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About the Role

The Doe Fund is seeking a Housing Specialist to join their team. This role will work out of their Porter Avenue, Brooklyn facility and report to the Director of Discharge Planning, Housing & Recruitment. The organization empowers individuals through innovative work and housing programs.

Responsibilities

• Interfaces with landlord and management companies to establish a working relationship
• Create and maintain a liaison with the DHS Housing Placement Unit
• Oversees landlord and management company compliance in meeting established housing laws, building codes, and lease agreements
• Works in conjunction with Case Management to identify potential clients for housing
• Resolves crises or conflicts with landlords and management companies to ensure compliance with meeting the needs of the client base
• Monitors, evaluates, and revises housing management relationships
• Ensures uniformity in maintaining fair housing standards in securing apartments
• Develops and maintains a database of available housing
• Works towards identifying new housing opportunities for clients through ongoing networks
• Prepares and/or coordinates reports and related information related to housing codes and compliance
• Informs Case Management staff of apartment readiness and/or problems with client maintaining apartment
• Maintains a caseload (min. 10) of clients receiving outside income
• Prepare housing packages (HRA's 2010E Application, General Population Supportive Housing Packages, HUD VASH Application Process, HPD Section 8 Process, LINC IV, IV+ & V, etc.) and collaborate with Case Management staff with the preparation of psycho-social applications and assist in the access of any needed documents

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree with at least two to three years of community-based residential management experience or a related field
• Work experience negotiating lease agreements with landlords and/or realtor management companies and providing housing for special needs populations
• Knowledge of applicable state and city housing and disability laws and codes
• Computer literate
• Valid driver’s license

Location

• Porter Avenue, Brooklyn

Work Type

• Full-time

Experience Level

• 2-3 years

Education Level

• Bachelor's degree

Salary/Compensations

• Competitive salary

Benefits

• Medical and dental coverage
• Paid retirement plan participation
• Paid sick, personal and vacation time
• Paid holidays
• Discounted gym memberships

About the Company

• The Doe Fund is a leading New York City non-profit organization that operates the Ready, Willing & Able (RWA) program.
• Participants clean over 115 miles of streets and sidewalks daily.
• The organization has an $80 million budget, 500+ staff members, and 46,000 individual donors.
• The Doe Fund is nationally acclaimed as a work-based model for solving homelessness and criminal recidivism.
• They empower people to break the cycles of homelessness, welfare dependency, substance abuse, and incarceration through innovative work and housing programs.

Equal Opportunity

• Committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace reflective of individuals who share our mission and who want to join us in working on the cutting-edge of important social issues.
• Equal opportunity employer.
• Highly encourage applications from candidates regardless of race, color, citizenship, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, veteran or reservist status, or any other category protected by federal, state, or local law.