Housing Navigator
1 month ago
Level
Experienced
Job Location
USVETS Long Beach - Long Beach, CA
Position Type
Full Time
Education Level
4 Year Degree
Salary Range
$23.08 - $26.66 Hourly
Job Shift
Day
Job Category
Nonprofit - Social Services
Description
Housing Navigator
The position of Housing Navigator reports directly to an assigned Program Coordinator at a U.S.VETS site. The Housing Navigator is responsible for assisting veterans and their families navigate the housing process up to obtaining permanent housing, often while coordinating with multiple agencies and support types including the HUD-VASH housing voucher. The Housing Navigator manages and motivates the veteran client through housing search, application, and lease negotiation. The Housing Navigator directly supports the HUD-VASH Social Workers/Case Management team with veteran housing support and maintains regular and extensive contact with the veteran's care team.
*Specific duties may be established via a Housing Navigation program agreement between SSVF grantees and HUD-VASH which may include additional elements not listed here.
FLSA Classification: Non-Exempt
Responsibilities:
- Act as a liaison between U.S.VETS programs and the Veterans Administration, managing a caseload of veterans needing support with their housing search.
- Work closely with HUD-VASH partners, attending case conferencing and collaborating with assigned VA Social Workers on veteran clients and their needs.
- Maintain case file of documents necessary for veteran application to housing opportunities.
- Consider veteran needs for housing search of available housing inventory and consulting with landlords and property management offices to search inventory.
- Develops and maintains positive relationships with landlords, property managers and residential real estate specialists.
- Compile client information, rental market information, and housing trends to provide data for reports and to guide decisions.
- Provides limited and short-term case management to veteran clients and their families with the purpose of securing and maintaining permanent housing.
- Engage veterans at various levels of the housing process.
- Meet with veterans in person at least every other week. Conduct virtual meetings (phone call, online meeting) during off-weeks when not seeing a veteran in person.
- Conduct outreach to engage missing veterans to participate in housing navigation services. Due diligence to find and engage veterans includes calling collateral contacts; visiting the site or area they reside; visiting clinics or other service environments they frequent; bringing the veteran's name to the local by-name list case conferencing to brainstorm how to find and engage the veteran.
- Assess for housing choice, tenant-screening barriers, and strengths.
- Assist veteran to locate housing, view units (including transport veteran to units or securing transportation), collect documents owners require, apply for units and mitigate or overcome any tenant-screening barriers.
- Submit required housing documents to various agencies to advance housing process.
- Conduct landlord engagement and outreach in coordination with multiple agencies.
- Assist veterans' access to incentives (landlord & veteran), move-in costs, sign the lease and all moving logistics.
- Provide up to 1 month of housing stability case management to veterans, who have moved to permanent housing, before transitioning fully to HUD VASH point of contact for clinical care and ongoing/continued case management.
- Support veterans' basic needs (non-clinical care) and provide case management including setting up a housing stability plan and coordinating referrals for supportive services not offered by the grantee.
- Provide linkages to VA and community-based services to pursue healthcare, public benefits, utility discounts, legal services, employment programs and other services to assist with housing search and stability.
- Other duties as assigned.
- The Housing Navigator reports to the Program Coordinator for the primary program assigned to.
- Housing Navigators assigned to the Supportive Services for Veteran Families Program (SSVF) shall gain and maintain knowledge of the SSVF program to include eligible activity, client eligibility, goals, and regulations and are also to become knowledgeable of all U.S.VETS programs and share resources and care coordination efforts.
- Other duties as assigned.
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in Social Services/Social Work or a closely related field that would support the duties and qualifications of the position required.
- Experience working with low income and/or homeless populations, preferably those in low-income subsidized housing arrangements and/or supportive housing programs.
- Proficient typing and computer skills, including Microsoft Office 365 (Outlook/Word/Excel)
- Ability and willingness to work flexible hours to accommodate participants which may include evenings and/or weekends.
- Experience working in diverse settings with people across all socio-economic spectrums and a wide variety of roles - staff, residents, local agencies, contractors, lenders, etc.
- Professionalism: high level of integrity and strong ethical values show capacity to maintain highest standards of confidentiality with all records, including organizational and individual information.
- Strong oral/written communication and listening skills.
- Self-motivated, well-organized, and accountable for work time, deadlines, and agency resources.
- Quality control: demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness, monitors own work to
- Access to reliable personal transportation required, including a Valid driver's license; must meet company insurance requirements and complete a provided driver training course.
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