Housing Community Specialist

8 hours ago

Washington DC USA, United States Newliving Healthcare Full time
Job Summary

We are seeking a highly motivated and compassionate Housing Community Specialist to join our team at New Living Healthcare Services. As a key member of our housing team, you will play a vital role in providing housing advocacy and enrollment services to consumers under the direct supervision of our Clinical Director.

The ideal candidate will possess excellent analytical skills, attention to detail, and strong people skills, with the ability to advocate for housing needs and work effectively with at-risk and culturally diverse special needs populations.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Assess potential barriers to maintaining stable housing and provide coaching, support, and referrals to improve housing retention, stability, quality of life, and self-sufficiency.
  • Facilitate introductions between participants and employment navigation agencies to explore employment and training interests and opportunities.
  • Work with assigned consumers to assist in the creation of goal-based treatment plans and revise them when necessary.
  • Provide coaching, community support, and other services to help consumers make progress on their treatment plans, including working with community collaborative partners.
  • Maintain regular bi-weekly contacts with consumers and provide resources, referrals, and follow-up to meet their needs.
  • Identify strategies to address any issues that have the potential to compromise achievement of goals and/or trigger relapse into homelessness.

Requirements:

  • High School Diploma or Equivalent
  • 1-2 years direct case management experience working with at-risk and/or culturally diverse special needs populations
  • Medical documentation experience
  • Excellent analytical skills and attention to detail
  • Strong people skills and the ability to advocate for housing needs
  • Outstanding communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills
  • Critical thinking and empathy
  • Working knowledge of Mental Health Core Service Agencies
  • Successful Federal Background Check

Preferred Qualifications:

  • A minimum of three years' working with District of Columbia consumers challenged with mental health diagnosis
  • Previous experience working in a Core Service Agency with a housing focus
  • Three to five years' experience working with homeless or vulnerable populations
  • A minimum of three years of experience working within community systems, referring, case management
  • Ability to maintain high productivity while functioning in a flexible environment
  • Ability to apply crisis intervention and de-escalation skills
  • Ability to apply theories of the Motivational Interviewing, Harm Reduction, and Trauma Informed Care

Physical Requirements and Environmental Conditions:

  • Position requires sitting for approximately 4-6 hours per day and walking for 2 hours per day
  • Position requires light to moderate work with 50 pounds maximum weight to lift and carry
  • Position requires reaching, bending, stooping, and handling objects with hands and/or fingers, talking and/or hearing, and seeing

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