Housing Specialist

Vaya Health is seeking a highly motivated and detail-oriented Housing Specialist to join our team. As a Housing Specialist, you will play a critical role in supporting individuals with mental health, developmental disabilities, and substance use disorders to live in the most integrated setting appropriate to their needs.

Key Responsibilities:

• Administer state and federally funded housing programs and services
• Manage housing initiatives, activities, programs, and funding as assigned by Supervisor
• Support the Housing Team in the completion of assigned duties and in meeting LME/MCO, state, and federal reporting requirements
• Maintain wait lists for identified housing and residential programs
• Determine member eligibility based on housing program criteria, requirements, regulations, and rules
• Offer and/or partner with local housing agencies to provide housing rental assistance and supportive services for individuals and recipients experiencing homelessness
• Receive and process housing assistance requests
• Complete annual project grant applications within state and federal databases in accordance with program requirements
• Ensure integrity and compliance for identified housing programs
• Maintain complete and accurate records for identified housing budgets
• Adhere to policies, procedures, rules, regulations, best practices, standards, as well as accomplishing local and state performance outcomes and expectations

Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree required
• Five years of service experience required
• Highly motivated, team player, self-starter and able to work independently with little or no direction
• Ability to problem solve and provide practical, thorough and creative solutions to work tasks
• Strong knowledge of federal and state laws, rules, regulations, and program practices/requirements applicable to Vaya Health's operation in North Carolina
• Ability to adhere to strict confidentiality requirements
• Experience in leading a performance relationship with external stakeholders
• Proficiency in analyzing, understanding and communicating network needs
• Strong customer service skills paired with a positive demeanor - a 'can do' attitude
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills; ability to speak clearly and concisely, conveying complex or technical information in a manner that others can understand, as well as ability to understand and interpret complex information from others, including but not limited to reimbursement policy standards
• Exceptional business acumen
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
• High level of knowledge of Microsoft Office applications and adept at learning software applications - expert level preferred
• Demonstrated knowledge of the assessment and treatment of mental health, developmental disabilities, and substance use disorder, sometimes co-occurring, is helpful

Residency Requirements:

The person in this position IS required to reside in North Carolina or within 40 miles of the NC border.

Salary:

Depending on qualifications & experience of candidate. This position is non-exempt and is eligible for overtime compensation.

Apply:

Vaya Health accepts online applications in our Career Center, please visit https://www.vayahealth.com/about/careers/.

Vaya Health is an equal opportunity employer.