St. Patrick Center provides opportunities for self-sufficiency and dignity to people who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless. Individuals and families build permanent, positive change in their lives through safe and affordable housing, sound mental and physical health, and employment and financial stability.
Working collaboratively with individuals, businesses, government and other service providers, St. Patrick Center will end chronic homelessness in the St. Louis region through Housing First, an evidence-based practice that tells us to remove barriers, do intake and assessment early, move people into housing and offer them support to achieve their goals.
St. Patrick Center, a ministry of Catholic Charities, is a USA Today 2024 Top Workplaces winner! We are recognized as a multi-year St. Louis Post Dispatch Top Workplaces for our Purpose and Values, having received this distinction consecutively in 2022 and 2023. We are valued by employees for our culture excellence as demonstrated by winning the Top Workplace's Culture Excellence awards for Employee Appreciation, Employee Well-Being, Work-Life Flexibility, Professional Development, and Innovation in 2023. St. Patrick Center has also gained recognition as a 2023 Top Workplaces Woman-Led organization, Regional award, and Nonprofit Industry award winner.
St. Patrick Center, a ministry of Catholic Charities, is hiring a part-time case manager for our Supportive Services for Veteran Families (SSVF) team in our Shallow Subsidy program. We are looking for candidates with exceptional interpersonal skills for the Shallow Subsidy Case Manager position. The case manager will use best practices to assess the housing needs of veterans who are at risk of becoming or are currently unhoused, will utilize a wrap-around philosophy to assist veteran families in maintaining self-sufficiency and housing stability, will meet with the veteran families to develop a plan of care, and coordinate individualized services for housing and financial stability, among other duties. Moreover, the Shallow Subsidy Case Manager must have an interest in helping veterans reach their full potential. This position works a minimum of 20 hours per week, Monday-Friday. The wage range is between $15 and $20.
- Make in-home visits to observe indicators of client’s progress.
- Conduct monthly interviews with clients to help develop and monitor an Individual Service Strategy
- When needed assist with housing placement based on desires of clients.
- Work with case management (CM) team to address long-term financial stability needs of client.
- Work directly with veterans who require therapeutic interventions.
- Coach clients in learning skills for problem solving and long-range planning.
- Responsibility for completion and goal attainment of indicators outlined in grant and individual housing goals
- Assist in all activities consistent with daily duties of CM team to include home visits, child programming (if necessary), family crisis, ongoing housing stability
- Responsible for completion of departmental goals of case management as outlined by grants and housing plans
- Assess the client’s strengths, desires, and immediate/long term needs.
- Collaborate with the Wrap-Around Team that was developed.
- Document all referrals or services provided to client into the ECM.
- Complete daily and monthly departmental paperwork
- Update daily clients’ electronic files in ECM to include any types of contact with clients, services or any internal or external referrals.
- Engage client, family and natural supports in community setting when feasible and desired by client.
- Participation in at least one Agency Sponsored Fundraising event per year.
- Works with other Employment and Veteran Services Departmental staff
- Networks with federal, state, and local agencies
- Other duties as assigned
- College degree or 4 to 6 years equivalent professional experience required.
- Knowledge of housing and other supportive service resources
- Interest in helping veterans reach their full potential.
- Excellent computer skills and ability to process large amounts of data
- Ability to work well with a wide range of people in various settings.
- Ability to perform effective case management.
- Ability to follow, understand and meet grant requirements including paper work.
- Ability to handle confidential information.
- Ability to remain calm in stressful situations.
- Ability to manage a large caseload
- Drivers License required (MO residents require Class E)
- Reliable vehicle is required
- Current and valid auto insurance required
- Minimum of one year's experience working with individuals with mental illness preferred
St. Patrick Center does not discriminate on the basis of handicapped status in the admission or access to, or treatment or employment in, its federally assisted programs and activities. St. Patrick Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, or disability.
Pre-Employment Screening
All candidates receiving an employment offer must submit a pre-employment screening. The screenings will include criminal background check and other background checks (as needed), Family Care Safety Registration, drug screen, and an employment and education or licensure/certification verification. Various positions will require physical examination, Tuberculosis screening and Hepatitis A. All offers are contingent upon successful completion of required screening.
