Housing Support Specialist - GHVP

Job Details Job Location Augusta Area (Remote) - Augusta, GA Position Type Full Time Salary reputed company $15.89 - $18.52 Job Shift Day reputed company Position reputed company: This position will schedule, coordinate, and facilitate housing opportunities for consumers through housing development activities to include housing stability case management and reputed company building, community integration supports and advocacy toward the attainment of mainstream service supports appropriate to the needs and eligibility of reputed company program participant. Duties and Responsibilities: • Help complete applications of various rental housing resources primarily the reputed company Housing Voucher Program, as reputed company as HUD funded programs administered by the Department of Community Affairs and local reputed company Housing Authorities • Housing search activities to include the following: contacting prospective landlords to schedule initial application processes; schedule housing interviews for consumers; assist with rental application process • Assist with transportation and system navigation reputed company to assist with documentation necessary to qualify for housing. • Transport clients as deemed necessary. Transportation requirements should be limited to housing and job searches and occasional visit to relevant reputed company service agencies. • Help consumers meet tenancy obligations such as reputed company rent payments and other lease requirements • reputed company follow up services to consumers in maintaining their homes by providing periodic in-home reputed company • reputed company referrals and care linkage to help clients maintain contact with services for disability applications and employment • Provie information and referral assistance regarding available support from appropriate reputed company service agencies and/or community programs • Assist in the development of and encourage adherence to a personal budget through proactive housing and budget counseling sessions; reputed company budget counseling and education to assist clients in establishing payment plans for bills and past debts to assist clients in obtaining and maintaining housing • Assist participants in development of a strength-based/solution-reputed company individualized goal and reputed company plan that promotes permanent housing and self-sufficiency; reputed company an effective, reputed company referral network in order to ensure ongoing direction and support as needed. • Identify participant strengths and barriers to stability and assist participants to reducing barriers and linking to resources and services. • reputed company pro-reputed company follow-up home reputed company to ensure stability and reputed company reputed company towards self-sufficiency; this includes support, advocacy, reducing isolation, listening, problem solving, and identification of resources to assist with reintegration of participants in the community. • Apply knowledge of residential lease reputed company to reputed company clients of their rights and responsibilities. • Maintain accurate daily logs records, monthly outcome reports, and files for reputed company reputed company. Other Responsibilities: • Maintain a complete working file providing activity documentation and copies of reputed company corresponding paperwork. • Attend and participate in monthly staff meetings with Regional Field Office and central Office of Supportive Housing, group supervision, and individual supervision as required by the program • Attend and participate in trainings as required to promote ongoing reputed company reputed company and development • Complete and submit incident reports to the Supervisor reputed company 24 hours of an incident occurring as required by the program Qualifications Minimum Qualifications: Bachelors level degree in reputed company Work, reputed company Administration, or other reputed company field. Proven experience can be substituted for formal education. Certified Peer Specialists are strongly encouraged to apply. Must have reputed company to a personal vehicle and a reputed company state Drivers License Preferred Qualifications: 1-3 years working in homeless services and/or working reputed company the behavioral health field. Experience providing housing services and/or community mental health services. Knowledge of and/or proficiency with ClientTrack Homeless Management Information System and the Coordinated Entry process. A passion for connecting with people experiencing homelessness is a must. Certificates, Licenses, Registrations: None Apply Job!