Human Services, Housing Specialist

Blue Ridge Behavioral Healthcare; Roanoke (VA); On-site; USD 43,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Blue Ridge Behavioral Healthcare in Roanoke, VA is seeking a Housing Specialist to help individuals with serious mental illness secure and maintain stable, affordable housing. You will coordinate services, document progress, and work with landlords to identify suitable units.

Qualifications include a Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) and at least two years in the human services field. A valid driving record is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required or equivalent work experience.
• Two years of work experience in the human services field required.
• Background check: fingerprints, state and FBI criminal record reports, drug test, and central registry report.
• Safe driving record: ability to transport clients; up to two moving violations in 3 years and none in 5 years.

Responsibilities

• Assist individuals with serious mental illness to secure and maintain stable, affordable rental housing.
• Coordinate services and offer community-based treatment and rehabilitative services.
• Develop housing plans and document direct services.
• Identify affordable housing options and meet landlords; conduct inspections to ensure standards.

Skills

Two years experience

Bachelor's degree

Safe driving record

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

At Blue Ridge Behavioral Healthcare, Hope is Spoken Here. Our mission is to provide quality, community-based services that prevent and address mental health disorders, developmental disabilities, and substance use disorders.

We put people first-ensuring every individual is treated with dignity and respect while providing flexible, affordable, and timely services.

Join us in making a meaningful difference in the lives of those we serve as a Housing Specialist.

Position Summary/Responsibilities

The Housing Specialist will assist individuals with serious mental illness to secure and maintain stable, affordable rental housing in the community. This is done by coordinating services and offering community-based treatment and rehabilitative services.

What You Will Do: A typical week usually consists of assisting individuals with developing a supportive housing plan, documenting direct services, identifying affordable housing options, meetings with landlords, inspections to ensure units meet standards, and monitoring satisfaction of services which consists of visits with the individual, family members, and/or providers.

A successful candidate will be experienced working with individuals with mental illness with knowledge of services and systems available in the community, who is motivated to learn and implement a new initiative. The Housing Specialist's schedule is self-driven and subject to change at times; being organized and having the ability to adapt to changing situations are keys to success. This is a grant funded position.

Hiring Range

The anticipated base salary for this position is $43,120.62 to $53,900.78. Actual compensation offered within this range will be determined based on the candidate's experience, education, qualifications (knowledge, skills, and abilities), geographic location, complexity of role, and other relevant business considerations. We kindly ask that candidates do not discuss compensation until after an offer of employment is extended.

Requirements

• Education: Bachelor's degree required or equivalent work experience.
• Experience: Two years of work experience in the human services field required. Experience with individuals who have experienced homelessness or serious mental illness is a plus!
• Background Check: Fingerprints, State and FBI criminal record reports, drug test, and central registry report will be required upon selection.
• Safe Driving Record: This position requires transporting clients or driving agency vehicles. Candidates must have a good driving record, which is defined as no more than two moving violations in the last three years and no criminal moving violations in the last five years.

Special Work Conditions

While performing the duties of this job, the employee will often sit, stand, walk, bend, stoop, climb and reach above their head. Use of hands for placing and pulling objects. The employee frequently lifts and or carries up to 20 pounds and pushes or pulls up to 20 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision (computer & paperwork). Specific hearing required by this job includes normal tones. Travel up to 10%. Travel to various apartments in the community for the purpose of monitoring housing needs; Transportation of individuals into the community to ensure informed choice of housing options.These functions may be performed with or without reasonable accommodations.

Why work at BRBH?

• Team atmosphere: Our small team works hard to change lives.
• Work/Life Balance: We have a great Paid Time Off policy - 21 days annually, which starts accruing on your first day, plus 10 paid holidays.
• Stable Employer: BRBH provides multiple programs and services throughout the Roanoke Valley with over 350 employees working to provide quality care to our clients. We are proud to have served our community for over 50 years. BRBH maintains a drug-free workplace and is an equal opportunity employer. This position is located in Roanoke, VA.

EOE Statement

Blue Ridge Behavioral Healthcare provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation general identify or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S.; we are unable to provide visa sponsorship.

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