Housing Stability Specialist

1 week ago


Boston, Massachusetts, United States Pine Street Inn Full time
Job Description

Role Summary

The Housing Search and Stabilization Specialist will work as part of a coordinated and integrated team to identify housing needs and reduce barriers to housing and housing supports. The successful candidate will engage with sheltered and unsheltered clients to develop individual housing plans and provide stabilization services to ensure guests do not return to shelter.

Key Responsibilities

  • Work with brokers, landlords, government agencies, and property management companies to cultivate and maintain housing options
  • Provide stabilization services to ensure guests achieve independent living in the community
  • Develop and implement individual service plans to support guests in transitioning from transitional housing to permanent housing
  • Facilitate communication between guests, housing authorities, property owners, and community programs and partners

Requirements

  • BSW, BA, or BS in a human services related field (or equivalent experience)
  • Valid Massachusetts Driver's License
  • Minimum of two years of experience delivering services to a challenged population
  • Strong computer and math skills, including familiarity with MS Word and Excel

Preferred Qualifications

  • Bilingual - Spanish/English
  • Certification, training, or formal education in counseling and/or case management

Working Principles

  • Shelter is a temporary safety net, not a home
  • All people experiencing homelessness can achieve housing stability in permanent housing
  • Never warehouse or institutionalize guests in shelters
  • Leverage guests' strengths, assets, and connections to move quickly out of shelters and to any other housing


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