Housing Coordinator Community Health Engagement (CHE)
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POSITION SUMMARY:
The Housing Coordinator is responsible for providing unsheltered persons with individualized housing navigation support to facilitate a rapid and resourced exit from homelessness into permanent housing. The Housing Coordinator reports to the CHE Senior Manager.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include, but are not limited to, the following:
1. Housing Coordinating using the Housing First Approach (HUD):
- Respond to referrals of new clients in timely manner.
- Facilitate the housing planning process using the housing first approach (HUD), including oversight of barriers and putting eligible clients on a path to maintaining housing.
- Work with case managers to prepare supporting documentation for clients, entering either the supportive or rapid re-housing programs.
- Coordinate appropriate systems to place clients in permanent housing and set up any necessary supports, such as utilities and furniture.
- Communicate regularly and effectively with the client, service coordinators, service providers, and support personnel to ensure that clients meet house application requirements and maintain housing when secured.
- Identify and present housing options for clients that fulfill their specific location, size, and affordability requirements.
- Assist clients, along with their support staff and family members, in completing applications and providing necessary documents to be placed on waiting lists for affordable housing rental properties as well as the Homeless Set Aside Voucher program.
- Facilitate all aspects of the application process once the client becomes a potential qualified applicant. This includes maintaining and administering the waitlist, showing the property to interested clients, and assisting clients who have been selected in submitting the necessary documents to qualify for the unit
- Based on their disability and medical needs, assist clients in requesting reasonable accommodations from lease requirements.
- Assist clients in understanding and signing the lease agreement.
- Maintain and update client information HMIS database.
- Check with landlords by the fifth of each month, ensuring that rent is paid and there are no concerns
- Remain the agency’s primary point of contact for landlord relationships
- Coordinate options for moving/maintenance issues
- Address lease-related issues on all supportive housing units
- Oversee the development and implementation of individual housing stabilization plans, including identification of barriers to obtaining/maintaining housing and steps to overcome them.
- After the client is housed, conduct home visits to support the individual to retain housing after placement.
Complete documentation of case management activities and grant required forms.
- Oversee appropriate discharge plans from housing programs.
- Serve on a team of community partners for select cases, as deemed appropriate by the volume of cases or the level of needs a client may have.
1. Collaborate with Community Partners
- Participates in team discussions with community partners on client progress and lack of progress and develop possible solutions to ensure best support for the client’s success.
- Promotes good community relations and utilizes community services and resources.
- Attends scheduled training programs for professional development that includes, at a minimum, trainings required by CHE and by regulatory and accrediting bodies.
- Assumes on-call responsibility, as assigned.
2. Outreach and Relationship Management
- Outreach to community, business owners, realtors, landlords, housing developers and other service providers to identify new and existing opportunities and build strong relationships to better assist clients in accessing resources, mental health, medical care, employment, supportive services, and housing opportunities.
- Network with other agencies, coalitions, and local community meetings.
Other Functions:
1. Performs other duties as assigned.
2. (e.g., Attend workshops, conference)
3. Participates in staff meetings and other group activities essential for operations
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Social Work or related field.
- Three years in related experience with case management services, housing, homeless and mentally. ill populations. Additional and relevant education may substitute this requirement.
- Possess a valid California Driver’s License and provide proof of automobile insurance.
- A demonstrated understanding and commitment to CSUMB’s vision statement.
Compensation & Benefits
Exempt or Non-exempt: This is a non-exempt (exempt) position and as such is (not) eligible for the overtime provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act.
Salary Range: $27.00 per hour