Supportive Housing Counselor (Bilingual Spanish/English)

Asociacion Puertorriquenos En Marcha Inc; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Vision Insurance

Dental Insurance

403b Retirement Plan

Flexible Spending Accounts

Disability Insurance

Employee Assistance Program

Paid Time Off

Paid Holidays

Voluntary Benefits

Job summary

APM in Philadelphia is seeking a full-time, on-site Housing Counselor. The role focuses on initiating housing counseling, interviewing clients, and coordinating rental subsidies to help clients achieve permanent housing.

Responsibilities include income eligibility, document gathering for subsidies, and maintaining client records. Strong Spanish/English skills and solid writing are essential for success.

Qualifications

• Bilingual Spanish/English required.
• Aptitude for HUD rental subsidies, budgeting, and mortgage applications.
• High School Diploma or equivalent; Associate or Bachelor preferred.
• Good communication and writing skills.

Responsibilities

• Initiate housing counseling for all clients entering the program.
• Conduct client interviews and develop action plans for permanent housing.
• Determine income eligibility for rental subsidies and waiting lists.
• Assist in gathering documents for subsidy certification and recertification.
• Maintain rental subsidy calculations and data entry.
• Develop a network of real estate agencies and housing options.
• Assist clients to locate suitable housing and negotiate leases.
• Maintain timely progress notes and client charts.
• Attend professional trainings and complete duties as assigned.

Skills

Bilingual Spanish/English

Communication skills

Negotiation & budgeting aptitude

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Associate or Bachelor preferred

Job description

Description

Why Work at APM?

Asociación Puertorriqueños en Marcha (APM) is a nonprofit organization in Philadelphia, PA providing human services to the community including early childhood education, foster care & adoption, child welfare, mental & behavioral health, community and economic development, housing, violence intervention, and services to community schools. APM has been servicing the North Philadelphia community since 1970.

Salary: $18.82 per hour

Status: Full Time / On Site

Work Hours: Mondays through Fridays from 8:30 am to 5 pm

Benefits: To show appreciation to our employees, we offer the following benefits throughout the year.

• Medical Insurance or $100/month medical insurance waiver reimbursement
• Vision and Dental Insurance
• Life and AD&D Insurance
• 403b Retirement Plan with company contribution
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Short-term and long-term disability
• Employee Assistance Program at no cost
• 20 Days of Paid Time Off
• 12 Days of Paid Holidays
• Other voluntary benefits

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Initiate the process of housing counseling for all the clients that enter the program: Performs face to face housing assessment with all new applicants.
• Conducts client interviews, analyzes client-housing needs and formulates a plan for action with client to achieve and maintain clients permanent housing.
• Along with case managers, determines income eligibility for rental-based subsidy and for waiting list placement.
• Assist Case Manager in gathering documents for rental subsidy certification and recertification.
• Prepares tenant-based calculations worksheet.
• Develops network of real estate agencies.
• Assists client to locate adequate housing units.
• Helps clients negotiate lease with Real Estate agency.
• Maintains data base for rental subsidies.
• Conducts housing inspections of tenant-based rental units prior to client moving in, and as stated in the Housing Counseling Procedure.
• Conducts periodical or as needed home visits of tenant-based rental units paid for by subsidy component.
• Conducts reasonable rental analysis of tenant-based rental units. ? Participates in regular supervisory meetings and in others as needed.
• Writes a weekly scheduled, and updated weekly report, a monthly report, and any documentation as needed.
• Maintains timely and accurate progress notes of each contact with client and others in client’s chart and/or HIMS.
• Attends and participate in appropriate professional training and self-improvement programs.
• Performs other duties, including back-up case management, as assigned

Requirements

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bilingual/Bicultural (Spanish/English)is a must.
• Aptitude for calculations and negotiations related to HUD rental/based subsidy, budgeting, and mortgage delinquency and mortgage applications.
• High School Diploma or equivalent. Associate or Bachelor preferred.
• Good communication and writing skills