Housing Stabilization Mentor

Economic Mobility Pathways•Mattapan, MA

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

Economic Mobility Pathways (EMPath) is a 200-year Boston-based nonprofit that transforms lives by partnering with families to move out of poverty and provides other organizations with the tools to do the same. As a leading nonprofit innovator that combines direct services, a global learning network, robust research, and advocacy, we offer a wide range of rewarding career opportunities. We are deeply committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion and believe that diverse perspectives and experiences are crucial to our mission of disrupting poverty. You will be part of a dynamic, passionate team of mentors working directly with our participants who have recently left EMPath’s emergency shelter programs. You will be supporting their journey to self-sufficiency and remaining stably housed. The Stabilization Mentor is a critical role in EMPath’s Mobility Mentoring model, engaging in goal setting and within our framework of maintaining permanent housing, employment, and savings within a two-year horizon. Through this work you become a Mobility Mentor®.

Requirements

Passion for and experience in working with a diverse population, including homeless and formerly homeless, immigrants, and BIPOC families.
Proven skill in collaborating with families to develop goals and providing clear feedback.
Understanding of housing subsidy programs, as well as Landlord/Tenant rights.
Deep understanding and respect for data. We are a data driven organization.
Tech savvy, computer literate
Be an effective communicator
Strong organizational, mediation, and negotiation skills.
Willingness to meet our participants where they need you; online or in-person.
Access to reliable transportation is required
Flexibility and resilience

Nice To Haves

Bi-lingual in Spanish or Haitian Creole preferred.
3 plus years’ experience in human and/or social services.
Bachelor’s degree in human and/or social services.

Responsibilities

Assisting families with all aspects of managing their tenancy, collaborating with the housing team and landlords
Providing advocacy, consumer education, and crisis management when necessary to prevent housing disruption.
Helping families establish, strengthen, and maintain residential stability and connections to their neighborhood, through schools, employment services, and medical providers.