Housing Specialist

Children's Aid Job Listing•Bronx, NY

44d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Housing Specialist will engage all eligible aging-out participants in the program. The Housing Specialist will provide housing search and supportive services to promote participants' self-sufficiency, integration into the community, and permanency in housing. The Housing Specialist will perform administrative tasks involved in the review and maintenance of a caseload of the program’s participants.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree required.
Two years of relevant housing services experience preferred.
Experience working with vulnerable youth including aging-out foster care or court-involved youth.
Strong Microsoft Office suite skills preferred.

Nice To Haves

Bilingual Spanish Speaker Preferred.

Responsibilities

Understand and promote the organization’s Mission, Vision, and Core Values to ensure alignment with organizational policies and procedures.
Provide housing search and supportive services to promote participants' self-sufficiency, integration into the community, and permanency in housing.
Work with youth who are aging out of foster care to submit all forms of housing applications by age 19.
Administer tasks involved in the review and maintenance of a caseload of the program’s participants.
Assist youth to apply for permanent housing by helping them obtain Section 8 vouchers, apply to the NYC affordable housing lottery, etc.
Check in on the youth’s application status and follow up with NYCHA and supportive housing as needed.
Accompany youth to visit supportive housing residences, when needed.
Provide mediation and advocacy with property owners on the youth’s behalf to develop a workable plan to obtain and or maintain housing.
Serve as an ongoing liaison between property managers and participants as well as between participants and neighbors.
Provide information and referral assistance regarding available support from appropriate social service agencies and/or community programs.
Provide proactive follow-up home visits to ensure stability and further progress towards self-sufficiency; this includes support, advocacy, reducing isolation, listening, problem-solving, and identification of resources to assist with the reintegration of participants in the community.
Collect and report program data into an evolving, Care 4 and Connection data management system.
Collaborate with other service providers inter/intro agency.
Ability to work a flexible work schedule; within the hours of operation of the Next Generation Center.
Perform other duties as assigned.