Supportive Housing Rental Liaison (4346)

Danville-Pittsylvania Community Services; Danville (VA); On-site; USD 45,000 - 78,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

5% Increase for Qualified MentalHealth

Excellent Fringe Benefits

Job summary

Danville-Pittsylvania Community Services is seeking a Rental Liaison for the Supportive Housing program. You will perform initial and ongoing financial assessments, coordinate rental calculations, and manage lease negotiations to secure subsidies for residents with serious mental illness and co-occurring disorders.

You will gather income verifications, liaise with landlords, and ensure adherence to rent standards while maintaining strict documentation for licensure and third-party payers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in psychology, social work, criminal justice, vocational rehabilitation, counseling, sociology, or related human services field, or CPRP in Virginia.
• Valid driver's license and safe driving record.
• Fingerprints, State and FBI criminal record reports, drug test, and CANIS report required; agency maintains a drug-free workplace.

Responsibilities

• Provides initial and ongoing financial assessments for individuals in Supportive Housing.
• Coordinate financial aspects such as rental calculations and lease negotiations.
• Secure financial documentation to formulate accurate rental subsidies.
• Ensure housing rent reasonableness and fair market standards; liaise with landlords.
• Obtain income verification and engage individuals in re-evaluations per program guidelines.
• Issue rental violation notices, terminations and appeals as needed.
• Complete required documentation per licensure, Medicaid, managed care, and third-party payers.
• Comply with regulations applicable to program services.

Skills

Valid driver's license

Education

Bachelor's degree in Psychology, Social Work, Criminal Justice, Vocational Rehabilitation, Counseling, Sociology, or related Human Services field OR Certified Psychiatric Rehabilitation Practitioner in Virginia

Job description

Responsibilities

Provides initial and ongoing financial assessments, coordinating financial aspects and serviced to individuals with serious mental illness, co-occurring disorders, and/or substance use disorders in Supportive Housing; proactively engages individuals in a comprehensive array of financial aspects such as rental calculations and lease negotiations; works with individuals as well as members of housing team to secure and obtain critical financial documentation to formulate accurate rental subsidies; ensures housing adherence to rent reasonableness, and fair market standards; works with landlords to ensure reasonable accommodations as well will operate as a liaison and support for individuals through lease negotiations; obtains income verification; engage individual in re-evaluations based on program operation guidelines and will formulate rental violation notices, terminations and appeals; the Supportive Housing Rental Liaison will be responsible for being a liaison between property owners and individuals through financial assistance and guidance; services will be performed in vivo at a level of intensity necessary to promote individual empowerment; Supportive Housing Rental Liaison participates as an Intensive Community Services team member; completes required documentation as prescribed by licensure, Medicaid, managed care groups, other third- party payers, or other contracted services with regards to clinical services and medical records keeping; and complies with all regulations applicable to program services.

Minimum Requirements

• M1: Bachelors Degree in Psychology, Social Work, Criminal Justice, Vocational Rehabilitation, Counseling, Sociology, or other approved Human Services degree OR Certified Psychiatric Rehabilitation Practitioner in Virginia
• M2: Valid drivers license and safe driving record
• Fingerprints, State and FBI criminal record reports, drug test, and central registry (CANIS) report will be required upon request. Our Agency maintains a drug-free workplace.

Annual Salary Range

$44,825 - $77,617

Benefits

• 5% Increase for Qualified Mental Health Professional
• Excellent Fringe Benefits