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Shelter Housing Specialist – Rockaway Terrace
Location:
Queens, NY
Description:
Job Title: Housing Specialist Status: Full-time (hours may vary) FLSA Classification: Non - Exempt Job Location: Far Rockaway, Queens NY Objective: The successful candidate will have prior experience working with individuals that have been impacted by mental health illness, substance abuse, criminal justice and medical issues. Work involves orienting all eligible participants to the program and providing housing search and supportive services to promote participants self-sufficiency, integration into the community, and permanency in housing; performing administrative tasks involved in the review and maintenance of a caseload of program participants. The principal duties are performed both in a general office environment and in the field and community where program participants reside. This is a full-time position with a daytime schedule that may include some weekend hours. The exact schedule will be determined by the needs of the shelter. Essential Functions: Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Assessing clients' eligibility and determining their housing and service needs. Assisting clients with the search for available housing and negotiating terms on behalf of clients. Collaborating with government agencies, community organizations, and property owners. Ensuring clients understand their rights and responsibilities as tenants. Investigating and resolving client and landlord issues. Providing clients with information and referring them to additional support programs or services. Preparing and maintaining daily logs, records, activity documentation, and reports. Understanding and adhering to program rules and restrictions. Participate in housing meetings, case conferences, staff meetings and other meetings/trainings as assigned. Documents all counseling, escorting, referral and discharge planning activities in client charts. Assisting with the closure of cases. Required Education and Experience: Associate degree required; Bachelor's degree preferred. One-year experience required assisting homeless or other populations find housing. Experience providing services to individuals with mental illness, substance use, chronic health conditions and/or homelessness. Strong communication and organizational skills. Bilingual (Spanish) preferred. Work Environment: This job operates in a homeless shelter and works with a population who may experience mental illness, substance use, disability, HIV/AIDS, and other chronic illnesses. Physical Demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, sit, stoop, climb stairs and/ or kneel. Occasionally the employee will have to lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Note: Lantern Community Services provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment. Lantern Community Services (Lantern) values the diversity of all our clients, staff, Board of Directors, and partners. By bringing diverse individuals and viewpoints together, we create more vibrant, healthy and just communities. Lantern welcomes individuals of all backgrounds and experiences regardless of race, ethnicity, national origin, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, marital status, political belief, pregnancy, religion, immigration status, veteran status, class, creed, mental or physical disability, and any other characteristic protected by federal, state, and local law.
Company:
Lantern Community Services
Posted:
August 25 on ApplicantPro
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Shelter Housing Specialist – Rockaway Terrace is a Production Shelter Housing Specialist Job at Lantern Community Services located in Queens NY. Find other listings like Shelter Housing Specialist – Rockaway Terrace by searching Oodle for Production Shelter Housing Specialist Jobs.