Housing Navigator: Secure Affordable Housing & Support

City Center; Fresno (CA); Hybrid; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Spanish language

Adaptable to growth

Job summary

Fresno Mission is seeking a Housing Navigator to assist and advocate for clients to locate, secure, and retain affordable housing. The role plans and coordinates services, identifies housing options, and communicates with landlords and partner organizations on behalf of participants.

You will conduct tenant screenings, develop personalized housing support plans, search for housing options, assist with applications and documentation, and provide resources and referrals to support tenancy success.

Qualifications

• AA or higher in Drug and Alcohol, Social Work, Human Services or related field.
• At least 1 year serving the populations Fresno mission serves.

Responsibilities

• Conducting a tenant screening and housing assessment that identifies the member’s preferences and barriers related to successful tenancy.
• Developing an individualized housing support plan based upon the housing assessment that addresses identified barriers.
• Searching for housing and presenting options.
• Assisting in securing housing, including the completion of housing applications and securing required documentation.
• Provide guidance, resources, and referrals as necessary to clients/guests/members.
• Landlord education and engagement.
• Assisting with benefits advocacy, including assistance with obtaining identification and documentation for SSI eligibility and supporting the SSI application process.
• Identifying and securing available resources to assist with subsidizing rent (such as HUD’s Housing Choice Voucher Program (Section 8), or state and local assistance programs) and matching available rental subsidy resources to clients/guests/members.
• Identifying and securing resources to cover expenses, such as security deposit, moving costs, adaptive aids, environmental modifications, moving costs, and other one-time expenses.
• Communicating and advocating on behalf of the clients/guests/members with landlords.
• Assisting in arranging for and supporting the details of the move.
• Establishing procedures and contacts to retain housing, including developing a housing support crisis plan.

Skills

Empathy

Active listening

Time management

Reliability

Education

AA or higher in Drug & Alcohol, Social Work, Human Services or related field

Job description

Fresno Mission is seeking a Housing Navigator to assist and advocate for clients to locate, secure, and retain affordable housing. The role plans and coordinates services, identifies housing options, and communicates with landlords and partner organizations on behalf of participants.

You will conduct tenant screenings, develop personalized housing support plans, search for housing options, assist with applications and documentation, and provide resources and referrals to support tenancy success.