Housing Outreach & Engagement Advocate

The Salvation Army Southern California; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 39,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Paid time off

Retirement plan

Paid holidays

Job summary

The Salvation Army Southern California is seeking an Outreach & Engagement Specialist 1 (OES1) in Seattle to assist homeless individuals living in vehicles toward housing solutions. The role involves field visits, coordinating with community services, and guiding clients through housing readiness and resources.

Responsibilities include intensive housing assistance, case management, and referrals, with a focus on preserving client dignity and connecting to partner agencies.

Qualifications

• Associate’s degree in social work or 2+ years of relevant experience.
• 2 years of demonstrated experience in related social services.
• Experience with Coordinated Entry for All (CEA), Rapid Re-Housing (RRH), and partner agencies preferred.
• Experience involving human relations, trauma-informed care, motivational interviewing, networking, and resourcing building.
• Experience with HMIS entries, exits, and reporting preferred.

Responsibilities

• Regularly seek out clients living in their vehicles in the territory served.
• Maintain contact with clients while they are working on their housing assessment and housing readiness plan.
• Provide intensive housing assistance, including: Resource referral. Advocacy between client and apartment managers.
• Provide formal and informal referral services to community resources.
• Provide expert case management for clients with varying degrees of vocational, social, cultural, and/or medical impairments hindering self-sufficiency, including referrals and linkages that assess and determine employability, job readiness, vocational education and training needs, and economic and social self-support.
• Coordinate services with other agencies that provide services relating to mental health, employment security, substance abuse, vocational rehabilitation, and developmental disabilities.
• Participate in unit staff meetings and in applicable trainings as assigned.
• Maintain client case records on Wellsky and HMIS, as well as required forms and reports in the prescribed format.
• Track, analyze, and input data relevant to county, donor, and internal stakeholders.
• Perform other administrative and operational functions as requested.

Skills

Outreach

Case management

Trauma-informed care

Motivational interviewing

Networking

Education

Associate’s degree in social work

Tools

HMIS

Wellsky

Job description

The Salvation Army Southern California is seeking an Outreach & Engagement Specialist 1 (OES1) in Seattle to assist homeless individuals living in vehicles toward housing solutions. The role involves field visits, coordinating with community services, and guiding clients through housing readiness and resources.

Responsibilities include intensive housing assistance, case management, and referrals, with a focus on preserving client dignity and connecting to partner agencies.