Housing Specialist

North Suffolk Community Services, Inc.; Boston, Northern (MA, KY); On-site; USD 51,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off

Public Service Loan Forgiveness

Health & Dental Insurance

Life Insurance

403(b) Retirement Plan

Job summary

North Suffolk Community Services, Inc. is seeking a Housing Specialist to provide direct care in site-based and mobile emergency respite settings. The role focuses on housing search, daily living support, and coordinating with housing programs.

The position requires a HS diploma, a driver’s license, and MAP/CPR-First Aid within five months. Bachelor's degree preferred and prior housing coordination experience is valued.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Bachelor's degree highly preferred.
• At least one year in case management or housing coordination.
• Experience with populations with severe mental illness and/or substance use disorder; housing programs preferred.
• Valid driver’s license; MAP certification and CPR/First Aid within 5 months of hire.

Responsibilities

• Develop expertise in assisting housing searches and assess housing options.
• Liaise with staff, families, advocates and housing programs as needed.
• Document progress in confidential records using approved methods.
• Organize and update the unit's housing resource board for current options and eligibility.
• Assess new clients' housing needs and help set short- and long-term goals; delegate tasks as needed.

Skills

Driver's license

MAP certification

CPR/First Aid

Education

High School Diploma/GED

Bachelor's degree

Job description

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Housing Specialist

6 days ago Requisition ID: 4263

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 served.

Schedule: 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 matchingVoluntary 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)