Housing Advocate with Clinical Expertise

7 days ago

Brooklyn, New York, United States Brooklyn Legal Services Corporation A Full time

**Job Summary:**

We are seeking a skilled Housing Advocate with clinical expertise to join our team at Brooklyn Legal Services Corporation A.

This is an exciting opportunity for a dedicated professional to make a meaningful impact in the lives of low-income individuals and families. As a Housing Advocate, you will work closely with clients to address their housing-related challenges and provide support through referral services and limited counseling.

**About Us:**

Brooklyn Legal Services Corporation A (Brooklyn A) has been providing free legal services to low-income residents of Brooklyn since 1968. Our mission is to pursue justice, empowerment, and community development by utilizing various legal and advocacy strategies.

Our Preserving Affordable Housing Program is a core part of our organization's efforts to preserve and protect affordable housing, prevent evictions, combat tenant harassment and discrimination, and ensure that working families, individuals, older adults, and others live in stable environments and within their financial means.

**Key Responsibilities:**

  • Provide referral services and limited counseling to clients in support of or related to their legal issues
  • Advocate on behalf of clients to obtain services and entitlements
  • Develop, conduct, and participate in community outreach, education, and training
  • Strategize and support staff attorneys and other advocates on how to best interact with and support clients with medical, mental health, and other special needs
  • Prepare necessary reports, proposals, and other documents relating to the work

**Requirements:**

  • Master's Degree in social work, counseling, or a related field
  • New York State Certification and/or licensed social work preferred
  • Minimum 3 years' experience working with clients who have emergency housing issues, mental illness, experiencing domestic violence, and substance abuse, etc.
  • Interest in working with clients from low-income communities
  • Excellent interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to effectively communicate with individuals from diverse backgrounds, local organizations, and people in desperate crisis
  • Demonstrated ability to interact with client/tenants of different races, ethnicities, ages, and sexual orientations in a multicultural environment and a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion
  • Ability to write with minimal error memoranda, correspondence, and other documentation
  • Excellent advocacy skills in English, bi-lingual Spanish or other language preferred
  • Ability to work independently with strong motivation, to manage a high case load, track case data, meet deadlines, and to be flexible
  • Computer proficiency sufficient to independently review and generate case notes and reports
  • Maintain up-to-date client information in Brooklyn A's case management system to ensure accurate data collection and statistical tracking
  • Collaborate as needed with program managers and development team to write narrative reports for grants and contracts
  • Basic knowledge of New York City and State housing laws and rules
  • Thorough commitment to Brooklyn A's mission

**Compensation & Benefits:**

The annual salary for this position is $69,000-$77,000, dependent on experience. Benefits highlights include:

  • 27 days vacation
  • Employer-paid health, dental, and vision insurance
  • Employer contribution to 401(k)
  • Paid parental leave

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