Housing Stabilizer: Build Lasting Housing Stability

San Diego Rescue Mission; Vista (CA); On-site; USD 48,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

San Diego Rescue Mission seeks a Housing Stabilizer to support individuals transitioning from homelessness into permanent housing. You will review handoff materials, maintain budgets, and monitor client progress to ensure stable tenancy and ongoing financial stability.

The role emphasizes collaboration with the Outreach team, landlords, and community partners, while maintaining confidentiality and trauma-informed care in all client interactions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree preferred but not required.
• Experience in homelessness services, housing stabilization, case management, behavioral health, or related field may substitute for formal education.
• Relevant lived experience is valued and may be considered with demonstrated professional skills.
• Combination of education, lived experience, and job experience may be considered to meet qualifications.
• Experience with homelessness, housing instability, behavioral health challenges, or barriers is strongly preferred.
• Experience with housing navigation, landlord engagement, budgeting, benefits/resources, or housing-retention services preferred.

Responsibilities

• Receive clients through a scheduled warm handoff from Outreach/Housing Navigation, ideally before transition.
• Review all handoff documentation, including client budget, income/paystubs, bank statements, stabilization agreement, housing information, and other program documents.
• Meet with assigned clients at least monthly, with additional contact based on client needs.
• Obtain and review monthly bank statements and updated income documentation to monitor financial stability.
• Develop realistic budgets and plans for maintaining rent, utilities, food, transportation, and other essential expenses.
• Help clients develop the skills to independently maintain housing after program ends.
• Identify potential housing-stability concerns early, including missed rent, lease violations, employment/income changes, behavioral concerns, landlord issues, or difficulty managing finances.
• Coordinate with landlords and property managers to resolve tenancy concerns and prevent housing loss.
• Connect clients to community resources, benefits, employment services, behavioral health services, ECM, and other supportive services.
• Maintain clear boundaries between Outreach, Housing Navigation, and Housing Stabilization responsibilities after handoff.
• Maintain accurate and timely documentation in HMIS/Clarity and other required program systems.
• Ensure ROIs, assessments, case notes, housing documents, and program documentation remain current.
• Track housing retention, client progress, income changes, and other required program outcomes.
• Participate in weekly team meetings and communicate emerging concerns to the Manager/Director.
• Collaborate with the Social Worker, Housing Navigator, Outreach team, landlords/property managers, and community partners as needed.
• Follow SDRM policies regarding confidentiality, client privacy, trauma-informed care, professional boundaries, documentation, and safety.

Skills

Case management

Documentation

Trauma-informed care

Communication

Boundaries

Time management

Driving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Social Work or related field

Tools

HMIS/Clarity

Job description

San Diego Rescue Mission seeks a Housing Stabilizer to support individuals transitioning from homelessness into permanent housing. You will review handoff materials, maintain budgets, and monitor client progress to ensure stable tenancy and ongoing financial stability.

The role emphasizes collaboration with the Outreach team, landlords, and community partners, while maintaining confidentiality and trauma-informed care in all client interactions.