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Join Sequoia and Make a Meaningful Impact on Lives in Washington County!

Sequoia is a behavioral health nonprofit organization dedicated to providing a comprehensive range of behavioral health services to adults, children, and families in Washington County. We believe everyone deserves culturally responsive, accessible, and person-centered care—because recovery and a fulfilling, hopeful life are within reach for all. Our evidence-based, trauma-informed services include psychiatric medication management, intensive case management, integrated dual diagnosis treatment, individual and family therapies, supported employment, substance use support, adult residential treatment, and housing solutions.

Why Work at Sequoia?

At Sequoia, we invest in our team’s growth and development. We offer competitive salaries, excellent benefits, and a work environment that promotes collaboration, work-life balance, and a strong commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion. If you’re passionate about making a difference and eager to continue growing your skills, Sequoia could be the perfect place for you!

We Offer:

Employer-paid Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance
Employee Incentive Program
24 days of Paid Time Off (PTO)
1 Personal Day
9 Paid Holidays
Paid Bereavement and Jury Duty Leave
Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
Health Reimbursement Accounts (HRA)
Employer-paid Basic Life Insurance and Short-Term Disability
403(b) Retirement Plan with Employer Match (after 6 months)
Employee Assistance Program
Annual Professional Development Allowance
Access to Online Education for CEUs
Employee Referral Bonus
8% differential for speaking Spanish fluently

If you're ready to be part of a dynamic, supportive team that’s dedicated to changing lives, apply now and start an incredible career with Sequoia today!

Position Overview:

The Housing Case Manager will be responsible for helping participants with severe and persistent mental illness to secure and maintain affordable housing. The Housing Case Manager will participate in housing development activities to ensure that subsidy amount is accurate for each participant. They will also provide housing advocacy and other supportive services to assist clients to meet tenancy obligations, mediate landlord-tenant issues, home visits and services to assist clients in maintaining housing. The Housing Case Manager will work closely with the mental health providers to assure coordination of care and overall client success.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

Outreach to landlords and consumers to market the program and to develop relationships to maintain a housing stock that is appropriate for our participants.
Assess participants by identifying and addressing housing barriers.
Assist participants with searching and locating appropriate housing, completing rental applications, scheduling interviews and helping to coordinate the consumer’s benefits to ensure that the subsidy amount is accurate.
Provide advocacy and other supportive services to help participants fulfilling lease requirements such as budgeting, house rules and maintenance requests.
Aid in the mediation of landlord-tenant issues, provide home visits and help consumers apply for and transition to other long-term housing utilizing Section 8 vouchers and Continuum of Care vouchers.
Prepares reports and coordinate applications to subsidy program.
Enter documentation of all work completed into electronic medical record within 2 business days.

Physical Requirements :

The ability to meet the following physical requirements with or without reasonable accommodation:
This position requires spending a majority of the workday standing and walking, with occasional sitting.
Use of hands, wrists and fingers and lifting or moving up to 25lbs.
Movements such as stooping, crouching, bending, kneeling, climbing and reaching are occasionally required.
Noise and/or level of distractions in the work environment is moderate.
Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, distance vision and peripheral vision.
Talk, hear and communicate with clients and put client’s symptoms and functioning in the context of their mental illness.
Ability to operate a motorized vehicle.

Minimum Requirements

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in social or human services preferred

Experience

1 year experience working in the field.

Licenses

Must have a current driver’s license and the ability to meet Sequoia’s driving requirements.

Sequoia Mental Health Services is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment 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.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $48,750.00 - $52,650.00 per year

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