Overview Rising Groundprovides caring support and proven paths to positive change, helping children, adults, and families rise above adversity, and each year, Rising Ground is a positive force in the lives of more than 25,000 individuals. We do this through 50 programs in 70 locations throughout New York City and Westchester. Our strong belief and commitment to diversity shows not just through our work with supported persons, but is integral to the building of a strong staff that reflects the communities we serve. Home+ Background: Domestic violence is the number one driver of homelessness among women and families in New York City and nationally, with many victims driven into the shelter system or street homelessness. Historically, the New York City Human Resources Administration’s Alternative to Shelter (ATS) program has sought to address this challenge by providing personal emergency response systems to support some survivors’ ability to stay in their homes. The Domestic Violence Task Force, which developed an expansion of supports and programming to prevent and combat domestic violence in New York City, included a review and redesign of ATS to support a larger number of survivors’ ability to remain in their homes. Following a period of surveying previous ATS and shelter clients and consultations with other organizations across the nation providing security devices to survivors, the City has re-imagined ATS as Home+, an expanded, low-barrier program. This program will integrate Home+ Coordinators into existing domestic violence programs to provide robust case management, connect survivors to home security device installation, and facilitate home safety repairs through Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprise (M/WBE) provider(s). Home+ Coordinatorwill coordinate the implementation of home safety components and devices for domestic violence survivors accessing services through the non-residential providers. Home+ Coordinator will be responsible for assessing and implementing safety planning, emergency funding, and home safety check-ins as needed for survivors. The Home+ Coordinator will provide some case management as needed. This is a hybrid position based in Harlme with remote/virtual opportunities. Responsibilities + Create referral processes and forms to identify clients who need home safety services, including security devices (personal emergency response systems and/or pendants), lock changes/repairs, window changes/repairs, window gates, and/or door changes/repairs, emergency funding and safety planning. · Connect clients to appropriate City-contracted vendor(s) to provide home safety services in a timely fashion, and serve as a liaison between clients and vendor, troubleshooting and coordinating when appropriate. · Collect data as agreed upon with HRA and ENDGBV and partner with City research teams to collect and share data in a timely fashion for evaluation efforts. + Provide case management to Home+ clients and safety check-ins as needed. + Maintain accurate case files. + Complete all required paperwork in a timely manner. collect + Other duties as assigned. Qualifications + Bi-lingual English/Spanish, required + High school diploma or equivalent required + Bachelor’s degree in social work or related field; strongly preferred but not required + Knowledge and understanding of domestic violence and safety planning for survivors + Proficiency working with individuals from diverse backgrounds and lifestyles + Passion for incorporating reflective practice around issues of race, oppression, and intersectionality + Exceptional interpersonal, speaking, and writing skills and the ability to apply these skills in diverse situations + Demonstrated ability to be flexible and work as a team member, and independently Per Diem $34/Hr. Up to 21 hrs a week. Job LocationsUS-NY-Brooklyn Posted Date1 year ago(12/4/2023 11:33 AM) Job ID 2023-2687 Category Other