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About the Role

The Housing Advocate works with street homeless individuals, conducting outreach to engage them for services and secure housing solutions. This role involves building relationships, utilizing motivational interviewing, and connecting clients with essential resources to help them achieve stable housing.

Responsibilities

• Engage with all persons on the street who appear homeless
• Create and maintain an active registry of chronic and non-chronic homeless clients
• Conduct vulnerability assessments
• Attend clinical supervision and training
• Develop and maintain recordkeeping files and databases, including completion of necessary reports and data entry
• Communicate with team members through progress notes, program databases, reports, staff meetings, and weekly clinical supervision
• Act as a liaison with other service providers on behalf of clients
• Collaborate with Parks Department, NYPD, DSNY, MTA, and other agencies
• Respond to 311 calls
• Participate in Code Blue/Red alerts
• Monitor encampments
• Perform other related duties as assigned

Requirements

• Two years of related work experience
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent education and experience
• Knowledgeable about local benefit agencies
• Familiarity with substance abuse, mental health, and employment issues
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite and electronic record keeping
• Valid NY, NJ, CT, or PA driver's license with a good driving record
• Must maintain a good driving record as defined by the organization

Skills

• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Motivational interviewing
• Electronic record keeping

Location

• New York City
• Upstate New York
• Connecticut

Work Type

• Full-time
• Street outreach

Experience Level

• Entry Level

Education Level

• Bachelor's Degree

About the Company

• Breaking Ground operates nearly 4,000 units of housing across New York City, along with housing in upstate New York and Connecticut.
• Supportive housing is a proven and cost-effective solution to chronic homelessness.
• Breaking Ground's programs and services help people experiencing street homelessness to come indoors.
• The Street to Home outreach program connects individuals to housing, medical and mental health services, substance abuse counseling, and other essential supports.
• Over 95% of people placed by Breaking Ground remain stably housed.

Equal Opportunity

• EOE/M/F/Vet/Disabled