Community Life Service Coordinator

The Community Builders, Inc.; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

403(b) retirement plan with company match

Employer contributions to Health Savings Accounts

Job summary

The Community Builders, Inc. is seeking a Community Life Service Coordinator in Boston to coordinate support services for residents. In this role, you will work closely with residents to identify their goals and facilitate access to community resources.

The ideal candidate will possess a Bachelor's degree in social work or related field and at least 2 years of experience in housing or human services. The position includes medical benefits, 12 paid holidays, and a competitive salary of $55-60k.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in social work, human services, public health or community development.
• 2+ years of professional experience with families and disabilities.
• Proficiency in MS Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook.

Responsibilities

• Develop and coordinate support services for residents.
• Build relationships with residents to understand their aspirations.
• Conduct orientations for new residents.

Skills

Experience working with diverse families

Excellent communication skills

Bilingual Spanish speaker

Ability to track and understand data

Customer service skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in social work or related field

Tools

MS Excel

Power BI

Yardi

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Position: Community Life Service Coordinator

About The Community Builders

The Community Builders, Inc. (TCB) is an entrepreneurial real estate developer and owner. Our mission is to build and sustain strong communities where all people can thrive. We envision a world with vibrant, safe and inclusive neighborhoods where all people live in healthy homes with equitable access to resources and opportunities to pursue their dreams, and we work to make that vision a reality. Founded in 1964, TCB currently owns/manages 12,000+ units of rental housing across the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, and Midwest.

About Community Life

Community Life (CL) is The Community Builders (TCB)'s place-based model that uses healthy and stable housing as a platform for connecting our residents to services, community resources and opportunities so they can thrive. By creating programs and building strategic partnerships with residents and local stakeholders, CL helps create pathways to opportunities in early education, economic mobility, youth development, community engagement, voting registration, healthy living, and resident leadership.

Position Description:

Reporting to the Community Life Senior Manager, the Community Life Service Coordinator (SC) develops and coordinates support services for residents living in 225 Centre/ 250 Centre Street. The SC will ensure resident and community success through close work with property management, building and sustaining relationships with local and regional partners, planning programs and other on-site opportunities for residents, and working one-on-one with residents to assist them in achieving their goals.

This position has a requirement of five days a week in office.

Community Life Service Coordinator role at TCB

• Build relationships with residents to better understand their aspirations and goals, and connect them with local resources and opportunities
• Participation and coordination of resident support and resources around housing stabilization issues such as late rent payments, housekeeping and other lease violations
• Ensure participation in the site-based team meetings at least twice a month.
• Work with local organizations to successfully implement community engagement initiatives, including the CL Questionnaire
• Develop and monitor progress of the Community Success Plan, a one-year, data-informed strategic plan outlining site priorities, strategies, and activities to meet CL outcomes
• Track and report on progress as required by partners and funders to fulfill grant commitments
• Conduct new welcome orientations for new residents
• Create consistent outreach and communication with residents, including newsletters, flyers, telephone calls and door-knocking
• Use of TCB's data collection and analysis systems, CL Dynamics and Power BI, to document services provided to residents and outcomes achieved
• Participate in ongoing professional development, at least 12 hours per year that pertain to the SC position
• Recruit and lead volunteers and interns to assist on the site
• Other duties and responsibilities as requested

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Experience working with families of diverse backgrounds, and issues relating to financial mobility, community engagement, health and wellness and other social determinants of health
• Ability to understand and respect values, attitudes, and beliefs that differ across cultures and to respond appropriately to these differences with residents in planning, implementing, and evaluating programs and services
• Capable of building and maintaining positive relationships with a wide variety of stakeholders, including but not limited to, residents, senior staff, volunteers, interns, and community partners
• Ability to collect, track and understand data to assess programs and partnerships and inform strategies
• Operate in a timely manner, with consistency and a high level of integrity and professionalism; provide excellent customer service to residents and partners
• Excellent communication, organization, problem-solving and writing skills
• Knowledge of federal, state and local policies affecting housing is a plus.
• Ability to work some weekends and evenings is required
• Bilingual Spanish speaker strongly preferred

Education & Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree with a focus in social work, human services, public health, or community development
• At least 2+ years of overall professional experience working with families and people with disabilities in housing or human services agencies required
• Proficiency with MS Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook and other computer programs
• Previous engagement, communication and collaboration with people of diverse socioeconomic and cultural backgrounds preferred
• Experience working with partners and site team members to implement programs and initiatives
• Knowledge of Yardi, Property Management databases, Dynamics and Power BI is a plus.
• Bilingual in Spanish is a plus
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 12 Paid Holidays & tenure-based PTO accruals
• Employer contributions to Health Savings Accounts
• Company paid Life & Disability Insurance
• 403(b) retirement plan with company match
• Tax-advantage accounts: commuter/parking, medical & dependent care FSA
• Hospital & Critical Illness Insurance
• Confidential, 24/7 Employee Assistance Program
• Pay: $55-60k

The Community Builders is an equal opportunity employer.

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