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Employment Opportunities for SUSAN'S PLACE

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Applicants for
Positions number 1 through 5 should email their resume, and cover
letter in Microsoft Word or PDF format, with the position/title
in the subject line to: recruit@cfhnyc.org.
Note to all applicants:
The precise timing of the opening of Susan’s Place is not
known, but it is expected to occur in June, 2008.
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1. CASE MANAGERS shall be responsible for enacting
the support, safety, success model of client service, including
being trained in and facilitating Motivational Interviewing and
Seeking Safety groups. Ability to conduct effective assessment and
interventions for clients around housing, trauma-related AND substance
abuse issues and program placement.
Qualifications: College degree (BSW preferred)
in addition to 3-5 years experience with homeless or similarly disadvantaged
people and successful record of working with special needs population.
2. AFTERCARE CASE MANAGERS shall be responsible
for enacting the support, safety, success model of client service,
including being trained in and facilitating Motivational Interviewing
and Seeking Safety groups. Ability to conduct effective assessment
and interventions for clients around housing, trauma-related AND
substance abuse issues and program placement. Strong experience
in supporting the transition of clients from transitional to permanent
settings. Ability to work independently.
Qualifications: College degree (BSW preferred)
in addition to 3-5 years experience with homeless or similarly disadvantaged
people and successful record of working with special needs population.
3. SUBSTANCE ABUSE COUNSELORS shall be responsible
for providing alcohol and substance abuse counseling to clients
and engaging them in Seeking Safety curriculum, in addition to facilitating
their participation in AA, NA, and other rehabilitative groups.
Qualifications: BA, minimum. CASAC required. Experience
and familiarity with various treatment options and resources, excellent
skills at motivating women to seek treatment. Good individual and
group counseling skills. Commitment to homeless people.
4. HEALTH EDUCATOR shall be responsible for reaching
out to clients with respect to their health including HIV status
and substance abuse and provide education to social service staff
about health care issues.
Qualifications: BA required. CHES or credits toward
M.P.H. preferred. Trained and experienced health educator with commitment
to disadvantaged and poor. Flexible and comfortable in nontraditional
setting.
5. HOUSING SPECIALISTS shall be responsible for
assessing housing history and independent living skills of clients,
working with case work and clinical staff to identify the most appropriate
housing options for the client identifying available housing services
and resources and maintaining an up-to-date directory of these resources.
Qualifications: College degree (or equivalent work
experience) and successful record of lacing homeless in more permanent,
supportive housing, Section 8, or independent living settings.
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Applicants for
Positions 6 and 7 should should mail their resume, and cover letter
to:
Tolentine-Zeiser Community Life Center
Susan’s Place
P. O. Box 580
Bronx, NY 10470
The following staff will be employed by Tolentine-Zeiser
Community Life Center and posted at Susan’s Place through
a contractual arrangement with Care for the Homeless
6. DRIVERS shall be responsible
for transporting clients, as authorized by Social Services staff,
to see housing, facilities, programs, or to appointments as needed
transporting clients on authorized special trips by Social Services
for recreation or education, providing approved transport for staff
members when required, maintaining a driver's log of trips, mileage,
gas purchases, and maintaining the facility van including inspection,
maintenance, repairs, etc..
Qualifications: High School diploma or GED, valid
NYS driver’s license and no record of convictions within the
last two years.
7. SECURITY GUARDS (5) shall be responsible for
monitoring and assuring safety of residents, staff, visitors, property
and facility in accordance with DHS and agency policies and procedures
and NYS law, checking the identity of all clients, screening of
all vendors, visitors, and staff entering and leaving facility,
maintaining full and accurate security logs, reporting any security
infractions, and filing requisite incident reports.
Qualifications: High school diploma and NYS certification
as security guard; good character attested to by job or school references.

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