Housing Assistant Coordinator

Job description

Housing staff work quickly and creatively to identify solutions to help each client. While staff are assigned to focus on specific areas of housing support as described below, elements of each are included in all housing positions. DUTIES: As assigned, responsible for the delivery of services to help clients find, move to, and remain in permanent housing. Housing Navigation: Housing Location and Landlord Liaising: Searches online and through all available resources for affordable rental housing options. - Outreaches to and builds rapport with clients to engage them in housing. - Assists clients to navigate and stay up to date on all possible housing options they may qualify for, including but not limited to subsidized housing, market rate/private housing, shared housing, and permanent supportive housing. - Completes intakes and assessments on participants to determine housing choices, needs, and barriers, which includes completing housing histories and viewing credit reports and criminal background checks. - Creates individual housing plans and identifies strategies to help clients remove barriers and find appropriate housing options. - Assists clients in obtaining all required doc...