Housing Specialist - The Richmond

Job Description

Job Description

SUMMARY:

To assist residents in our shelter as they secure permanent housing.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Responsible for advocacy and providing assistance to clients in obtaining permanent housing.
• Initiate housing referrals to the appropriate agencies.
• Meet with clients on a regular basis to develop strategies to meet their housing needs.
• Coordinate permanent housing search and address any barriers that may arise.
• Coordinate and facilitate quarterly Housing Forums for landlords, brokers and residents.
• Coordinate and facilitate bi-weekly meetings with residents.
• Conduct housing workshops for housing readiness.
• Escort families to view apartments and meet prospective landlords and real estate brokers.
• Participate and attend the Interdisciplinary Team and Administrative meetings weekly.
• Submit all monthly reporting in a timely manner. Ensure documentation is reflected in the clients charts.
• Initiate and identify housing resources for families in shelter and facilitate appropriate applications on their behalf (i.e. 2010Es, Supportive Housing, and other appropriate housing applications.
• Coordinate and case conference with both internal and external programs to ensure care coordination as it relates to housing.
• Attend appropriate DHS trainings and meetings as it relates to Housing.

Qualifications:

• This position requires a Bachelors Degree and/or previous housing experience working with the housing disadvantaged populations.
• Clean valid driver’s license with the ability to drive a 16 passenger van.
• Must have exceptional communication skills both orally and in writing with individuals and groups regarding complex and sensitive issues.
• Must have strong computer skills to create and utilize databases and spreadsheets.
• Physical ability to perform the essential job functions is needed.
• In addition, the Housing Specialist shall perform any duties as required to meet the needs of the program and the clients we serve.

We are the largest nonprofit on Staten Island, committed to serving the needs of hungry and homeless. We serve people with special needs - people living with HIV and AIDS, people using substances, people living with mental illness - with an array of on-site professional services. We offer a comprehensive continuum of compassionate care that begins with street outreach, shelter, and soup kitchen and food pantry, and extends to treatment, other clinical and support services, and transitional and permanent supportive housing. Visit our website for more information at

Company Description

We are the largest nonprofit on Staten Island, committed to serving the needs of hungry and homeless. We serve people with special needs - people living with HIV and AIDS, people using substances, people living with mental illness - with an array of on-site professional services. We offer a comprehensive continuum of compassionate care that begins with street outreach, shelter, and soup kitchen and food pantry, and extends to treatment, other clinical and support services, and transitional and permanent supportive housing. Visit our website for more information at