The mission of the Colorado Coalition for the Homeless is to work collaboratively toward the prevention of homelessness and the creation of lasting solutions for homeless and at-risk families, children, and individuals throughout Colorado. The Coalition advocates for and provides a continuum of housing and a variety of services to improve the health, well-being, and stability of those it serves.
The Colorado Coalition for the Homeless seeks a Case Manager I to provide comprehensive case management from time of enrollment through program completion and transition into community reintegration for adults who are homeless - including those with disabilities - suffering from drug and alcohol addiction, mental illness and seeking transitional and permanent housing. Assists Residents with needs related to addiction recovery, primary care, mental health, housing and benefits. The Case Manager is central in understanding every aspect of the Resident's case in order to continually move each individual through successful program completion and community reintegration. This includes linking residents to local community resources including primary and behavioral health care, employment opportunities and housing supports. Additionally, the Case Manager is responsible for linking residents from Ft. Lyon programs to already existing employment and vocational providers in the community, assisting in job development activities, including education, providing supportive employment services to all project participants, overseeing internal transitional employment positions within CCH, and overseeing other special and/or short-term employment projects.
Fort Lyon Supportive Residential Community is designed to provide effective and comprehensive services to those who are homeless or at at-risk of homelessness in an effort to end their cycle of homelessness and promote health, wellbeing and active citizenship. These supports include direct access to housing with enhanced services including education, vocation and job training opportunities, linkage to co-occurring behavioral health and primary health care, acquisition of income, benefits and entitlements. The program staff works as a team to ensure a continuity of care. This position is located at 30999 CR15, Las Animas, CO 81054.
Coalition Benefits
In addition to the unique challenges and extraordinary rewards of our work, eligible Coalition employees enjoy a rich benefits package, including:
The effective date for your benefits will be the first of the month following your date of hire.
Essential Job Functions
Qualifications Summary
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The Colorado Coalition for the Homeless is committed to delivering services, making employment-related decisions, selecting volunteers, and selecting vendors without regard to age over 40, race, sex, color, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, disability, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, medical condition related to pregnancy, military status, or any other applicable status protected by law.