Client Housing Advocate

Groundworks New Mexico; Albuquerque (NM); Ibrido; USD 42.000 - 54.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Groundworks New Mexico provides case management and housing advocacy for survivors of domestic violence. The role helps access emergency shelter and community resources; secure and maintain safe, stable housing; and navigate legal, immigration, educational, financial, and mental health supports.

You will assess program eligibility, document client progress, and coordinate with internal teams and community partners to support each survivor’s safety, healing, self-sufficiency, and long-term

Competenze

• Associate’s degree or equivalent coursework with at least 1 year relevant experience.
• High school diploma with 3 years related experience, at least 2 in the duties described.
• Bilingual English-Spanish, written and verbal required.

Mansioni

• Provide crisis intervention using established crisis-response methods and protocols.
• Facilitate access to housing resources and services.
• Assist housing clients in finding, securing, and maintaining permanent housing.
• Conduct housing inspections.
• Collaborate with the legal team on pro se cases (orders of protection, divorce, custody, child support).

Conoscenze

Crisis intervention

Resource access coordination

Bilingual English-Spanish

Formazione

Associate’s degree or related coursework

High school diploma with 3 years related experience

Descrizione del lavoro

Provide case management and housing advocacy for survivors of domestic violence. Helps access emergency shelter and community resources; secure and maintain safe, stable housing; and navigate legal, immigration, educational, financial, and mental health supports; assess program eligibility, coordinates and monitors services, documents client progress, and collaborates with internal teams and community partners to support each survivor’s safety, healing, self-sufficiency, and long-term stability.

Additional Areas of Responsibility:

Provide immediate crisis intervention using established crisis-response methods and protocols; Facilitate access to resources; Assist housing clients in finding, securing, and maintaining permanent housing to their personal service plans; Conduct housing inspections; Collaborate with the legal team, with pro se legal cases (e.g., orders of protection, divorce, custody, and/or child support), among other duties as assigned.

Other Information/Requirements:

Position Qualifications

• Associate’s degree, or equivalent coursework related to the field describe in the job description, and a minimum of one (1) year of experience that is directly related to the duties and responsibilities above; OR
• A high school diploma or equivalency with three years’ worth of work experience, at least two of which are directly related to the duties and responsibilities specified above; AND
• Bilingual (English-Spanish), written and verbal required.