Housing Specialist

Position Summary:

To assist the Director of Supported Housing in identifying clients in need of housing and improving their access to safe affordable housing. To provide and/or coordinate services for clients in accordance with the utilization of the 12 core functions of substance abuse professionals.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Associates degree in Human Services related field required, Bachelor's degree preferred. Movement toward obtaining LCDP required.
• Minimum of 2 years’ experience working with consumers who have co-occurring mental illness and substance abuse issues.
• Ability to communicate effectively with members of multi-disciplinary teams.
• Approved driving record with ability to transport clients.
• Employee will assume full responsibilities for the cost and efforts of maintaining all forms of licensure, certification, and credentialing documentation as required in their job description or sited on any Action Form as a qualification for hiring, job promotion, or monetary increase. Subsequently, the employee will adhere to the credentialing requirements of all insurance/funding sources for which they qualify and provide Human Resources and/or the Credentialing Specialist with the initial required documentation (licenses, liability insurance policies, DEA numbers etc.) and all renewals of these documents thereafter.

PRIMARY FUNCTIONS:

• Provide consultation to multi-disciplinary teams on housing related services.
• Obtain releases of information to speak to property owners and property management staff.
• Accompany property management staff to conduct apartment inspections as needed.
• Identify community resources that will assist consumers with obtaining/maintaining housing (e.g. free move applications, furniture banks, security deposits, heating assistance)
• Advocate for consumers in their housing search.
• Maintain all Agency records in accordance with Agency, State and Federal requirements.

WORKING CONDITIONS:

• Approved driving record and ability to transport clients.
• Ability to assist clients in identifying community resources that would be beneficial to their daily living.
• Participate in the on-call rotation, including nights, weekends and holidays.