Housing Specialist

North Suffolk is looking for a Housing Specialist to join our team!  The Housing Specialist provides direct care services at the site-based and mobile Emergency Respite Program.This paraprofessional position also provides direct services to people in respite setting in the areas of daily living skills, transportation, skill-building, money management, medication administration, risk mitigation and other areas based on the person-centered treatment plan. Services are provided based on recovery tenets and are aimed to promote overall health and well-being of persons served
 
Schedule: Tuesday - Friday 2pm-10pm. Saturday 8am-4pm. 

What you'll do:

• Develop and maintain expertise in assisting persons served with all aspects of housing search: identification of barriers to housing and overall assessment of client-specific housing options.
• Acts as liaison with, staff, family members, advocates, and local, state, and federal housing staff and programs as needed related to matters of housing.
• Document each person’s progress in the confidential record according to established methods and procedures.
• Organize, update, and oversee the unit’s housing resource board to ensure residents have access to current information on community housing options and housing eligibility requirements.
• Meet with all mobile and site-based Emergency respite clients upon admission and complete overall assessment of their housing needs and assist client in establishing immediate and longer-term goals for client. Communicate to other team members and assign/delegate tasks as needed to other team members including staff and trainees.

What you’ll need:

• Education: 
  • High School Diploma/GED equivalent required. 
  • Bachelors Degree highly preferred.
• Experience: 
  • At least one year working in case management and/or housing community/coordination
  • Highly preferred, not required: At least one year experience with population that has severe and persistent mental illness and/or substance use disorder; Experience working with local, state, and federal housing programs; Individuals with lived-experience
• Skills: 

  • Must have Driver’s license. 

  • Must be MAP certified and CPR/1st aide certified within the first five months of hire (training provided).

Competitive & Comprehensive Benefits:

• Paid Time Off – Two weeks’ Vacation per year (three weeks after 1 year of service), 12 Sick Days per year, and 11 Paid Holidays per year
• Eligible employer for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program
• Health & Dental Insurance, with generous employer contribution
• Employer Paid Life Insurance
• 403 (b) Retirement Plan with employer matching
• Voluntary Short and Long Term Disability Insurance
• Medical & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Access to Credit Union Banking
• Access to State Tuition Remission Program (Worksite Specific)
• Employee Referral Bonus Program
• Discounted Movie Tickets
• Comprehensive Training Program
• Internal Advancement Opportunities