Housing Coordinator

People USA; City of Poughkeepsie (NY); On-site; USD 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

People USA is seeking a Full-Time Housing Coordinator to support daily operations at the assigned location. This role provides peer support for housing participants and models trauma-informed care while helping guests set goals and engage in community activities.

The Housing Coordinator will use lived experience with mental health or substance use challenges to implement PEOPLe USA’s Supported Housing programs (MRT, OMH, HUD) and assist participants in living independently and in a

Qualifications

• High School degree or equivalency.
• Personal lived experience with mental illness or substance abuse.
• Clean & valid drivers license

Responsibilities

• Provides screenings to potential program participants identified through the local county's SPOA process.
• Educates potential program participants on who PEOPLe USA is and how the Supported Housing program operates.
• Provides information on OMH, MRT, or HUD guidelines and general housing.
• Assists accepted participants with budgeting, including rent, utilities, subsidies, personal finances.
• Directly explore housing rental options that suit participants' finances, environment, and needs.
• Assists participants in completing rental applications.
• Assists participants in understanding leasing contract components.
• Assists participants in managing the moving process.
• Assists participants in furnishing rentals.
• Helps participants budget to maintain housing and basic needs.

Skills

Technical Capacity

Communication

Thoroughness

Customer/Client Focus

Collaboration/Teamwork Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Computer Skills

Organization & Time Mgmt.

Mediation

Resiliency & Flexibility

Responsiveness & Calmness

Ethical Conduct

Results Driven

Education

High School degree or equivalency

Bachelor's degree

Job description

The Full-Time Housing Coordinator staff will support the daily operations at the assigned Location. She or he provides peer support for each housing participant enrolled in the program. The Housing Coordinator is available to instill hope, support wellness and demonstrate that recovery is real and does happen. Staff model and utilize trauma-informed techniques and tools, help guests set goals and engage in community and social events. The Housing Coordinator position will be a peer (personal lived experience/s with mental health challenges or substance use challenges) who implements PEOPLe, USAs Supportive Housing programs (MRT, OMH, HUD), helping people with histories of mental health challenges to live independent, self-determined lives in the community.

Job Duties And Responsibilities

• Provides screenings to potential program participants identified through the local countys Single Point of Access (SPOA) process (Help directly link potential program participants not identified through SPOA with the necessary resources to become SPOA-identified.
• Educates potential program participants on who PEOPLe USA. is, what the agency stands for (mission & core values), and how the agencys Supported Housing program operates.
• Provides additional information on OMH, MRT, or HUD Supportive Housing guidelines and general housing.
• Assists accepted program participants with budgeting, incl. rental costs, utilities, program subsidies, personal finances, and other related personnel costs.
• Directly explore with participants housing rental options that suit their financial, environmental, and personal needs.
• Assists participants in completing rental applications.
• Assists participants in understanding all leasing contract components.
• Assists participants in managing the moving process.
• Assists participants in furnishing rentals.
• Help participants to continuously budget their money sensibly to maintain their housing and other basic needs.

Competencies

• Technical Capacity
• Communication
• Thoroughness
• Customer/Client Focus
• Collaboration/Teamwork Skills
• Interpersonal Skills
• Computer Skills
• Organization & Time Mgmt.
• Mediation
• Resiliency & Flexibility
• Responsiveness & Calmness
• Ethical Conduct
• Results Driven

Position Type and Expected Hours of Work: This is a full-time position, and expected hours are 40 hours.

Travel: Travel is primarily local during the business day, although some out-of-area and overnight travel may be expected. This position requires up to 75% travel.

Required Education And Experience

• High School degree or equivalency.
• Personal lived experience/s with mental illness or substance abuse.
• Clean & valid drivers license

Preferred Experience

• Bachelor's degree
• Bilingual English/Spanish
• Significant demonstrable experience in health & human services

Additional Eligibility Qualifications

• Must work towards or possess the following: New York State Certified Peer Specialist must be obtained within 6 months of hire.
• Certified Psychiatric Rehabilitation Practitioner (CPRP).
• All other training assigned to staff must be done in a timely manner.