Senior Housing Outreach Specialist (Downtown)

Goddard Riverside; New York (NY); On-site; USD 34,440 - 41,328; Full time

Job summary

Goddard Riverside is seeking a Housing Outreach Specialist to support adults experiencing street homelessness in Manhattan. The role involves outreach-based engagement and a harm-reduction approach to connect people with housing services.

You will work collaboratively across teams to serve as a case manager, aiming for placement into transitional or permanent housing, with early-morning schedules and a commitment to assisting New Yorkers in accessing stable housing.

Qualifications

• The salary offer will be based on the candidate’s number of years experience in the exact or comparable position and additional preferred qualifications will be taken into account.

Responsibilities

• Engage individuals living on the street using a harm reduction approach.
• Serve as a case manager to place clients into transitional and permanent housing.
• Collaborate across teams and partner organizations to achieve housing placement.

Job description

Organization Overview

The Goddard Riverside Community Center (Goddard Riverside) and the Stanley M. Isaacs Neighborhood Center (Isaacs Center) are well-established Manhattan community-based agencies that support services to approximately 30,000 New Yorkers. We are two of New York City’s leading human services organizations meeting the needs of children, youth and families, homeless individuals, and older adults through‑out Manhattan and New York City. We work every day for a fair and just society where all people have the opportunity to make choices that lead to better lives for themselves and their families. The Isaacs Center focuses primarily on the needs of children and low‑income families, out-of‑school and out‑of‑work youth, and aging New Yorkers. We operate at community centers located in the neighborhoods of East Harlem and Yorkville, and seek to deliver programs that are impactful, innovative, and intergenerational.

Program Description

Goddard Riverside invests in people & strengthens community, serving more than 20,000 people throughout New York City with a variety of programs for all ages. We work within a social justice framework to create a fair and just society where all people have the opportunity to make choices that lead to better lives for themselves and their families. Goddard is a partner within the Manhattan Outreach Consortium (MOC) a borough-wide initiative to serve the unsheltered community. The Uptown team serves the UWS and UES of Manhattan and collaborates with various community partners and healthcare agencies throughout Manhattan. The catchment area includes W. 59th – W. 110th Street & E. 59th – E. 96th Street, river to river.

Purpose of Position

The Housing Outreach Specialist works creatively and effectively in the community to engage individuals living on the street through outreach by utilizing a harm reduction approach. The position serves as a case manager for adults experiencing street homelessness, with the goal of placement into transitional and permanent housing. The position works collaboratively across teams and organizations to achieve this goal.

Schedule

Monday through Friday 5:30am-1:30pm and 9am-5pm

Hourly Range

$25.75- $29.83

Qualifications

Candidates must have the required qualifications to be considered for the position. The salary offer will be based on the candidate’s number of years experience in the exact or comparable position and additional preferred qualifications will be taken into account.