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About the Role
The Housing Specialist works closely with clients, outreach teams, and partner agencies to prepare clients for permanent housing. This role expedites the housing placement process by assisting residents in achieving housing readiness, establishing eligibility profiles, and matching clients with permanent housing opportunities.
Responsibilities
- Ensure clients are prepared for the housing process by conducting mock interviews, groups, escorts to housing interviews, and ensuring that all necessary documents for housing applications have been secured
- Help prepare and review HRA 2010e and other appropriate housing applications
- Clearly communicate with case management staff regarding upcoming interviews, sent applications, and follow-up with housing providers, via progress notes, staff meetings and weekly supervision
- Track clients progress towards housing readiness
- Identify and maintain a wide array of housing options and resources, including building relationships with fair market landlords and rented rooms when appropriate
- Ensure that clients are matched and placed in housing appropriate to their needs
- Escort clients to appointments as needed
- Perform other related duties as assigned
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
- Substance abuse, homelessness, motivational interviewing, mental health conditions, preferred
- Two years’ experience, preferably in a non-profit or real estate environment, knowledge of supportive housing and DHS housing programs preferred
- Previous experience working with homeless/formerly homeless populations, adults with substance abuse /dual diagnosis preferred
- Excellent interpersonal and problem-solving skills
- Strong writing and verbal communication skills
- Bilingual in Spanish and English preferred
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office
- Experience with HRA 2010e, AWARDS /Foothold and CARES preferred
- Ability to handle multiple tasks in a fast paced, dynamic team environment and willingness to shift easily between various responsibilities with diverse populations
- Must be able to use public transportation to accompany clients to appointments
- Must be willing and able to engage in moderate physical activity to engage with street homeless individuals. Such activities include and are not limited to moderate walking and climbing
Skills
- Interpersonal skills
- Problem-solving skills
- Writing skills
- Verbal communication skills
- Microsoft Office proficiency
- Spanish and English bilingualism
Work Type
- 35-hour work week
Experience Level
- Two years’ experience
Education Level
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
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 - affordable housing paired with services designed to help people maintain their homes for the long-term - is widely recognized as a proven and cost-effective solution to chronic homelessness.
- Breaking Ground's programs and services help people experiencing street homelessness - especially those who have been on the streets the longest - to come indoors.
- Through our Street to Home outreach program and transitional housing resources, we help people get, and stay, on the path to a permanent home.
Equal Opportunity
- EOE/M/F/Vet/Disabled