist in social work</li><li>Advocating and raising awareness on behalf of clients and the needs of the community and local services</li><li>Assisting clients by providing a family social worker, clinical social worker, school social worker, or healthcare social worker</li></ul>Requirements: <ul><li>First Aid and CPR training is mandatory.</li><li>Licensed or Certified by State Board according to regulatory is a plus.</li><li>High School Diploma is required, Bachelor's degree is preferred.</li><li>Experience working in the mental health field or with disabled people.</li><li>Friendly, professional demeanor.</li><li>Strong emotional intelligence and listening skills.</li><li>Strong understanding of homelessness and housing policy.</li><li>Possesses superb written and spoken communication skills</li><li>Excellent interpersonal skills with colleagues, community leaders, policymakers and others</li><li>Excellent time management skills; organized and able to prioritize</li><li>Comfortable with building personal relationships and dedicated to helping others</li><li>Empathetic and supportive with mentorship and leadership skills</li><li>Proficient computer skills, including Microsoft Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, and Excel)</li><li>Able to travel to meet with clients or partners in care (locally primarily but possible to attend trainings or seminars outside city limits)</li></ul>  This position works for up to 20 hours a week. My Place Home for the Homeless, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds, including individuals who have experienced homelessness, to apply. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Part-Time Housing Advocate

Assisted Living

CPR Certification

First Aid

High School Diploma

Maintain Compliance

Safety Compliance

Training/Teaching

Position Purpose: Providesperson-centered services to an assigned caseload of adult clients and serves as a liaison between clients and clinics in a way that increases client commitment to their care plans, increases their abilities to manage and reduce their symptoms in the community so that clients' mental health is improved and the use of emergency and inpatient. Provides Care Management activities including face-to-face meetings, mailings, electronic communications and telephone calls with consumers, their families/significant others, and various community service providers.

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<h1 style="text-align:center;line-height:normal">Health Home Care Manager</h1><table style="border-collapse:collapse;border:none"><tbody><tr><td style="width:233.75pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"><h1>Job Title: Health Home Care Manager</h1></td><td style="width:233.75pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"><h1>Reports to: Care Management Coordinator</h1></td></tr><tr><td style="width:233.75pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt">Job Category: Non-ExemptSalary: $20.50 per Hour </td><td style="width:233.75pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"><h1>Department: Care Management</h1> </td></tr></tbody></table>Position Purpose: Providesperson-centered services to an assigned caseload of adult clients and serves as a liaison between clients and clinics in a way that increases client commitment to their care plans, increases their abilities to manage and reduce their symptoms in the community so that clients' mental health is improved and the use of emergency and inpatient. services is reduced.<h1 style="text-align:center;line-height:normal">Primary Position Responsibilities:</h1>Care Planning and Coordination<ul><li>Provides comprehensive assessment and service planning with consumers who have chronic medical problems and/or significant mental illness.</li><li>Builds person-centered relationships with clients by getting to know them and what motivates them, resulting in trusting, positive relationships in which clients experience support and help and demonstrate commitment to their care plans. </li><li>Provides Care Management activities including face-to-face meetings, mailings, electronic communications and telephone calls with consumers, their families/significant others, and various community service providers.</li><li>Manages caseloads that vary from 55-65 persons depending on level of contact needed per client.</li><li>Responds on a timely basis to telephonic, e-mail, or other communications related to consumers, internal correspondence, or outside communications related to the Care Manager position.</li><li>Advocates for clients, monitors their health and medication adherence, arranges for/transport to medical appointments, and connects to entitlements.</li><li>Works independently and at times under pressure, prioritizes caseload, and takes a problem-solving approach to work.</li></ul>Outreach and Crisis Intervention<ul><li>Intervenes when clients are in crisis, evaluating risks and supports, and develops and implements a crisis management plan. Evaluates when crises have resolved and/or are managed and adjusts service levels accordingly.</li><li>Works effectively within a designated BFNC Care Management Team to provide necessary services to all consumers attached to the team to ensure 24 hour, 7 day a week coverage.</li><li>Provides outreach and engagement activities to active and potential consumers to elevate levels of care plan commitment and recruit new clients.</li><li>Links clients to medical, financial, social, rehabilitation and psychiatric services</li></ul> <ul><li>Facilitates vocational/educational goal support and recreation/leisure skill development; assists with apartment finding and set-ups and property owner relations.</li></ul>Documentation, Statistical Tracking and Quality Assurance Activities<ul><li>Develops, monitors, and periodically updates a comprehensive, individualized, client centered Plan of Care that will integrate the individual's medical and behavioral health services, rehabilitative, long term care, and social service needs as applicable.</li><li>Maintains audit-ready charts including required assessment, service planning and Contact Notes as required.</li><li>Inputs and retrieves electronic data from various systems including database and web based systems. </li></ul>KNOWLEDGE AND SKILL REQUIREMENTS<ul><li>High School degree with 3 years of experience in a human services or healthcare setting working directly with people. Bachelor's degrees welcome.</li><li>Must have a valid New York State driver's license</li><li>Demonstrated passion for working with people from all backgrounds and ages and providing person-centered care supported by excellent interpersonal and communication skills</li><li>Excellent written and oral communication skills with strong organizational skills</li><li>Fully proficient in Microsoft Office and experience with or ability to master electronic health records </li><li>Must be able to work independently</li><li>Must exhibit a passion for BFNC's vision, mission and values and act as a role model for agency values and responsible practices</li><li>Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position</li><li>The job specifications cited in this Job Description are not to be interpreted to be a complete list of all the qualifications and performance expectations needed to perform this job adequately. Management can at its discretion add, drop, or change at any time the duties, responsibilities, and expectations of this job.</li><li>This job description does not constitute an offer of employment, continuous employment, or an employment contract.</li></ul>

Buffalo Federation of Neighborhood Centers

Health Home Care Manager

Behavioral Health

Case Management

Community Providers

Community and Social Services

Crisis Intervention

Crisis Management

Customer Experience

Customer Relations

Driver's License

Health Plan

Home Care

Human Health

Long-Term Care

Medical Record System

Medications

Patient Care

Psychiatric Rehabilitation

Recreation

Risk Analysis

Secondary School

Treatment Plan

Writing Skills

Talent Acquisition

This role focuses on breaking down barriers to care for underserved populations in the Bronx, coordinating between primary care, specialty services, behavioral health, and community resources to deliver comprehensive, patient-centered care. Founded in 1999, we’ve grown from a single primary care office into a network of 50+ locations offering urgent care, primary care and specialty services, from women’s health to endocrinology and psychiatry.

Overview:
Essen Health Care is the largest privately held, multispecialty medical group in New York, providing high-quality, compassionate care to some of the state’s most vulnerable and underserved residents. Founded in 1999, we’ve grown from a single primary care office into a network of 50+ locations offering urgent care, primary care and specialty services, from women’s health to endocrinology and psychiatry. We also provide nursing home support, care management, and in-home care through our Essen House Calls program. Guided by a Population Health model, our team of 500+ providers deliver care in-person, at home, or via telehealth, ensuring patients get the support they need when and where they need it. We’re looking for talented, motivated individuals to join our growing team. Whether you’re a medical provider, administrator, or operations professional, there’s a career here for you. Join us in making a real difference in the health of our community.

Job Summary:
Position Title: Integrated Care Coordinator Position Summary: The Integrated Care Coordinator serves as a vital link between patients and healthcare services, ensuring seamless coordination across our multispecialty network. This role focuses on breaking down barriers to care for underserved populations in the Bronx, coordinating between primary care, specialty services, behavioral health, and community resources to deliver comprehensive, patient-centered care.This position is ideal for individuals looking to make a meaningful impact in the healthcare field while working in a supportive team environment. You'll be part of an organization that has demonstrated over 25 years of commitment to innovating healthcare delivery for underserved communities, with opportunities to grow alongside our rapidly expanding multispecialty medical group.

Responsibilities:
Key Responsibilities<ul><li>Develop and maintain comprehensive care plans addressing medical, behavioral, and social determinants of health</li><li>Coordinate services across Essen's integrated clinical divisions including urgent care, primary care, and specialty services</li><li>Facilitate smooth transitions between care settings including telehealth, in-person visits, and home care through Essen House Calls</li></ul><ul><li>Utilize Remote Patient Monitoring tools to track patient progress and proactively address health concerns</li><li>Monitor patient adherence to care plans and adjust interventions based on outcomes</li></ul>Patient Engagement & Outreach<ul><li>Conduct initial assessments to identify patient needs, preferences, and barriers to care</li><li>Perform community outreach to engage underserved populations in the Bronx</li><li>Educate patients and families about health conditions, treatment options, and self-management strategies in both English and Spanish</li><li>Support patients in navigating community resources and social services throughout New York City</li><li>Advocate for patients within the healthcare system to ensure access to appropriate service</li></ul>

Qualifications:
Experience / Education <ul><li>High School Diploma</li><li>1-2 years of direct patient care experience</li><li>Experience in Care Coordination or Case Management</li><li>Experience with Remote Patient Monitoring</li><li>Familiarity with Electronic Health Records (EHR)</li><li>Previous experience in outreach, community engagement, social services, or related field </li></ul>Skills & Competencies<ul><li>Bilingual: Fluent in Spanish and English (Highly preferred)</li><li>Excellent communication and public speaking skills</li><li>Ability to work independently and travel within the Bronx</li><li>Knowledge of community resources and services in New York City</li><li>Strong organizational and time management skills</li><li>Cultural sensitivity and ability to work with diverse, underserved populations</li><li>Proficiency in motivational interviewing and health coaching techniques</li></ul>  Compensation & Benefits<ul><li>Pay: $20.00 - $25.00 per hour</li><li>Job Type: Full-time </li><li>Remote & Hybrid opportunities available </li></ul>   

Equal Opportunity Employer:
<ul><li>Essen Health care is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and we seek candidates who desire to work in and serve an ethnically diverse population.</li></ul>

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