Housing Coordinator - Adult Community Clinical Services (ACCS)

Riverside Community Care • Milford, MA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Riverside Community Care is seeking a Housing Coordinator to join the Adult Community Clinical Services (ACCS) Integrated Teams. These teams provide clinical interventions and peer and family support to help individuals manage their symptoms, improve their functioning, and live successfully in the community. The Housing Coordinator will be a key member of the ACCS team, with the primary responsibility of supporting individuals in obtaining and maintaining stable, secure housing. This role involves educating staff and clients about tenancy issues, housing rights, and available resources, assisting clients with subsidy applications, helping them find housing that meets their needs, guiding them in developing skills for community housing maintenance, and serving as a liaison with landlords, housing authorities, and DMH Area housing staff to facilitate communication and provide advocacy.

Requirements

• Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a team environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills (in the English language) and ability to present effectively to the public.
• Valid driver's license and available, dependable transportation.
• Willingness to provide transportation to persons served in personal vehicle, as needed.
• High school diploma.
• Minimum of 2 years related experience.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor's degree preferred.
• Housing advocacy experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide education for staff and persons using ACCS services about tenancy issues, housing rights, and resources.
• Assist persons served with applying for and attaining subsidies.
• Work with persons served to secure housing that meets their needs.
• Guide persons served in learning the skills necessary to maintain community housing.
• Provide a single point of contact for developing relationships with landlords, housing authorities, and DMH Area housing staff, to foster communication and provide advocacy.

Benefits

• Comprehensive, high-quality health, dental, and vision insurance options
• Flexible Spending Accounts – both medical and dependent care
• Eleven paid holidays
• Separate accruals for vacation (increases with tenure), personal, and sick time
• Tax-deferred 403(b) retirement savings plan
• Employee Assistance Plan / Travel Assistance Plan
• Employee bonus for referrals resulting in hiring
• Discounts to movie theaters, sporting, and entertainment events
• Employee YMCA discount: 10% off a YMCA monthly membership and 50% off the joiner’s fee

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED