Description

　　NOTE: All applicants must comply with ICL”s vaccination policy. Individuals selected for employment cannot begin working until they provide verification that they are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 (with an FDA-authorized vaccine).

　　JOB SUMMARY:

　　The Senior Housing Coordinator provides day-to-day supervision to the Housing Coordinators and oversees theactivities assigned to this unit. Guides the Housing Coordinators in achieving the goal of attainment of residentpermanent housing goals by ongoing assessment of resident housing needs and preferences and the development ofhousing opportunities in the community.

　　ESSENTIAL TASKS: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty listed satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations maybe made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions unless this causes undue hardship to the agency.

　　Provide administrative and clinical supervision to the Housing Coordinators in accordance with agency anddivision policy.2. Establish and maintain department work schedules in accordance with agency policy and assignments of staff.3. Responsible for managing the completion of time clock edits of department staff. .4. Ensure department staff compliance with the agency's time and attendance policy; recommends disciplinary actionfor those out of compliance5. Ensure department staff compliance with the agency's time and attendance policy; recommend disciplinary actionfor those out of compliance.6. Manage the completion of department performance evaluations, recommends department staff for the employeerecognition award and promotions.7. Administer department disciplinary actions in accordance with agency disciplinary policy, conduct disciplinarycounseling, complete disciplinary action reports, and recommend employee terminations as needed.8. Review authorized department staff positions and personnel budget, submit Requests for Personnel (RFP), onvacant staff position(s), interview candidates for employment in accordance with agency policy and employmentlaw; recommend changes to authorized staffing patterns and personnel budget.9. Ensure that department staffs have attended required in-service training and schedule employees to attend both inservicetraining and training provided by vendors; conduct training on clinical subjects, charting, fire safety plan, firedrills, emergency plans and procedures, building security, volunteers and interns, and site specific exposure controlplan.10. Manage departmental employee accident reporting and initial submission of workers' compensation claims.11. Monitor department employee morale and the climate of the work environment to stop or eliminate sexualharassment or any form of employee harassment or employee discrimination12. Monitor department employee accrual totals, approve or recommend approval of employee requests for time off,and notify the Department of Human Resources when an employee should be placed on or taken off Family andMedical Leave (FMLA); maintain contact with staff while out on FMLA13. Conduct department employment interviews that meet federal, state, and agency regulatory guidelines.14. Inform staff at meetings and in memoranda of agency policies, directives and guidelines affecting the facilitiesmanagement operations and personnel.15.Conduct weekly meetings with Housing Coordinators to address: (a) length of stay, including barriers toattaining employment and housing goals; (b) the clinical status of residents; (c) service plan reviews; and(d) coordination with other staff.

　　Can Perform all functions of a Housing Coordinator:

　　Develop and maintain relationships with housing providers and the Veterans Administration.2. Develop and maintain community resources guides for each of the five boroughs.3. Find suitable permanent housing in the community.4. Serve as a liaison between the residence and landlords regarding move-in schedules, leases, rent and utility issues;5. Collaborate with case management staff to understand the specific housing needs and preferences of residents andact accordingly when searching for housing options.6. Serve as liaison to the Veteran’s Administration to identify housing for residents that qualify for VA housing.7. Participate in ongoing reviews of existing linkages for their adequacy and seek to extend the program’s and ICL’slinkages as part of Continuous Quality Improvement.8. Document efforts to locate and secure housing for residents.9. Assist in the orientation of new personnel when requested.10. Maintain up-to-date, accurate individual paper and electronic case records as directed by the Program Director..11. Comply with attendance and timekeeping rules and report reliably and regularly to work on an on-going basis.12. Attend regularly scheduled clinical meetings, staff meetings and supervision as well as in-service training anddevelopment activities.13. Review the staff communications log and make entries concerning essential elements of information designated byprogram management.

　　Obtain and maintain CPR and First Aid certifications.15. May have on-call responsibilities.16. Comply and promote compliance with all applicable laws, regulations and agency policies helping to strengthen andmaintain an ethical organizational culture.17. Immediately report serious incidents, allegations of abuse, incidents, or sensitive situations and completes incidentreports in accordance with agency policy.18. Perform other job-related duties as assigned.

　　KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

　　 Effective problem-solving skills Effective interpersonal skills Ability to work with diverse individuals Ability to work as a member of a team Ability to make reasonable and sound evaluative judgments Ability to create and compose written materials Ability to effectively and efficiently respond to questions from persons served Ability to read and understand lease, rental and utility agreements Ability to present information to persons served and other employees Ability to speak Spanish preferred

　　MINIMUM EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE QUALIFICATIONS:

　　Bachelor’s degree plus 3 years’ experience providing case management or housing services, or other relevanthuman service experience, or bachelor’s degree that required a one-year practicum working directly withindividuals with mental disabilities (e.g., BSW) and two years above experience or Master’s in psychology,social work or related field plus one year of the above experience. NYS Driver’s license a plus.