Family Supportive Housing Services Coordinator

Family Supportive Housing Services Coordinator - $2000 Hiring Bonus Available

Apply promptly! A high volume of applicants is expected for the role as detailed below, do not wait to send your CV.

The Company: Pathways Vermont provides community-based mental health services and collaborative learning that centers people as the experts of their own lives. We strengthen our communities and the system of care by elevating the voices of lived experience.
Pathways Vermont is committed to a diverse workplace that reflects the communities we serve and is particularly interested in receiving applications from a broad spectrum of people interested in providing supportive social services to Vermonters including people with military experience, individuals with disabilities, and people of color.

The Role: The FSH Service Coordinator will work intensively with individuals and families who are exiting homelessness or at risk of homelessness by providing housing and service coordination support. The role of the FSH Service Coordinator is to work collaboratively with agencies and community partners to provide resources and support to FSH clients to ensure the acquisition of life skills and access to resources that will lead to permanent housing and a positive quality of life.

Available Positions: 3

Location: In Person (Franklin County VT)

Schedule: Full-Time (35-40 Hours Weekly)

Supervised by: Regional Services Manager

Serves: Franklin County

Application Requirements:A Cover Letter and Resume are required with your application.

Responsibilities:

• Engage in rapport building with participants and provide service from a “choice” perspective as well as participant-centered, harm reduction, and strengths based approaches.

• Manage between 12 and 15 clients as part of the caseload. 

• Regularly meet with clients both inside and outside of the office to assess housing needs and provide services, following grant protocol guidelines

• Provide training and referrals to clients regarding financial empowerment, life skills, tenant education, parent and child resilience, and support towards addiction recovery.

• Assist clients in the preparation of Individual Service Plans (ISP) to determine their goals and assist with self-advocacy with relation to housing and family services.

• Engage in advocacy and collaboration with agencies on behalf of families

• Other Duties as assigned

Qualifications:

• Knowledge of risk factors associated with domestic and sexual violence and their relationship to homelessness, as well as knowledge and experience working with issues of poverty and substance use.

• Experience working in home or community settings with families and children, experience with home visiting preferred. 

• Experience working with families with complex needs. xihmbke

• Willingness to self-reflect, learn, and practice new ways of being in relationships

• Risk and discomfort tolerance 

Compensation:

• Full time, non-exempt hourly employee

• 35-40 hours per week

• Hourly range- $22 - $24

Benefits:

• Medical, dental and vision insurance

• Long Term Disability/Life Insurance

• Paid Time Off (accrual of 210 hours per year to start)

• 9 Paid Holidays Annually

• 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan

• Employee Assistance Program

• Longevity Recognition Rewards

• Access to a wide variety of Pathways facilitated trainings including Intentional Peer Support

It is the policy of Pathways Vermont that all employees and applicants shall receive equal consideration and treatment in employment without regard to race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, veteran status, age, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identification, or disability.

Compensation details: 22-24 Hourly Wage

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