Housing First Coordinator - Social Services Advocate

Eliot Community Human Services, Inc.; Haverhill (MA); On-site; 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 for the Homeless Services CSP-HI to support unsheltered adults moving toward housing, guided by Housing First principles.

The role focuses on coaching, education, and access to community resources to foster housing stability, financial independence, and wellbeing. The position combines onsite office work and field visits in a compassionate, strengths-based approach.

Qualifications

• 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.

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. is seeking a Housing First Coordinator for the Homeless Services CSP-HI to support unsheltered adults moving toward housing, guided by Housing First principles.

The role focuses on coaching, education, and access to community resources to foster housing stability, financial independence, and wellbeing. The position combines onsite office work and field visits in a compassionate, strengths-based approach.