Supportive Housing Counselor (Bilingual Spanish/English)

Job Description

Job Description

Description:

Why Work at APM?

Asociación Puertorriqueños en Marcha (APM) is a nonprofit organization in Philadelphia, PA providing human services to the community including early childhood education, foster care & adoption, child welfare, mental & behavioral health, community and economic development, housing, violence intervention, and services to community schools. APM has been servicing the North Philadelphia community since 1970.

Salary: $18.82 per hour

Status: Full Time / On Site

Work Hours: Mondays through Fridays from 8:30 am to 5 pm

Benefits: To show appreciation to our employees, we offer the following benefits throughout the year.

• Medical Insurance or $100/month medical insurance waiver reimbursement
• Vision and Dental Insurance
• Life and AD&D Insurance
• 403b Retirement Plan with company contribution
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Short-term and long-term disability 
• Employee Assistance Program at no cost
• 20 Days of Paid Time Off
• 12 Days of Paid Holidays
• Other voluntary benefits

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Initiate the process of housing counseling for all the clients that enter the program: Performs face to face housing assessment with all new applicants. 
• Conducts client interviews, analyzes client-housing needs and formulates a plan for action with client to achieve and maintain clients permanent housing. 
• Along with case managers, determines income eligibility for rental-based subsidy and for waiting list placement.
• Assist Case Manager in gathering documents for rental subsidy certification and recertification. 
• Prepares tenant-based calculations worksheet.
• Develops network of real estate agencies. 
• Assists client to locate adequate housing units. 
• Helps clients negotiate lease with Real Estate agency. 
• Maintains data base for rental subsidies. 
• Conducts housing inspections of tenant-based rental units prior to client moving in, and as stated in the Housing Counseling Procedure. 
• Conducts periodical or as needed home visits of tenant-based rental units paid for by subsidy component.
• Conducts reasonable rental analysis of tenant-based rental units. ? Participates in regular supervisory meetings and in others as needed. 
• Writes a weekly scheduled, and updated weekly report, a monthly report, and any documentation as needed. 
• Maintains timely and accurate progress notes of each contact with client and others in client’s chart and/or HIMS. 
• Attends and participate in appropriate professional training and self-improvement programs. 
• Performs other duties, including back-up case management, as assigned

Requirements:

QUALIFICATIONS:  

• Bilingual/Bicultural (Spanish/English) is a must.
• Aptitude for calculations and negotiations related to HUD rental/based subsidy, budgeting, and mortgage delinquency and mortgage applications. 
• High School Diploma or equivalent. Associate or Bachelor preferred. 
• Good communication and writing skills