SOAR SPECIALIST - F/T POSITION

Lord's Place Inc • West Palm Beach, FL

35m

About The Position

The Lord’s Place is a dynamic, passion-driven social impact organization in Palm Beach County providing innovative, compassionate and effective services to homeless men, women and children in our community. We are an organization committed to building a varied workplace welcoming people of all backgrounds. We have consistently ranked nationally as a Best Nonprofit to Work For and as a Best Place to Work in Florida. We are seeking an exceptional, self-motivated and enthusiastic individual to provide community engagement activities to reach homeless individuals and families enrolled in PATH (Projects for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness) services to encourage and educate them about services available to them. The SOAR Specialist will be responsible for screening and assisting qualified homeless applicants in completing and submitting SOAR (SSI/SSDI/ Outreach, Access & Recovery) applications. The candidate will target people experiencing homelessness in our local jails, prisons, hospitals, and in the community to assist them in gaining health benefits, and provide information and link them to needed services, advocacy, and outreach.

Requirements

• Requires a Bachelor’s degree in social work, psychology, mental health counseling or other related human services field is preferred.
• Individual will be SOAR (SSI/SSDI/Outreach, Access and Recovery) trained.
• Minimum of three years experience in the social work field preferred.
• Must be able to pass DCF clearance. https://info.flclearinghouse.com/
• Requires strong attention to detail, especially in data collection and review, and synthesis of reports.
• Requires excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Requires comfort conducting biopsychosocial interviews, group sessions, including psycho-educational, support and life skills.
• Requires knowledge of severe and persistent mental illness and a comfort working with this population.
• Requires knowledge of Microsoft Word, internet software and web-based database.

Nice To Haves

• Familiarity with local support groups and agencies that provide services preferred.

Responsibilities

• provide community engagement activities to reach homeless individuals and families enrolled in PATH (Projects for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness) services to encourage and educate them about services available to them
• screening and assisting qualified homeless applicants in completing and submitting SOAR (SSI/SSDI/ Outreach, Access & Recovery) applications
• target people experiencing homelessness in our local jails, prisons, hospitals, and in the community to assist them in gaining health benefits, and provide information and link them to needed services, advocacy, and outreach

Benefits

• Generous paid time off including vacation, sick leave, and holidays
• Maternity/Paternity Leave
• 401k with automatic 3% employer match
• Exceptional benefits including health, dental, vision, life, short and long-term disability, supplemental insurances
• Employee assistance
• Tuition Reimbursement
• And much, much more!

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level