Case Manager-(ESSHI) El Borinquen
About this role
Job DetailsJob Location: Bronx, NY 10456Position Type: Full TimeEducation Level: 2 Year DegreeSalary Range: $40,000.00 - $52,000.00 SalaryTravel Percentage: NoneJob Shift: DayJob Category: Nonprofit - Social ServicesComunilife Inc is looking to fill a Case Manager position for its Bronx residential program. The Case Manager develops supportive relationships with clients; link them to community- based medical and mental health care, and provide crisis intervention as needed. The Case Manager provides support with accessing primary medical care and other necessary services to increase clients’ capacity for independent living and monitors progress, providing referrals as needed. The Case Manager completes required documentation in a timely manner and participates in case conferences, on-site and community-based meetings and trainings as required. This position is eligible to participate in Comunilife's generous benefit package including health insurance, dental, vision, dependent care, paid time off, 401(k), tuition assistance program and more.
Essential duties
Completing comprehensive assessments, service plans, progress notes
Monitoring and reassess clients’ needs for referrals and services
Provide psychoeducation on relevant topics like substance use disorders, entitlements, etc.
Provides individual and group workshops
Work collaboratively in an inter-disciplinary team to ensure comprehensive, client-centered services are delivered and documented.
QualificationsEducation and Experience Requirement(s):
Bachelor's Degree in human services or related field; Credentialed Alcohol and Substance
Abuse Counseling (CASAC-T or CASAC) is a plus
Two (2) years' work experience
Experience with HIV/AIDS afflicted individuals, chronic mental illness, substance abuse individuals and their families a plus
Bilingual skills in English/Spanish a plus
Knowledge and hands-on experience in providing direct services related to the treatment
and recovery of persons with HIV/AIDS, substance abuse, serious mental illness, and homelessness
Excellent oral and written communication skills; proficiency with Ms Office and Google
product suites
Ability to perform and manage in a team approach; excellent interpersonal skills
Ability to handle complex challenges and balance multiple demands on time and attention
Ability and willingness to perform all duties as workload necessitates
Comunilife is an EEO employer and provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
Company at a glance
For 37 years, Comunilife (started in 1989) has been committed to improving the quality of life and creating a healthier tomorrow for New Yorkers with special needs in the Hispanic and broader communities, by providing culturally competent health and human services and a continuum of affordable and supportive housing. In 2025, Comunilife met the needs of more than 4,000 low-income and vulnerable New Yorkers. Roughly 90% of our clients have incomes below the federal poverty line; 90% are African-American or Latino; and 50% have Spanish as their primary (or sole) language. All struggle with profound challenges, i.e. chronic homelessness; HIV/AIDS and other major medical issues; serious mental illnesses and substance abuse.
Comunilife’s affordable and supportive housing programs address the need for safe, affordable, service enriched housing for a low-income population that has difficulty maintaining stable housing. A majority of our housing clients have a history of homelessness and/or long-term hospitalizations. Many are living with mental illness, HIV/AIDS and other chronic illnesses. Comunilife has 2,829 apartments/units in 13 supportive residences, 3 low-income apartment buildings and 1,068 scatter site apartments in the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens and Manhattan. Our Medical Respite program provides short-term supportive housing and case management services to multiply-challenged patients leaving hospital care without a viable home in which to recuperate.
Comunilife is a leader in the field of Latina adolescent suicide prevention. Our Life is Precious™ Program, which opened in 2008, provides non-clinical services to girls’ ages 12 to 17 in the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens, Manhattan, Poughkeepsie, Yonkers, Hempstead, and Amsterdam. Activities include academic support, creative arts therapies, music lessons, wellness activities and concrete family services, are designed to reduce the risk factors associated with Latina adolescent suicide.
Top Benefits
- Health Insurance
- Dental
- Vision
- Dependent Care
- Paid Time Off
- 401(k)
- Tuition Assistance Program
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