HOUSING SPECIALIST - FRESNO IMPACT (Essential Position)

Job description

JOB SUMMARY
The Housing Specialist works with community organizations, government agencies and property owners to secure living arrangements, negotiate rents, deposits and move-in terms on behalf of clients. Manages lease agreements for short-term, transitional and permanent housing. Works with a team to ensure the availability of appropriate housing options for clients.

RESPONSIBILITIES
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.
• Locate housing opportunities in defined areas to meet short-term, transitional and permanent client-housing needs.
• Coordinate and oversee various kinds of oversight agreements, including master leasing, scattered site leasing,
and subsidy applications, and updates team on a regular basis about housing alternatives and changes in
availability.
• Work closely with program direct service staff to coordinate appropriate housing options for clients relative to
functioning level and individual needs and preferences.
• Work with professionals in the housing industry as well as advocates for disabled, homeless, senior citizens, veterans
and low to moderate income persons.
• Attend public meetings and engage in community outreach to provide housing assistance program
information/education to the mental health and substance abuse service system.
• Provide clinical interventions as it relates to housing needs: assist clients in obtaining necessary documents
for housing placement, completing housing paperwork, and input client contact information using program
electronic health record.
• Work directly with Housing Coordinator to address clients' housing needs.
• Assist clients by driving them to housing locations and helping them to secure required documents for housing
placement.
• Comply with all MHS and program rules, policies and procedures including HIPAA standards.

QUALIFICATIONS
• Must meet one of the following:
o A.A. in social services field and three years of related work experience providing housing-related
social services to clients; OR
o Bachelor's degree and two years of related work experience providing housing-related social services
to clients.
• Demonstrated knowledge of housing needs of individuals with mental illness
• Experience and ability to engage culturally diverse populations
• Ability to interact positively with persons of diverse socio-economic backgrounds and education and maintain the
distinction between therapeutic and social relationships.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills; ability to effectively communicate with clients, family members,
community leaders, housing professionals and staff members.
• Ability to work independently and to effectively collaborate with a team.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and EHR software.
• Valid California driver's license and current auto insurance coverage.

PAY RANGE: $20 - $22 / HOURLY

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)