Housing Specialist
2 months ago
Are you ready to embark on a new career endeavor?
Join The Doe Fund on our missionto break the cycles of homelessness, addiction, and criminal recidivism by providing holistic services, housing, and work opportunitiesto the under-served populations including the formerly homeless and incarcerated, disconnected youth, veterans, and people living with AIDS. Our flagship transitional work program-- Ready, Willing & Able-- integrates paid work, occupational training, and holistic supportive services to facilitate an individual’s return to mainstream society.
The Doe Fund has an annual operating budget of $65 million and a full-time staff of 400+.
We are currently seeking aHousing Specialistto join our growing team. This position will be based out of our Harlem Center for Opportunity in Manhattan.
We offer a competitive salary with comprehensive benefits including medical and dental coverage, paid participation in a retirement plan, sick and vacation leave, discount gym memberships, paid holidays, and more.
The Ideal Candidate:
- You have earned a Bachelor’s degree with at least two to three years of community-based residential management experience or a related field.
- You have work experience negotiating lease agreements with landlords and/or realtor management companies and providing housing for special needs populations.
- You have knowledge of applicable state and city housing and disability laws and codes essential.
- You are computer literate.
- You have a valid driver’s license.
- Interfaces with landlord and management companies to establish a working relationship
- Create and maintain a liaison with DHS Housing Placement Unit.
- Oversees landlord and management company compliance in meeting the established housing laws, building codes, and lease agreements.
- Works in conjunction with Case Management to identify potential clients for housing.
- Resolves crises or conflicts with landlords and management companies to ensure compliance with meeting the needs of the client base.
- Monitors evaluate and revise housing management relationships.
- Ensures uniformity in maintaining fair housing standards in securing apartments
- Develops and maintains a database of available housing.
- Works towards identifying new housing opportunities for clients through ongoing networks.
- Prepares and/or coordinates reports and related information related to housing codes and compliance.
- Informs Case Management staff of apartment readiness and/or problems with client maintaining apartment.
- Maintains a caseload (min.10) of clients receiving outside income
- Prepare housing packages (HRA's 2010E Application, General Population Supportive Housing Packages, HUD VASH Application Process, HPD Section 8 Process, LINC IV, IV+ & V, etc.) and collaborate with Case Management staff with the preparation of psycho-social applications and assist in the access of any needed documents.
Interested?
Submit your application for review.
Before you go, we want to assure you that we are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace reflective of individuals who share our mission and who want to join us in working on the cutting-edge of important social issues.
We are an equal opportunity employer and we highly encourage applications from candidates regardless of race, color, citizenship, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, veteran or reservist status, or any other category protected by federal, state, or local law.
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