Housing First Coordinator: Community Stability Advocate

Eliot Community Human Services, Inc.; Danvers, Northern (MA, KY); Hybrid; USD 48,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous Paid Time Off

Comprehensive Benefits

Retirement Savings

Wellness & Family Support

Financial Security

Professional Growth

Job summary

Eliot Community Human Services, Inc. is seeking a Housing First Coordinator to join our Homeless Services CSP-HI team in Massachusetts. The role provides person-centered, strengths-based case management to unsheltered adults transitioning to housing within a Housing First framework.

Responsibilities span onsite field work, coordinating assessments and action plans, and collaborating with community partners to secure housing stability, financial independence, and emotional well-being.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a human services field or social work or related field, preferred.
• 2 years case management or comparable experience with the homeless population or lived experience with substance use disorder, homelessness, or mental illness.
• Must possess a valid Massachusetts driver’s license and maintain a personally owned vehicle.

Responsibilities

• Working onsite at the office and in the field with flexibility to respond to needs as they arise throughout the day.
• Engage in client-centered/harm-reduction/Housing First framework.
• Forge and maintain positive/ productive working relationships with community members and coalitions.
• Advocate to ensure that client interactions with support services and interventions are as person centered/strength based/recovery oriented.
• Collaboratively develop and implement needs assessments and action plans with clients that improve their success in sustainable housing.
• Address ongoing clinical and/or systemic needs – with attention to potential risk factors.
• Develop and implement safety response plan as needed.
• Working knowledge of area resources and providers is a plus.
• Familiarity with the challenges related to homelessness, substance use, mental illness and trauma is a must.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a human services field or social work or related field, preferred

Job description

Eliot Community Human Services, Inc. is seeking a Housing First Coordinator to join our Homeless Services CSP-HI team in Massachusetts. The role provides person-centered, strengths-based case management to unsheltered adults transitioning to housing within a Housing First framework.

Responsibilities span onsite field work, coordinating assessments and action plans, and collaborating with community partners to secure housing stability, financial independence, and emotional well-being.