Housing Specialist
Company: VOA
Location: Quincy
Posted on: May 17, 2022
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Job Description:
Description:
The Opportunity: Housing Specialist, Behavioral Health Services
Who We Are -- VOAMASS gives members of the community who need help
the most the services, support, and self-esteem they need to create
a fresh start. At VOAMASS, our dedicated teams are committed to
serving the whole person.
What We Do -- Through our powerful integrated behavioral health
care model, we bring together vast resources from a diverse team of
caring staff to help each client meet their personal goals. The
care we provide paves the way for greater opportunity and second
chances by focusing on the critical pillars towards a healthy life:
behavioral health, financial stability, and safe housing.
As a Housing Specialist, you'll have a dynamic and critical role by
ensuring our work results in a consistent and positive flow of
housing opportunities for program participants. As Housing
Specialist, you will coordinate with integrated teams across
VOAMASS to identify and coordinate services for individuals who are
temporality housed, at risk of losing housing, or undomiciled.
This role is about making a difference in the lives of the people
we serve. You'll bring the following qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in education, psychology, rehabilitative
counseling, or related human service field.
A minimum of two years job placement and supportive case
management/community outreach experience, or equivalent.
Knowledge of working with justice involved, veterans, mental
health, substance use, and co-occurring individuals
Relationships and linkages to local community, state, and Federal
housing resources preferred.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office as well as exceptional written and
verbal communication skills.
Key Responsibilities:
Provide service coordination between integrated care team and
community partners, for persons served.
Connect and create relationships with housing authorities, housing
placements, housing assistance organizations, and veterans housing
placements, for referrals and linkages.
Thoroughly assess persons served strengths, and barriers to
obtaining permanent housing, and develop housing strategy that
incorporates means of mitigating any barriers to permanent
housing.
Travel to housing sites to support persons served in application
process, interview process, or assessment process; address any
barriers identified.
Communicate effectively with client's integrated care team and
VOAMASS programs to rapidly address and correct issues with
services or supports- especially housing services.
Ensure that person(s) served receive services that support housing
placement; addressing assessed needs, promote healthy
decision-making, securing financial independence and promoting
relationships.
Participate in program and professional supervision, attend
required staff meetings and trainings, and contribute to team-based
collaborative planning.
Follows professional standards and ensures that all services are
documented and maintenance of persons served records is
completed.
Other duties as needed and requested.
Since 1934, VOAMASS has provided critical services to the residents
of the Commonwealth. From pioneering early residential treatment
programs in the 1960's to leading today in the field of mental
health prison diversion programming, VOAMASS can be counted on to
tackle our greatest challenges
For full-time employees, our comprehensive and generous benefits
package includes:
Competitive Health, Vision and Dental insurance
Flexible Spending and Health Reimbursement Account
Employer paid Life and Long-Term Disability
403(b) matching retirement plans
Tuition Remission Programs
Loan Forgiveness (PSLF Program)
Fitness/Wellness reimbursement
Employee Discount Program
Pet Insurance
Blue Care Line (24/7 Nurse hotline)
Generous Vacation, Sick, and Personal Time Benefits
13 Paid Holidays
Employee Referral Bonus with no annual cap
Requirements:
Vaccination Policy:
In accordance with VOAMASS' duty to provide and maintain a safe
workplace, we have adopted a mandatory vaccination policy to
safeguard the health of our employees and their families, our
clients, partners, visitors, and the community at large from
COVID-19. This policy complies with all applicable laws and is
based on guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention and the Massachusetts Department of Public Health.
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Keywords: VOA, Quincy , Housing Specialist, Other , Quincy, Massachusetts
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