Care Coordinator I, Housing Specialist

Care Coordinator I, Housing Specialist - TAY (Glendale Transitional Aged Youth)

This is a hybrid position with four days a week on-site required. You have the option to elect into a 9 / 80 flex work schedule.

The pay range for this role is between $21.38 - $24.59 per hour.

$7,500 sign-on bonus for external candidates.

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About Didi Hirsch

Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services has been a national leader in whole-person mental health, crisis care, and substance use services since 1942 and is home to the nation's first Suicide Prevention Center. We are a nonprofit organization providing care to about 270,000 people annually across our programs. Didi Hirsch has deep roots in community-based mental health and a commitment to providing culturally responsive services that are just and equitable. More than 1,000 dedicated employees and volunteers make Didi Hirsch's work possible.

Summary

As a Care Coordinator I, you will facilitate stable living environments for Transitional Age Youth (TAY) clients served by Our Third Place (OTP). You will assess clients' housing needs, collaborate with community partners and service providers, and coordinate resources to secure appropriate and supportive housing options. Additionally, you will work closely with clients to develop individualized housing plans that promote both short-term stability and long-term self-sufficiency.

Primary Duties

• Completes client assessments; provides referrals for a housing match based on clients' psychiatric condition, social support network, substance abuse issues, and readiness for independent living.
• Documents all services provided and maintains client files, and program statistics as required by Didi Hirsch, contract, and or other related agencies.
• Provides best match housing placement and assists client with interviewing for housing placement.
• Interfaces with the Department of Rehabilitation and other related community agencies relative to housing for clients.
• Gathers / maintains available information and prepares routine reports related to housing placement activity including client placement and successes and challenges to determine trends within the housing market and ensure long term placement for AB34 clients.
• Consults with staff on service coordination and service plans for clients referred to AB34 program.
• Monitors housing market activity to identify trends and prospective openings; keeps the AB34 program staff apprised of new housing opportunities.
• Maintains accurate, complete documentation of services provided to clients, ensures compliance with Didi Hirsch policies and procedures, state licensing, on other regulatory agencies, prepares a variety of reports on housing placement activity for program, division, and Agency.
• Develops and maintains housing placement skills through seminars, workshops, or other forms of training / education.
• Attends and participates in routinely scheduled program, division, and Agency staff meetings.

Position Requirements

Our Vision

A future where everyone has equitable access to care and is empowered to achieve optimal mental health and well-being.

Our Mission

Didi Hirsch provides compassionate mental health, substance use, and suicide prevention services to individuals and families, especially in communities where discrimination and injustice limit access.

CORE VALUES

Excellence : We are constantly innovating, learning from the communities we serve, and applying the latest research to advance best practices. We uphold the highest ethical standards to ensure we are providing compassionate and excellent care.

Diversity & Inclusion : We value diversity of background, experience, and ideas. We celebrate differences and prioritize creating a sense of belonging.

Equity : We are dedicated to promoting health equity in our communities, and we work to dismantle disparities and discrimination within both systems of care and society.

Well Being : We are devoted to the well-being of our staff, volunteers, and communities, and believe healthy teams lead to healthy clients.

Advocacy : We advocate across all levels of government and use our voice to reduce barriers to care with the goal of access to high quality, integrated healthcare for all.

Community Engagement : We build partnerships in the community and across sectors to create a more inclusive and responsive mental health ecosystem and enhance greater accessibility to care and support.

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