Housing Specialist
About The Position
The Housing Specialist plans and implements housing services for clients with co-occurring mental illness and substance abuse disorders. The role facilitates and provides resources to consumers and staff to identify, develop, and attain housing opportunities, and supports housing maintenance in the community and development of independent living skills. The position also performs other rehabilitation duties as assigned by the Program Manager. The Housing Specialist assesses client needs, provides direct services, coordinates treatment and housing plans, maintains required documentation, and collaborates with treatment teams and external housing providers. The role includes transportation to and from community meetings and, when assigned, on-call crisis intervention covering nighttime and weekend hours.
Requirements
- A bachelor’s degree in a mental health field is preferred, and/or three years of equivalent work experience in mental health and/or substance abuse services.
- Two to three months of on-the-job training is required for efficient job performance.
- Valid driver’s license.
- Clean driving record.
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
- Attention to detail, filing ability, focus, hard work, flexibility, and patience with consumers are desired.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor’s degree in a mental health field.
- Attention to detail, filing ability, focus, hard work, flexibility, and patience with consumers.
Responsibilities
- Assess participant needs for housing services.
- Address client needs related to mental health and substance abuse education, prevention, recovery, and other mental health rehabilitation areas.
- Organize and conduct structured group and individual activities addressing clients’ housing goals.
- Provide specialized housing services to staff through clinical team meetings and individual conferences.
- Complete required documentation, including housing plans and clinical records.
- Participate in Individual Treatment Planning by assisting with client goal formulation, monitoring, and progress reporting.
- Perform direct service interventions indicated in the ITP and coordinate them with other treatment team members.
- Assist in developing annual service goals and measuring and reporting progress.
- Identify needs and sources for housing resource materials and procure them according to Agency procedures.
- Establish and maintain working relationships with providers and field leaders to support housing resource availability and strengthen the Agency’s knowledge of housing issues.
- Obtain and document results of client housing inspections.
- Provide transportation to and from community meetings.
- Provide case management for assigned clients, including coordinating and monitoring the individual treatment team; developing, writing, implementing, evaluating, and revising treatment goals and plans with the ITP; providing individual supportive counseling; assisting with symptom management; updating treatment plans as client needs change; educating and supporting families; and advocating for client rights and preferences.
- Conduct comprehensive assessments of all domains of a person’s life.
- Provide on-call crisis intervention when assigned, including nighttime and weekend coverage.
- Develop and identify housing opportunities for consumers.
- Provide direct services to clients in individual and group settings.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
