Housing First Coordinator - Drive Housing Stability

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

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off

Medical benefits

Retirement savings (401k)

Wellness & family support

Life & accidental death insurance

Professional growth

Job summary

Eliot Community Human Services, Inc. in Danvers, MA is seeking a Housing First Coordinator to join our Homeless Services CSP-HI team.

This role provides person-centered, strengths-based case management to unsheltered adults transitioning to housing, guided by Housing First principles. You will work onsite 9am-5pm, engage with community resources, and develop action plans to improve housing stability, 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.

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

2 years case management or comparable experience with the homeless population or lived experience with substance use disorder, homelessness, or mental illness

Job description

Eliot Community Human Services, Inc. in Danvers, MA is seeking a Housing First Coordinator to join our Homeless Services CSP-HI team.

This role provides person-centered, strengths-based case management to unsheltered adults transitioning to housing, guided by Housing First principles. You will work onsite 9am-5pm, engage with community resources, and develop action plans to improve housing stability, independence, and emotional well-being.