Housing Locator - Alameda County

Bay Area Community Services • Oakland, CA

110d • $27 - $30

About The Position

The Housing Locator provides housing locator services for unhoused or unstably housed partners based on a Housing First model. The Housing Locator is externally focused, marketing to landlords in the community to increase the housing options for the Housing Platform.
Locations available:
Alameda County with Berkeley as Home base.

Requirements

• High School Diploma required and must have 4 years of paid work experience in mental health/social services (1 year of customer services may be substituted). Degree is preferred.
• One year experience placing people in market housing preferred.
• Two years of housing/real estate/property management experience preferred and may be substituted for one year of direct service experience.
• Demonstrated intermediate proficiency in Microsoft Word/Excel.
• Healthcare/vulnerable client employer, verified COVID vaccination required.

Nice To Haves

• One year experience placing people in market housing preferred.
• Two years of housing/real estate/property management experience preferred and may be substituted for one year of direct service experience.
• Degree is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Locates housing units for partners utilizing an organized marketing strategy.
• Develops relationships with landlords and property managers; advocates and negotiates with landlords on behalf of clients.
• Provides tenant education and housing counseling.
• Tracks and reports on client progress and provides housing retention support through the landlord-BACS relationship.
• Transitions partners from BACS financial supports to public support (if applicable); manages disputes and conflict resolution; and providing rehabilitative support to partners.
• Matches partners’ potential barriers and strengths to housing options that are organized in the Housing Platform.
• Provides indirect support services for the purposes of maintaining and supporting housing retention.
• Creates presence for BACS internally and in the community as an expert in housing provision and management services. Integrates current best practices of housing models.
• Creates current resource portfolio of housing options for partners. Responsible for oversight and procurement of appropriate permanent housing resources for partners based on choice and need.
• Supports property management/landlord and partner/tenant to include negotiating of rental agreements; conducts housing inspection of units/properties inhabited by partners and works with property managers to resolve inspection and lease adherence issues.
• Maintains all administrative procedures, tracking, and documentation for the housing function.

Benefits

• Fully paid medical, dental, vision, and life insurance coverage for employees and children.
• 32 days off (20 PTO/ 12 Holiday), increasing with tenure, includes your birthday off.
• +3% salary differential for "threshold" language fluency in Alameda county (Chinese, Cantonese, Spanish, Vietnamese, Mandarin, Farsi, Cambodian and Tagalog)
• 403b with matching contribution starting after one year of service.
• One month PAID sabbatical after 4 Years – not charging PTO.
• Significant internal growth opportunities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees