Housing Specialist

NORTH SUFFOLK COMMUNITY SERVICES INC; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 46,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off

Public Service Loan Forgiveness

Health & Dental Insurance

Employer Paid Life Insurance

403(b) Retirement Plan

Disability Insurance

Flexible Spending Accounts

Credit Union Access

Tuition Remission

Job summary

North Suffolk Community Services Inc in Boston, MA is seeking a Housing Specialist to join our team. This paraprofessional role provides direct care at the site-based and mobile Emergency Respite Program, assisting with housing search, daily living skills, transportation, and money management per the person-centered treatment plan.

The position requires a High School Diploma or GED, with a Bachelor's degree preferred, and at least one year in case management or housing coordination.

Qualifications

• Education: High School Diploma or GED; Bachelor's degree preferred.
• Experience: At least 1 year in case management or housing coordination.
• Licenses/certifications: Driver's license; MAP certification and CPR/First Aid within first five months of hire.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain housing search expertise for residents, identify barriers and assess housing options.
• Liaise with staff, families, advocates and housing staff/programs.
• Document progress in confidential records using established methods.
• Maintain the unit's housing resource board with current housing information.
• Meet with mobile and site-based clients on admission and assess housing needs; set immediate and longer-term goals and delegate tasks.

Skills

Driver's license

MAP certified

CPR/First aid

Education

High School Diploma/GED

Bachelor's degree

Job description

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Housing Specialist

Salary: $51,300.00 Annually

North Suffolk is looking for a Housing Specialist to join our team! The Housing Specialist provides direct care services at the site-based and mobile Emergency Respite Program.This paraprofessional position also provides direct services to people in respite setting in the areas of daily living skills, transportation, skill-building, money management, medication administration, risk mitigation and other areas based on the person-centered treatment plan. Services are provided based on recovery tenets and are aimed to promote overall health and well-being of persons servedSchedule: Tuesday - Friday 2pm-10pm. Saturday 8am-4pm.

What you\'ll do:

• Develop and maintain expertise in assisting persons served with all aspects of housing search: identification of barriers to housing and overall assessment of client-specific housing options.
• Acts as liaison with, staff, family members, advocates, and local, state, and federal housing staff and programs as needed related to matters of housing.
• Document each person’s progress in the confidential record according to established methods and procedures.
• Organize, update, and oversee the unit’s housing resource board to ensure residents have access to current information on community housing options and housing eligibility requirements.
• Meet with all mobile and site-based Emergency respite clients upon admission and complete overall assessment of their housing needs and assist client in establishing immediate and longer-term goals for client. Communicate to other team members and assign/delegate tasks as needed to other team members including staff and trainees.

What you’ll need:

• Education:
  • High School Diploma/GED equivalent required.
  • Bachelors Degree highly preferred.
• Experience:
  • At least one year working in case management and/or housing community/coordination
  • Highly preferred, not required: At least one year experience with population that has severe and persistent mental illness and/or substance use disorder; Experience working with local, state, and federal housing programs; Individuals with lived-experience
• Skills:

  • Must have Driver’s license.

  • Must be MAP certified and CPR/1st aide certified within the first five months of hire (training provided).

• Paid Time Off – Two weeks’ Vacation per year (three weeks after 1 year of service), 12 Sick Days per year, and 11 Paid Holidays per year
• Eligible employer for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program
• Health & Dental Insurance, with generous employer contribution
• Employer Paid Life Insurance
• 403 (b) Retirement Plan with employer matching
• Voluntary Short and Long Term Disability Insurance
• Medical & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Access to Credit Union Banking
• Access to State Tuition Remission Program (Worksite Specific)