Housing Navigator

4 weeks ago

Los Angeles, United States Abundant Blessings Full time

**Housing Navigator - Homeless Services**

**ABUNDANT BLESSINGS**
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**Title: Case Manager**

**FLSA: Non-Exempt, Full-time**

**Supervisor: Lead Case Manager**
**Starting Rate: $24.00 To DOE**

**Location: Los Angeles, California**
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At Abundant Blessings, it is our mission to continue the fight, to end homelessness through providing short-term or long-term crisis supportive housing services and necessary resources, for people who are experiencing homelessness, prolonged poverty, and poor health, have support to lead safe, stable lives as they transition to permanent housing. We do this by employing the most qualified staff, dedicated volunteers and partnerships that believe in everyone’s potential and ability to feel successful as defined in their own terms.

**Summary**:
The Housing Navigator assists and advocates on behalf of shelter participants to locate, secure, and retain affordable permanent housing. The Navigator plans and coordinates services, identifies appropriate housing options, and interacts with landlords and other organizations on behalf of participants. The Navigator uses a comprehensive knowledge of housing and other supportive services to facilitate linkages before, during, and/or after permanent housing has been established, and works with participants to enhance their skills in utilizing these various resources. The Housing Navigator will collaborate with the Case Manager to make sure the client will be permanently housed in a timely manner.

**REQUIRED Experience**:

- **REQUIRED - Housing Navigation experience.**
- **REQUIRED - THREE (3) YEARS of Case Management experience.**
- **REQUIRED - Job-related experience collaborating with homeless individuals.**
- **REQUIRED - Experience/knowledge of housing subsidies, housing resources, and landlord/tenant rights.**

**Required Duties**:

- The Navigator will work with clients in the Time Limited Subsidies Programs or Singles (male & female) Sites
- Provide a housing-first model to assist participants in becoming self-sufficient and obtaining permanent housing through referrals.
- Will collaborate with participant to assure client is document ready for housing.
- The Case Manager will screen participants in Problem-Solving to determine if there is access to other housing options.
- Outreach to and build rapport with local business owners, realtors, landlords, housing developers, and other service providers to identify new and existing housing opportunities.
- Work with Outreach staff to develop individualized housing plans and assist homeless neighbors with accessing resources and making referrals; continue to engage with unsheltered homeless neighbors until permanent housing is obtained.
- Identify appropriate permanent housing options for clients, such as subsidized housing, Section 8, Shelter Plus Care, VASH, Rapid Re-housing, as well as other nontraditional housing opportunities.
- Work with Outreach staff to assist in obtaining housing readiness documentation such as ID, social security card and income verification and provide transportation to appointments, as necessary.
- Provide support for people as they transition from homelessness to housing.
- Assist neighbors in the actual move-in process, both physically and emotionally.
- Collaborate with KCB Retention Case Managers to maintain consistent, positive relationships with landlords who have housed neighbors involved in KCB/OPHS programs.
- Maintain complete client records in client charts as well as in appropriate internal and external data management information systems (e.g., HMIS), and other reports as directed.
- Establish and maintain positive, productive working relationships with mental health programs, shelter programs, medical care programs, law enforcement, local officials, and providers of services and resources to homeless neighbors.
- Attend team meetings, case conferences, training workshops and community meetings as needed.
- Facilitate and engage in local landlord outreach activities involving partners within the SPA 7 community.
- Maintain commitment to program-specific requirements identified in KCB Housing Policies and Procedures as well as the most updated “Housing Navigation Scope of Required Services,” provided by LAHSA (Los Angeles County Homeless Service Authority).
- Other tasks as assigned.

**Rapid Re-Housing Navigation Duties**:

- Establish a housing network by developing links with landlord and property management companies.
- Unit viewing and inspection.
- Create and manage data of available rental units in the Housing Stock Portfolio
- Develop partnership with landlords and property management companies to give priority to HOPICS Rapid Re-Housing tenant referrals.
- Requesting the security deposit for the participant’s identified unit
- Requesting TLS for participants housing subsidy support (12-24 months)

**Accountability and Review**:

- Position reports to: Lead Case Manager
- Performance rev

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