Housing Solutions & Readiness Specialist

CAMBA; New York (NY); On-site; USD 48,410 - 51,500; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

403(b) retirement plan with employer 0

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Job summary

CAMBA is seeking a Housing Specialist to support clients in Queens, NY, providing confidential case management, housing search guidance, and entitlement assistance.

You will develop monthly housing readiness workshops, maintain client files, coordinate appointments, and collaborate with case managers to remove barriers to self-sufficiency.

This full-time role includes benefits such as health and dental insurance, a 403(b) plan with employer match, paid time off, and holidays.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or G.E.D. plus two years of applicable experience or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain professional relationships with clients, ensuring confidentiality to engage them in case management services.
• Develop curriculum addressing shelter residents’ housing, independent living skills, and entitlement needs, including the permanent housing search process and options.
• Develop and facilitate a series of monthly housing readiness workshops.
• Maintain a bulletin board providing relevant housing information.
• Provide individualized and group counseling on housing and entitlement topics.
• Select appropriate instructional methods such as individual training, group instruction, self-study, lectures, demonstrations, simulation exercises, role play, and computer-based training.
• Conduct marketing and outreach presentations to recruit clients and resources.
• Collaborate with case managers to help clients overcome barriers to goal attainment and advocate for themselves toward self-sufficiency.
• Monitor clients’ progress toward goals through scheduled phone contact and/or face-to-face visits, documenting via progress notes.
• Create and maintain client files and duplicate all client documents.
• Assist case managers in scheduling appointments with referral organizations.
• Assist case managers in escorting clients to appointments (apartment viewings, public benefits, educational, medical, social service, etc.).
• Assist clients in completing applications for benefits and entitlements, and may process applications on clients’ behalf.

Skills

Case management

Bi-lingual

Counseling

Client outreach

Education

High school diploma or G.E.D. plus two years of applicable experience

Job description

CAMBA is seeking a Housing Specialist to support clients in Queens, NY, providing confidential case management, housing search guidance, and entitlement assistance.

You will develop monthly housing readiness workshops, maintain client files, coordinate appointments, and collaborate with case managers to remove barriers to self-sufficiency.

This full-time role includes benefits such as health and dental insurance, a 403(b) plan with employer match, paid time off, and holidays.