Housing Specialist

2 weeks ago

Portland, Oregon, United States OUR JUST FUTURE Full time
Job Title: Housing Specialist

Job Summary:

We are seeking a highly motivated and compassionate Housing Specialist to join our team at Our Just Future. As a Housing Specialist, you will play a critical role in providing housing search and placement support to vulnerable, homeless single adults staying at our shelters. Your primary responsibility will be to empower and support individuals in achieving their housing goals, while also working collaboratively with our Adult Shelter Housing Team and community partners.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Perform housing intakes with homeless single adults and set housing goals based on their strengths and barriers.
  • Conduct in-depth strength-based assessments to identify housing and work history, physical/emotional health, legal issues, debt, social support, strengths, struggles, and available resources.
  • Assist participants with housing search, including helping them overcome barriers to housing and assisting with letters of explanation and requests for reasonable accommodation.
  • Complete Coordinated Access for Adults assessments with participants.
  • Work collaboratively with a diverse range of homeless single adults, including people of all races, nationalities, languages, ages, and abilities.
  • Facilitate budget discussions to formulate and implement a plan that allows participants to successfully manage financial resources.
  • Apply program funds appropriately to each household based on their goal plan and assess the duration of participation in the program.
  • Deliver culturally responsive services within the framework of Assertive Engagement and Trauma-Informed Care.
  • Keep current on regional housing laws, renters' rights, and Fair Housing.
  • Attend Coordinated Access Adult Case Conferencing meetings and related meetings.
  • Maintain accurate, complete, and up-to-date documentation of service activities using agency procedures, forms, and data reporting systems.

Requirements:

  • Any combination of education and work experience in social services, housing assistance, and case management totaling one year or a Bachelor's Degree in a social service/social sciences field with at least six months of case management experience.
  • At least one year of experience developing and/or implementing individualized service plans.
  • Experience with crisis intervention, community networking, and resource development.
  • Experience delivering services in a culturally responsive approach using Assertive Engagement techniques.
  • Bi-lingual/Bi-cultural preferred but not required.
  • English fluency required, written and spoken.
  • General computer, word processing, and spreadsheet skills and willingness to advance computer skills.

What We Offer:

  • A comprehensive array of benefits in support of your physical, emotional, and financial well-being.
  • Employer-paid premiums for employee health insurance.
  • Generous paid time off, 13 paid holidays, a floating birthday holiday, and the ability to maintain a great work-life balance.
  • Employer-paid premiums for short-term and long-term disability insurance and life insurance.
  • Access to an employee assistance program.
  • Flexible spending accounts for health and for dependent care.
  • Professional development opportunities, including employee-driven committees and monthly optional staff workshops.
  • Access to wellness initiatives and resources, including walking groups, yoga classes, workshops on stress management, self-care, and healthy living.
  • Opportunity to contribute to a 401(k) retirement plan with a 2% employer match after three months of employment.
  • A six-week paid sabbatical after every seven years of consecutive employment with the agency.

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